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Arthur Morrison
Morrisons literary reputation is mostly based on his realistic novels and short stories about slum life in London. In addition, he wrote detective fiction that is openly derivative of Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes stories. Possessed with a wide and free-ranging curiosity, Morrison wrote both fiction and nonfiction works on diverse subjects, from Japanese art to occultism, and participated in English literary life well into World War II. In 1930 Arthur Morrison moved to Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire. In 1933 he published the short story collection Fiddle o Dreams and More. This collection of mystery and detective fiction contains: Billy Blenkins Radium, Frenzied Finance, Infantry at the Double, Sports of Mugby, The Thing in the Upper Room and others. Highly recommended!
Earl Derr Biggers
Just as in Biggers first Charlie Chan mystery, The House Without a Key, that romantic link between the Hawaii of a different era and the city of San Francisco is explored and holds the key to the mystery. Henry Drew has cheated young Winthrop out of a partnership in a Hunan mine. Other shady deeds abound in the past of this rich and outwardly respectable old man. Despite his antagonism to Drew, Winthrop accepts the old mans invitation to a birthday dinner, mainly to be near the young woman he loves, companion to Mrs. Drew. Unfortunately Winthrop finds old Drew dead in a pool of blood by the dining room table, and he himself is the likeliest suspect. Or could the murderer be Dr. Parker, illicit admirer of Mrs. Drew? And why are there fifty candles on the birthday cake, when old Drew was pushing seventy?
Max Brand
Two gunslingers known as Jingo and the Parson form a two-man army in Tower Creek to deal with the dangerous Rankin brothers in a conflict over a dishonest poker game. Wally Rankin, a gambler, is one of the players and because he is losing to Jingo, resorts to marking the cards. Jingo spots the action and accuses Wally Rankin of cheating. In the ensuing gun fight, Wally is shot in both shoulders. Subsequently, the sheriff advices Jingo that Wallys older brother will probably be hunting for him. A game of cat and mouse begins. One of many recommended westerns by Frederick Schiller Faust.
Edgar Wallace
Fighting Snub Reilly is one of the mystery story from collection which includes eight short mysteries by Edgar Wallace, a famous British author of mystery genre. There are others: Jimmys Brother, The Christmas Cup, The Man In The Golf Hut, A Romance In Brown, The Perfect Gentleman, Kid-Glove Harry, Nig-Nog. Edgar Wallace was a British author who is best known for creating King Kong. Wallace was a very prolific writer despite his sudden death at age 56. In total Wallace is credited with over 170 novels, almost 1,000 short stories, and 18 stage plays. Wallaces works have been turned into well over 100 films.
H.A. Cody
Although Charles Stanfield was a wealthy man he was far from happy. Everything that money could buy was at his command. He had merely to give the order and it would be fulfilled without delay. From a worldly point of view he was an outstanding example of a prosperous man who had fought his way to the top of the ladder of success. By many he was admired for his keen business qualities; by others he was feared and hated. He was considered a hard man, and merciless in any transaction where money was the object of his pursuit. Written in 1927, Fighting Stars is a novel by Archdeacon Hiram Alfred Cody (1872-1948), who was a Canadian author, poet, clergyman and editor.
Mikołaj Rej
Figliki to zbiór około pięćdziesięciu krótkich utworów wierszowanych Mikołaja Reja, w których autor przedstawia jedną sytuację z życia dworskiego lub szlacheckiego w tonacji komicznej lub satyrycznej. Figliki stanowią doskonałe źródło wiedzy o poziomie życia towarzyskiego w dworkach szlacheckich w XVI w. Wiersze rubaszne, a czasami wręcz sprośne przeplatają się z lekkimi, pomysłowymi żartami o codziennym życiu i postawach ludzi. Figlik, który stanowi odmianę epigramatu, jest polskim gatunkiem literacki stworzonym przez Mikołaja Reja.
Platon
Fileb zaliczany jest do późnych dialogów Platońskich. Tak jak w pozostałych główną postacią jest Sokrates, który tutaj dyskutuje z Filebem o tym, czy najwyższe dobro polega na przyjemności, czy na mądrości. Z dialogu wynika, że ani przyjemność, ani wiedza same w sobie nie mogą być dobre, a dobro stanowi połączenie obu. Rozmówcy spierają się o to, która składowa powinna dominować w tym połączeniu i je określać. Sokrates wyraża pogląd zbieżny z przekonaniem samego Platona że to wiedza powinna być ograniczeniem dla przyjemności.
Aidan de Brune
A photograph and a message: "Find this man". Theres a fortune at stake. Find This Man novel is one of mystery by Aidan de Brune (Herbert Charles CULL). As the novel is rather short and quite fast-paced with a lot of scenery-changes and adventures, this nice. Aidan de Brune provides a thrill of another sort! Readers of Aidan de Brunes novels may always count on a story of absorbing interest, turning on a complicated plot, worked out with dexterous craftsmanship. Wonderful entertainment and highly entertaining.