A lively satircal view of society's obsessive regard for appearances rather than reality. A model of social rectitude learns from an unexpected source the difference between true morality and its appearance.

When disreputable duke and businessman August Faulkner comes back into her life, headmistress Clara Hayward is tempted to pick up where they left off ten years ago, despite worrying that he aims to take over her family's business.

Presents cross-stitch and needlepoint patterns for 350 monograms taken from an early twentieth-century Viennese album, and includes a selection of crowns and numerals.

Change your life by changing your beliefs! This user's guide to the mind explains how to control the force of subconscious thought with the techniques of autosuggestion and visualization. Learn how to attain self-confidence, create harmonious relationships, accumulate wealth, overcome fears, banish bad habits, promote physical healing, and achieve well-being and happiness. Dr. Murphy's techniques have helped readers all over the world. Inspiring examples...

"Has Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief, finally met his match? In this, the second collection of short stories featuring Maurice Leblanc's titular character, Lupin matches wits with none other than Sherlock Holmes. The stories include 'Lottery Ticket No. 514,' 'The Blue Diamond,' 'Sherlock Holmes Opens Hostilities,' 'Light in the Darkness' 'An Abduction,' 'Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin,' 'The Jewish Lamp,' and 'The Shipwreck.'"--