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  The Limping Ghost - From their...

  Frederick Cowles

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  Frederick Ignatius Cowles was born in 1900 in Cambridge, England. 
  This unfamiliar name is one of the gems of English supernatural fiction as well as several other works of travelogues, history, folklore, and children's books.  
  When his supernatural short stories, and some are very short indeed, were first published they were compared to the works of M R James and EF Benson, yet unlike those two authors he fell, unfairly, into obscurity. 
  In all he wrote perhaps 60 short stories with weird and supernatural themes. 
  Frederick Cowles died in 1948 although some accounts offer that it was 1949.

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  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Discover more of Sherlock Holmes's most ingenious investigations in this classic collection of detective stories.
  
  Arthur Conan Doyle's The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes brings together a series of cases featuring the brilliant detective and his loyal friend, Dr. Watson. Each story presents a different mystery, challenging Holmes to use his powers of observation, logical reasoning, and knowledge of human behavior.
  
  From baffling crimes to unexpected encounters, the collection showcases the distinctive storytelling that made Sherlock Holmes an enduring literary icon.
  
  For readers who enjoy classic mysteries, clever deductions, and unforgettable detective partnerships, this collection offers an engaging return to Baker Street.
  
  Experience the intelligence, suspense, and timeless appeal of Sherlock Holmes in these classic investigations.

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  The Sister of the Baroness

  Katherine Mansfield

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  In The Sister of the Baroness by Katherine Mansfield we have the theme of appearance, identity, self-importance, class and escape. Taken from her In a German Pension collection the story is narrated in the first person by an unnamed English woman and after reading the story the reader realises that Mansfield may be exploring the theme of appearance. With the exception of the narrator all the visitors at the Pension are in awe of the Baroness’ sister.

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  They Were Sisters

  Dorothy Whipple

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  When three sisters marry very different men, the choices they make determine whether they will flourish, be tamed or be repressed. Set in 1930’s middle-class England, the classic domestic drama, They Were Sisters, is a compelling but harrowing novel by Dorothy Whipple. Meet three women with contrasting partners: Lucy's husband is her beloved companion; Vera's husband bores her and she turns elsewhere; and Charlotte's husband is a horrifying bully who turns a high-spirited naive young girl into a deeply unhappy woman. This is the story of how those marriages shape the sister’s lives, the consequences of their decisions, and the sisterly love that hopes to save them from tragedy.They Were Sisters is part of the Persephone Audiobook Collection, a series of forgotten classics that includes neglected fiction and non-fiction by women writers. This audiobook of a novel first published in 1943 breathes new life into Whipple's work; with a fascinating introduction by novelist Celia Brayfield.

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  The Private Memoirs And...

  James Hogg

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  We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Will you support our efforts with a donation ? The "sinner" in this engrossing and strange novel is Robert Wringham, the son of a Scottish laird and a much more religious mother, who quickly separates from her free-living husband under the encouragement of an influential minister. When it's time to be baptized, Robert takes the preacher's last name, and a bit later the reverend decides that Robert is also one of God's chosen. Robert believes that as a member of the elect he can never be damned, no matter what he does. One day Robert becomes fast friends with a man with mysterious powers and a strange name. This Gil-Martin takes on the appearance of different people, and can even learn their "most secret thoughts." He's also good at arguing Scripture—and capitalizing on Robert's pride, and other faults. Soon they're scheming together to get the better of their enemies—and their plans include murder. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner was a failure when it was first published anonymously in 1824, though it was ahead of its time in its blend of mystery, psychological horror, tall tales, comedy, metafiction, and social criticism. It was only in the twentieth century that it became more broadly known, gaining admirers that included the writers André Gide, Muriel Spark, Philip Pullman, and Ian Rankin. James Hogg (died 1835) was a celebrated writer of the Romantic era. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. As a work of classic literary fiction, The Private Memoirs And Confessions Of A Justified Sinner exemplifies the narrative craft and social insight that defined great storytelling of its era. Literary fiction of this period was characterized by careful attention to character psychology, social milieu, and the moral questions that animated public discourse.

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  Things to Make - A Joiner's...

  Archibald Williams

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  How to make a joiner's bench, a house ladder, a poultry house, a bicycle shed, kites, a water motor, a harmonograph and a hundred other things, with drawings and the actual dimensions. Archibald Williams wrote engineering for boys at a time when the tools were in every household and nobody thought a child should be kept from them. The instructions assume competence and give it back.

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