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  Call of Cthulhu The: Audio Book...

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  H.P. Lovecraft's most famous story in an amazing audio experience! 
   
  “The Old Ones ruled the earth aeons before the rise of man. Traces of their cyclopean cities can still be found on remote islands, buried amid the shifting desert sands, and in the frozen wastes of the polar extremes. Originally they came to this world from the stars. They sleep now, some deep within the earth or beneath the sea. When the stars are right they shall again walk the earth.”

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  Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in "The Final Problem". Reader demand stimulated him to write another Holmes adventure - The Hound of the Baskervilles. In "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", Holmes relates the aftermath of "The Final Problem", and how he survived.Content: I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze / II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box / III. The Adventure of the Yellow Face / IV. The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk / V. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott / VI. The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / VII. The Adventure of the Reigate Squire / VIII. The Adventure of the Crooked Man / IX. The Adventure of the Resident Patient / X. The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter / XI. The Adventure of the Naval Treaty / XII. The Final Problem

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  Adventure of the Six Napoleons...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard brings Holmes a seemingly trivial problem about a man who shatters plaster busts of Napoleon. One was shattered in Morse Hudson's shop, and two others, sold by Hudson to a Dr. Barnicot, were smashed after the doctor's house and branch office had been burgled. Nothing else was taken. In the former case, the bust was taken outside before being broken.

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  10 Classic Stories of Horror and...

  Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis...

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  This collection features 10 timeless classic tales of horror and suspense by four of the best known writers in the English language: Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe and Washington Irving. Narrated by Jake Urry, these gripping stories are brought to life for modern audiences in this enthralling collection. The stories include:The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeThe Adventure of the Engineer's ThumbThe Adventure of the Copper BeechesThe Masque of the Red DeathThe Tell-Tale HeartLigeiaThe Black CatThe Premature BurialThe Fall of the House of UsherThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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  The Wings of the Dove

  Henry James

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  Milly Theale is a young, beautiful, and fabulously wealthy American. When she arrives in London and meets the equally beautiful, but impoverished Kate Croy, they form an intimate friendship. But nothing is at it seems; materialism, romance, self-delusion, and ultimately fatal illness, insidiously contaminate the glamorous social whirl.

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  Honest Thief An

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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  "An Honest Thief" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a captivating story that follows the life of the narrator, who reluctantly agrees to let a mysterious lodger into his small apartment. The lodger, named Emelyan Ilyitch, is a poor and pitiful man with a drinking problem. Despite his initial reservations, the narrator develops a soft spot for Emelyan and decides to provide him with food and shelter. However, he also feels the responsibility to guide Emelyan towards a better life. As the story unfolds, the narrator becomes emotionally invested in Emelyan's well-being. He contemplates the idea of finding him a job and helping him overcome his addiction. The narrator's compassion is tested when he must confront the reality that Emelyan may be taking advantage of his kindness. The story takes a surprising turn when the narrator discovers that Emelyan has stolen his wadded greatcoat. "An Honest Thief" is a thought-provoking tale that delves into the intricacies of human behavior and challenges conventional notions of honesty and integrity. Dostoevsky's masterful storytelling captures the reader's attention, leaving them pondering the complexities of human nature long after the story concludes. Read in English, unabridged.

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