¡Acompáñanos a viajar por el mundo de los libros!

Suscríbete para leer el libro completo o lee las primeras páginas gratis.

¡Quiero leer el libro!

All characters reduced

Simon - cover

Simon

J. Storer Clouston

Editorial: Caelwick Press

0
0
0

Sinopsis

A Procurator Fiscal in Scotland, being responsible for public prosecutions, needs to be a fairly hard-minded lawyer. Simon Rattar is an older lawyer of just this type. Along with holding the office Procurator Fiscal in his small town, he also serves as factor for the estate of the local laird whose wider clan is well-represented in the vicinity. Naturally, when one of Rattar's esteemed clients is murdered in strange circumstances, the local gossips struggle to make sense of the killing—and the police aren't much the wiser, either. J. Storer Clouston's sleuth, called in when the slow-witted rural detective fails to make progress, is the monocled and gentlemanly F. T. Carrington , anticipating by some years the first appearance of that more famous and aristocratic monocle-wearer, Lord Peter Wimsey . J. Storer Clouston (died 1944) was an influential writer of the modernist period. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. As a work of classic literary fiction, Simon 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.

Disponible desde: 19/05/2026.

Longitud de impresión: 238 páginas.

Otros libros que te pueden interesar

Harry heathcote of gangoil - cover

Harry heathcote of gangoil

Anthony Trollope

0
0
0

HARRY HEATHCOTE OF GANGOIL by Anthony Trollope is offered here in a clean English digital edition prepared for fluent ebook reading. The work stands within classics and gives modern readers direct access to a public-domain classic with navigable structure and a restrained typographic presentation. The opening pages establish the book's atmosphere with this first movement: This novel was first published in 1874 and concerns the young Englishman, Harry Heathcote, who has leased 120,000 acres of bush from the Australian government, on which he ran 30,000 sheep. This edition is suited to readers who want a reliable, uncluttered version of the text for study, rediscovery, and sustained reading.

The House of the Seven Gables - cover

The House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel Hawthorne

0
0
0

The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their ancestral home. In the book, Hawthorne explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement, and colors the tale with suggestions of the supernatural and witchcraft.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook - cover

The Return of Sherlock Holmes...

Arthur Conan Doyle, Classic...

0
0
0

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is the sixth book in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series and marks the long-awaited return of the world's most famous detective. This collection of thirteen short stories begins with The Adventure of the Empty House, in which Dr. Watson and readers discover that Holmes survived his confrontation with Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. Reunited with Watson, Holmes takes on some of his most intriguing cases, including The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, The Adventure of the Dancing Men, and The Adventure of the Six Napoleons. These tales showcase Holmes' unmatched brilliance in solving mysteries that baffle all others. A masterpiece of detective fiction, The Return of Sherlock Holmes reaffirms Holmes' enduring place as one of literature's greatest characters.

A Voice from the Pit - From their pens to your ears genius in every story - cover

A Voice from the Pit - From...

Bernard Capes

0
0
0

Bernard Edward Joseph Capes was born on the 30th August 1854 in London.  He was one of 11 children. 
His early work was as a journalist and this developed into writing many short stories for the periodicals of the time including Blackwood's, Cassell's, Cornhill Magazine, Illustrated London News, Macmillan's Magazine, Mall Magazine, Pearson's Magazine, The Idler, and The Queen. 
It took him many years to decide that writing full-time could be a sustainable career path.  His initial success came with ‘The Mill of Silence’.  As well as being published it garnered second prize at a competition sponsored by the Chicago Record.  He exceeded that by winning it the following year with ‘The Lake of Wine’.   
Capes quickly became both prolific and popular.  As well as his stories and articles for the periodicals he wrote around 40 volumes across novels, poetry, history as well as romance and mystery novels. 
Bernard Capes died on 2nd November 1918 in the flu epidemic.

The Three Impostors - cover

The Three Impostors

Arthur Machen

0
0
0

Dive into the shadowy streets of fin-de-siècle London in Arthur Machen's The Three Impostors, a masterful blend of mystery, horror, and the occult. This intricate novel weaves a series of chilling tales within a larger narrative of deception and conspiracy, as three enigmatic strangers pursue a mysterious golden coin with sinister origins. 
Featuring stories like "The Novel of the White Powder" and "The Novel of the Black Seal," Machen’s work explores forbidden knowledge, ancient evils, and the fragility of reason in the face of the supernatural. A cornerstone of weird fiction, The Three Impostors is a haunting and enigmatic journey into the darker corners of human curiosity and the unknown.

The Balloon-Hoax - cover

The Balloon-Hoax

Edgar Allan Poe

0
0
0

"The Balloon-Hoax" is the title used in collections and anthologies of a newspaper article by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844 in The Sun newspaper in New York. Originally presented as a true story, it detailed European Monck Mason's trip across the Atlantic Ocean in only three days in a gas balloon. It was later revealed as a hoax and the story was retracted two days later.
The story now known as "The Balloon-Hoax" was first printed in The Sun newspaper in New York. The article provided a detailed and highly plausible account of a lighter-than-air balloon trip by European balloonist Monck Mason across the Atlantic Ocean taking 75 hours, along with a diagram and specifications of the craft.