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  The Disappearance of Lady...

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is one of the eight stories in the cycle collected as His Last Bow, and one of the few stories in which for much of the plot Watson must act alone and try his best with Holmes left in the background.Holmes sends Dr. Watson to Lausanne to investigate Lady Frances Carfax's disappearance since he himself is too busy in London. Lady Frances is a lone, unwed woman denied a rich inheritance on account of her sex. She does, however, carry valuable jewels with her. It is also her habit to write to her old governess, Miss Dobney, every other week, but for the past five weeks, there has not been a word from her. She has left the Hôtel National for parts unknown. Her last two bank transactions were cheques, one to pay her hotel bill, and another for £50 to her maid, Miss Marie Devine.In Switzerland, Watson finds out that Lady Frances stayed at the Hôtel International for several weeks, but then suddenly left in a hurry one day. Only one witness could suggest an explanation, one involving a big, bearded man who kept hounding her. It also emerges that Lady Frances's maid has left her employ, although it is not known why...Famous works of the author Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, His Last Bow, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, Stories of Sherlock Holmes, The Lost World.

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  Select Conversations with an...

  H. G. Wells

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  Select Conversations with an Uncle, published in 1895, was H.G. Wells's first literary publication in book form. It consists of reports of twelve conversations between a fictional witty uncle who has returned to London from South Africa with "a certain affluence," as well as two other conversations (one on aestheticism that takes place in a train, titled "A Misunderstood Artist," and another on physiognomy, titled "The Man with a Nose").

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  The Cricket on the Hearth - A...

  Charles Dickens

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  Step into the cozy world of "The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home" by Charles Dickens. Follow the lives of John Peerybingle, his spirited wife Dot, and a cast of charming characters in a story where a cricket’s melodic chirp on the hearth brings hope and harmony. As secrets and misunderstandings threaten their domestic bliss, the cricket's magical presence inspires reconciliation and joy. A heartwarming Dickensian tale celebrating love, faith, and the essence of home.

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  Mary Butts - Six of the Best -...

  Mary Butts

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  Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number. 
   
  Such is its popularity that we thought it is also a very good way of challenging and investigating an author’s work to give width, brevity, humour and depth across six of their very best. 
   
  In this series we gather together authors whose short stories both rivet the attention and inspire the imagination to visit their gems in a series of six, to roam across an author’s legacy in a few short hours and gain a greater understanding of their writing and, of course, to be lavishly entertained by their ideas, their narrative and their way with words. 
   
  These stories can be surprising and sometimes at a tangent to what we expected, but each is fully formed and a marvellous adventure into the world and words of a literary master. 
   
  1 - Six of the Best - Mary Butts - An Introduction 
  2 - Mary Butts - An Introduction 
  3 - With & Without Buttons by Mary Butts 
  4 - The Dinner Party by Mary Butts 
  5 - Angele Au Couvent by Mary Butts 
  6 - Brightness Falls by Mary Butts 
  7 - After the Funeral by Mary Butts 
  8 - In Bayswater - Part 1 by Mary Butts 
  9 - In Bayswater - Part 2 by Mary Butts

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  Behind the Curtain - From their...

  Francis Stevens

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  The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Gertrude Barrows Bennett who was also known as Francis Stevens.

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  20000 Leagues under the Sea

  Jules Verne

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  "The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the 'Living Infinite.'"
  
  In 1866, ships across the globe report sightings of a mysterious and deadly sea monster. Professor Pierre Aronnax, his servant Conseil, and the Canadian harpooner Ned Land join an expedition to hunt the creature, only to discover that the "monster" is actually a futuristic submarine: the Nautilus. Taken prisoner by the enigmatic Captain Nemo, the trio is whisked away on a 20,000-league journey beneath the waves. From the coral graveyards of the Red Sea to the sunken ruins of Atlantis and the icy barriers of the South Pole, they witness wonders and horrors hidden from the eyes of the world.
  
  A Marvel of Victorian Engineering: The true star of the novel is the Nautilus itself. Driven entirely by electricity—a novelty in Verne's time—it features a library of 12,000 volumes, a museum of rare pearls, and a massive glass window that offers a front-row seat to the mysteries of the deep. Verne's technical foresight remains a staggering achievement of the "hard" science fiction genre.
  
  The Enigma of Captain Nemo: Captain Nemo is more than a scientist; he is an exile, a rebel, and a man driven by a profound hatred for the empires of the land. His motto, Mobilis in Mobili (Moving in the Moving Element), reflects his desire for total freedom. The novel explores the tension between his genius and his thirst for vengeance against a world that took everything from him.
  
  Man vs. The Living Infinite: From the terrifying encounter with a forest of giant kelp to the legendary battle with the "pouples" (giant squids), Verne creates a world of high-stakes adventure. It is a story that captures the human spirit of discovery and the humbling power of the natural world.
  
  Dive into the unknown. Purchase "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" today and join the crew of the Nautilus.

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