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In The Man From Archangel, Arthur Conan Doyle branches out from the detective stories that made him famous and delves into the genre of action-adventure and, interestingly enough, a series of stories that focus on first-hand accounts of life as a physician. No matter what the subject may be, Conan Doyle is a master story-spinner, and the gripping tales in this volume attest to his unparalleled narrative skill.
A future Europe has spiraled into barbarism. The Western Hemisphere stands alone, isolated and sheltered from the destruction - for now. Influenced by the events of World War I, this is the year 2137 as portrayed by Edgar Rice Burroughs' in his science fiction novel The Lost Continent, its subtitle Beyond Thirty being the longitude that Western Hemisphere inhabitants are forbidden to pass.
40463) One Day at Arle
In this gripping short story from The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett, unspeakable tragedy befalls Arle, a small, tight-knit fishing community on England's coast. Will the town be able to pick up the pieces and start over? One Day at Arle is a moving tale that will linger on in readers' minds.
40464) Once Minutos
This novel is part of the Scenes of Private Life section of Honore de Balzac's sweeping saga The Human Comedy. Renowned artist Theodore de Sommervieux falls head-over-heels in love with the beautiful, refined Augustine Guillaume, and soon the besotted pair are married. But after a blissful honeymoon period, the couple discovers that sometimes love is not enough to make a marriage work.
40466) Esmeralda
Cultures clash to disastrous effect in this tale from Frances Hodgson Burnett, acclaimed author of titles such as Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden. An American family living in Paris strives to make a splash among the upper crust of their adopted country. The story is told from the perspective of a tutor hired to instruct their lovely young daughter, Esmeralda, who is fascinated by his dealings with this new breed of social
...40467) Youth: A Narrative
Polish-born writer Joseph Conrad's novels and short stories usually involve grizzled sailors past their prime battling their inner demons. The story Youth: A Narrative represents something of a departure from the formula that made Conrad famous. It's a semi-autobiographical tale that features Marlow, the same character that stood in for the author in Heart of Darkness recounting an early sea voyage that went terribly awry.
What do Westerns and detective stories have in common? Quite a lot, if you ask pioneering author and frontier lawyer William MacLeod Raine. In Tangled Trails, Raine brings together the best of both genres in an engaging mystery that unfolds in the wide open spaces of the Old West.
British author Arnold Bennett returns to his native stomping grounds—the Potteries district of England's West Midlands region—with this collection of insightful, darkly witty stories about the denizens of the fictionalized "Five Towns." From love gone wrong to mischief and misadventure, these sharply drawn tales run the gamut.
Homer Eon Flint was a pioneering science fiction author who was a master of the short story. In this matched set of tales featuring the intrepid scientist Dr. Kinney, a research team travels to two planets—one dead and barren, one vibrant and flourishing—to learn the secrets of each.
If you prefer your ghost stories to have a stout dose of rollicking wit, add Toppleton's Client to your must-read list. A lawyer moves into a new office and soon discovers it is haunted—and worse yet, the lingering spirit wants to engage the lawyer's services to oust another supernatural being that is squatting, so to speak, in his physical body.
40472) The Message
In this short story, a pleasant afternoon carriage ride lends itself to philosophical chitchat between two passengers, who muse together about the nature of life and love. When tragedy suddenly strikes, one of the young men finds himself promising to carry out a potentially awkward mission, but he keeps his word—and learns a few lessons in the process.
40473) Mr. Crewe's Career
Think that the problem of large corporations exercising undue influence in the political sphere is a recent phenomenon? If so, think again. Mr. Crewe's Career, an eye-opening historical novel set in the early twentieth century, follows the efforts of the railroad industry to steamroll its way into state politics in New Hampshire.
40474) Chicot the Jester
Dip into this titillating tale of court intrigue from Alexandre Dumas, the master of historical fiction. Chicot the Jester delves into the ill-fated romance of the Dame de Monsoreau and Count de Bussy, whose relationship is unable to withstand the tensions in the royal family that marked the reign of Henry III.
40476) Voodoo Planet
In the distant future, different planets have been colonized by various nations on Earth. The planet Khatka has been colonized by the descendants of today's Africans. When several members of the crew of the spaceship The Solar Queen land on Khatka for a safari vacation, they run up against an unexpected and formidable foe. Will they be able to make it out alive?
Set during the turbulent period when the British were just beginning to make inroads into India, this gripping tale centers on a young merchant from England who sets off to make his fortune in the country. Although his original goal was financial gain, this youth finds himself at the center of the action where he tests his mettle and displays his valor and loyalty again and again.
40478) The Tower of Oblivion
An idiosyncratic, highly original writer who is credited with developing the genre of psychological horror, Oliver Onions also tried his hand at science fiction, steering clear of the obvious "little green men" approach and opting instead for a style far more subtle and engaging. In The Tower of Oblivion, the narrator befriends a fellow scribe whose life has taken a bizarre turn. What's the truth behind his shocking secret? Read The Tower
...In the novel The Tour, Dutch writer Louis Couperus takes a sharp detour from his usual subject matter of psychological dramas set in early twentieth-century Europe to explore a story of lost love amongst the dusty byways and lavish compounds of the upper class in ancient Egypt.
40480) The Path of the King
Best known for penning the spy thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps, author and politician John Buchan produced dozens of fiction and non-fiction works over the course of his career. The Path of the King is a sprawling epic that takes the reader on a trip through the lives of centuries' worth of kings and leaders, beginning in ancient times and ending with a surprising twist in nineteenth-century America. Fans of fast-paced historical fiction
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