Publisher: Classica Libris
This story details the crimes and trial surrounding the unexpected pregnancy and subsequent childbirth of the Countess de Saint-Géran in 1640s France. Familial jealousies harboured by her sister-in-law, the Marchioness de Bouillé, intertwine with the greedy schemes of a fugitive relative, the Marquis de Saint-Maixent, to produce a scandalous series of events.
Book #3 in the Lord Peter Wimsey detective series. The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead - a trifle sooner than expected - but there are no apparent signs of foul play. Lord Peter Wimsey, however, senses that something is amiss and refuses to let the case rest--even without any clues or leads. Suddenly, he is faced with another murder: Agatha's maid. Can super-sleuth Wimsey find the murderer and solve the case before he becomes the killer's next victim? The intricate trail of horror and senseless murder leads from a beautiful Hampshire village to a fashionable London flat and a deliberate test of amour.Show book
Raskolnikov, an impoverished student living in the St. Petersburg of the tsars, is determined to overreach his humanity and assert his untrammeled individual will. When he commits an act of murder and theft, he sets into motion a story that, for its excruciating suspense, its atmospheric vividness, and its depth of characterization and vision is almost unequaled in the literatures of the world. The best known of Dostoevsky's masterpieces, Crime and Punishment can bear any amount of rereading without losing a drop of its power over our imaginations. Dostoevsky's drama of sin, guilt, and redemption transforms the sordid story of an old woman's murder into the nineteenth century's profoundest and most compelling philosophical novel. Award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky render this elusive and wildly innovative novel with an energy, suppleness, and range of voice that do full justice to the genius of its creatorShow book
Doug Bradley's Spinechillers takes you into the world of classic short horror stories read by Hollywood horror icons.Volume 7 starts off with Edgar Allan Poe's story of a gifted boy hounded by his shadow, "William Wilson".We take to the sky's with a pilots investigation into unexplainable events thousands of feet above ground in Athur Conan Doyle's "A Horror of the Heights". Next up, Ambrose Bierce plays with time in "The Suitable Surroundings".A beleagured British army waiting upon the German forces march of doom in the "The Bowmen", marks Arthur Machen's first appearance in Spinechillers.An ancient evil is called in M.R. James' "Oh Whistle and i'll come to you my Lad".We finish with Edgar Allan Poe's compelling poem, "The Haunted Palace".Show book
Charlotte Brontë’s enduring classic—the story of a young woman’s quest for love and acceptance in Victorian EnglandThe young orphan Jane Eyre inhabits a fragile position. Born to a good family but with no wealth of her own, Jane is sent to live with her uncle’s family—an arrangement that turns sour when he dies—and then to Lowood, a punitive and tyrannically run boarding school for girls. As she matures into adulthood, Jane’s fiery spirit and independence grow more acute, as does her sensitivity to the world around her. Now governess of the secluded Thornfield Hall, the first place she has ever really felt at home, Jane falls in love with the passionate and impulsive Edward Rochester, master of the house. Just when it seems her luck has finally changed, Jane discovers the secret of the attic—a terrible revelation that threatens to destroy her dreams of happiness forever. Narrated in the unforgettable voice of its remarkable heroine, Jane Eyre is a timeless tale of heartbreak, mystery, and romance that shines a brilliant light into the dark corners of Victorian society. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.Show book
Fifteen horror stories about strange beings and behaviours that defy conventional definitions. Contents: Warning Wings by Arlton Eadie (Weird Tales, 1929) A seemingly insignificant white moth. Mother of Toads by Clark Ashton Smith (WT, 1938) An unusual witch. The Destroying Horde by Donald Wandrei (WT, 1935) The first BLOB story? Caterpillars by E. F. Benson (The Room in the Tower, 1912) Terrible things in an Italian villa. The Urbanite by Ewen Whyte (WT, 1950) The great city is never still. Rats by F. A. M. Webster (At Dead of Night, 1931) A plague of rats. The Malignant Invader by F. B. Long (WT, 1932) A creature from the bowels of the earth. The Horror in the Museum by H. P. Lovecraft (WT, 1933) A private wax museum that specialises in the grotesque. My Father, the Cat by H. Slesar (Fantastic Universe, 1957) A most unusual cat. The Seeking Thing by Janet Hirsch (Magazine of Horror, 1964) Something in the middle of the road. They by R. B. Johnson (WT, 1936) They dwell in Dead Man's Canyon. The Hyena by Robert E. Howard (WT, 1928) A man with an unusual ability. Sredni Vashtar by Saki (The Chronicles of Clovis, 1911) A secret in the garden shed. Demons of the Film Colony by Theodore LeBerthon (WT, 1932) A tale of 'Dracula' and 'Frankenstein'. A:B:O. by Walter de la Mare (Cornhill, 1896) The excavation of a metallic chest.Show book
Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) was one of France's finest writers of short stories."The Pope's Mule" is the amusing story of an animal which waited patiently for seven years to repay a man who mistreated her.Show book
