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The collection is made up of eight stories, all set in the Scottish Highlands and with an element of the supernatural.
A missing father, a mysterious benefactor sending perfect pearls, and a stolen Indian treasure dripping with a deadly curse. Ten years ago, Mary Morstan's father vanished without a trace in the heart of London. Since then, she has received a rare, lustrous pearl in the mail on the exact same date every year. Now, a cryptic letter summons her to a midnight rendezvous at the Lyceum Theatre, promising long-awaited justice. With nowhere else to turn, Mary enlists the help of the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion, Dr. John Watson. Their investigation soon plunges them into a terrifying labyrinth of exotic poisons, secret pacts, wooden-legged fugitives, and a frantic nighttime boat chase down the foggy River Thames. Why you will love this: Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary masterpiece is a masterclass in classic Detective Fiction. From the brilliant deductions of an iconic investigator to the gaslit atmosphere of 19th-century London, this gripping crime thriller perfectly balances traditional whodunit tropes, high-stakes suspense, and the famous deductive reasoning that birthed the golden age of mystery. Fans of hard-boiled sleuths, police procedurals, and intricate puzzle-box mysteries will find themselves utterly captivated by the pacing, the mood, and the immortal genius of Baker Street's greatest mind. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer and physician universally renowned for creating Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous consulting detective. His profound legacy in crime writing and his innovative approach to forensic logic have forever shaped the landscape of literary mysteries.Mostra libro
Leo Tolstoy's "A Confession," written in 1882 shortly after a life-altering spiritual crisis, is a brutally sincere reflection on life, morality, and the nature of faith. Tolstoy describes in great detail the process by which he lost his faith in established Christian churches, the meaninglessness of wealth and fame, the agony of acute depression, and how he overcame misery and dread through personal study of the teachings of Jesus Christ. Along the way, he contrasts the artificial faith and arrogance of educated people with the genuine faith and humility of the Russian peasant. This work, and others of its ilk, were aggressively censored by the Tsarist regime and directly led to Tolstoy being excommunicated by the Russian Orthodox Church. Produced by Macc Kay Production executive Avalon Giuliano ICON Intern Eden Garret Giuliano ©2022 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) 2022 Eden Garret GiulianoMostra libro
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM, was born in Kirriemuir, Angus on 9th May, 1860. Barrie knew from an early age that he wished to be an author. His family wished otherwise. The compromise was that he would attend university to study literature at the University of Edinburgh. He graduated with an M.A. in April, 1882. His first job was as a staff journalist for the Nottingham Journal. The London editor of the St. James's Gazette "liked that Scotch thing" in Barrie’s work and he wrote several stories for them and later several novels based on his mother’s early life. Barrie though was increasingly drawn to working in the theatre. His first plays achieved little attention but in 1901 and 1902, Barrie had back-to-back theatre successes with Quality Street and The Admirable Crichton. The character of ‘Peter Pan’ first appeared in The Little White Bird in 1902. This most famous and enduring of his works; Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up had its first stage performance on December 27th, 1904. Peter Pan would overshadow all his other works. But his short stories cannot be overlooked. Indeed, from today’s vantage point they are excellent gems of social manners, of class and the way characters, sometimes in the most mundane of circumstances, react in the most surprising of ways.Mostra libro
A newspaper article which claims that a man by the name of Von Kempelen has discovered the alchemical process by which to turn iron into pure gold.Mostra libro
The Complete Wizard of Oz Collection includes the 14 original Oz stories written by L. Frank Baum. The Oz books form a book series that begins with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and relate the fictional history of the Land of Oz. Oz was created by author L. Frank Baum, who went on to write fourteen full-length Oz books. Even while he was alive, Baum was styled as the Royal Historian of Oz to emphasize the concept that Oz is an actual place. The illusion created was that characters such as Dorothy and Princess Ozma related their adventures in Oz to Baum themselves, by means of wireless telegraph. Included in this collection: 1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) 2. The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) 3. Ozma of Oz (1907) 4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908) 5. The Road to Oz (1909) 6. The Emerald City of Oz (1910) 7. The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1913) 8. Tik-Tok of Oz (1914) 9. The Scarecrow of Oz (1915) 10. Rinkitink in Oz (1916) 11. The Lost Princess of Oz (1917) 12. The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918) 13. The Magic of Oz (1919) 14. Glinda of Oz (1920)Mostra libro
About this Audiobook Cover Design by David Earl DeWitt | ZacaPublishing.com Available at Spotify & Other Distributors! H.G. Wells's classic The War of the Worlds (1898) depicts a Martian invasion of Victorian England, where technologically advanced aliens with tripods and heat-rays devastate civilization. The story follows an unnamed narrator trying to survive and reunite with his wife, chronicling humanity's helplessness against superior force. The invaders ultimately face a weapon capable of destroying them all ... - Total Runtime:05:03:19.12 -Mostra libro
