Author: Gordon Holmes
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027243742
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Claude Bruce is a barrister and an amateur detective who is caught unaware into the mysterious disappearance and the subsequent murder of Lady Dyke, his friend's wife. Together with White, in an amateurish Sherlock Holmes' fashion, Bruce must use his power of deduction to find the culprit. But unlike Sherlock, Bruce is fallible and makes some costly mistakes which results in a humorous but enjoyable murder mystery. The power of this novel lies in its expression and the layout of the puzzling case which has endeared this novel to the mystery lovers for generations!
Detective Bruce: A Mysterious Disappearance
Author: Gordon Holmes
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027243742
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Claude Bruce is a barrister and an amateur detective who is caught unaware into the mysterious disappearance and the subsequent murder of Lady Dyke, his friend's wife. Together with White, in an amateurish Sherlock Holmes' fashion, Bruce must use his power of deduction to find the culprit. But unlike Sherlock, Bruce is fallible and makes some costly mistakes which results in a humorous but enjoyable murder mystery. The power of this novel lies in its expression and the layout of the puzzling case which has endeared this novel to the mystery lovers for generations!
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027243742
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Claude Bruce is a barrister and an amateur detective who is caught unaware into the mysterious disappearance and the subsequent murder of Lady Dyke, his friend's wife. Together with White, in an amateurish Sherlock Holmes' fashion, Bruce must use his power of deduction to find the culprit. But unlike Sherlock, Bruce is fallible and makes some costly mistakes which results in a humorous but enjoyable murder mystery. The power of this novel lies in its expression and the layout of the puzzling case which has endeared this novel to the mystery lovers for generations!
The Red Year
Author: Louis Tracy
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Red Year" (A Story of the Indian Mutiny) by Louis Tracy. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Red Year" (A Story of the Indian Mutiny) by Louis Tracy. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Spy of the Rebellion
Author: Allan Pinkerton
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The Spy of the Rebellion follows the activities of Allan Pinkerton, famous American detective and spy, during events leading up to and during the American Civil War. By his own admission, in 1861 Pinkerton led a group of agents who foiled a plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln. Later, under the pseudonym of Major E. J. Allen, Pinkerton was in charge of an organization which carried out an intelligence and espionage for General George B. McClellan. The book is filled with the amusing stories about spy work and methods used by Pinkerton to recruit and manage agents.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The Spy of the Rebellion follows the activities of Allan Pinkerton, famous American detective and spy, during events leading up to and during the American Civil War. By his own admission, in 1861 Pinkerton led a group of agents who foiled a plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln. Later, under the pseudonym of Major E. J. Allen, Pinkerton was in charge of an organization which carried out an intelligence and espionage for General George B. McClellan. The book is filled with the amusing stories about spy work and methods used by Pinkerton to recruit and manage agents.
The Four Feathers
Author: A. E. W. Mason
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A. E. W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title. Against the background of the Mahdist War, young Feversham disgraces himself by quitting the army, which his comrades perceive as cowardice, symbolized by the four white feathers they give him. The novel follows his journey towards regaining their respect.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A. E. W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title. Against the background of the Mahdist War, young Feversham disgraces himself by quitting the army, which his comrades perceive as cowardice, symbolized by the four white feathers they give him. The novel follows his journey towards regaining their respect.
The War-Workers & Consequences
Author: E. M. Delafield
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
"The War-Workers" (1918) - The travails of working in a Supply Depot under the tyrannical control of Charmain Vivian, who meets her match in a newly arrived clergyman's daughter Grace Jones. "Consequences" (1919) - A young woman entering a convent. Its heroine, Alex Clare, refuses to marry the only young man to make her an offer of marriage, and, finding herself regarded as a failure by society, must resort to convent life. E. M. Delafield (1890-1943) was a prolific English author who is best known for her largely autobiographical works like Zella Sees Herself, The Provincial Lady Series etc. which look at the lives of upper-middle class Englishwomen.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
"The War-Workers" (1918) - The travails of working in a Supply Depot under the tyrannical control of Charmain Vivian, who meets her match in a newly arrived clergyman's daughter Grace Jones. "Consequences" (1919) - A young woman entering a convent. Its heroine, Alex Clare, refuses to marry the only young man to make her an offer of marriage, and, finding herself regarded as a failure by society, must resort to convent life. E. M. Delafield (1890-1943) was a prolific English author who is best known for her largely autobiographical works like Zella Sees Herself, The Provincial Lady Series etc. which look at the lives of upper-middle class Englishwomen.
The Bond of Black
Author: William Le Queux
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
"The Bond of Black" presents a remarkable story of love, mystery, self-sacrifice, evil passions, and mean-spiritedness by William Le Queux. This work is an enjoyable read that is brimming with amusing characters and an intriguing plot.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
"The Bond of Black" presents a remarkable story of love, mystery, self-sacrifice, evil passions, and mean-spiritedness by William Le Queux. This work is an enjoyable read that is brimming with amusing characters and an intriguing plot.
British Murder Mysteries - The Louis Tracy Edition
Author: Louis Tracy
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2830
Book Description
This carefully edited mustery collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Detectives White & Furneaux Mysteries: The Postmaster's Daughter Number Seventeen The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley The De Bercy Affair What Would You Have Done? Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective: The Albert Gate Mystery The Stowmarket Mystery; Or, A Legacy of Hate Inspector White: A Mysterious Disappearance Detective-Inspector Clancy: The Bartlett Mystery Supernatural Mystery: The Late Tenant International Intrigue & Murder Mystery: One Wonderful Night Political Mysteries: His Unknown Wife The Day of Wrath: A Story of 1914 The Stowaway Girl
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2830
Book Description
This carefully edited mustery collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Detectives White & Furneaux Mysteries: The Postmaster's Daughter Number Seventeen The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley The De Bercy Affair What Would You Have Done? Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective: The Albert Gate Mystery The Stowmarket Mystery; Or, A Legacy of Hate Inspector White: A Mysterious Disappearance Detective-Inspector Clancy: The Bartlett Mystery Supernatural Mystery: The Late Tenant International Intrigue & Murder Mystery: One Wonderful Night Political Mysteries: His Unknown Wife The Day of Wrath: A Story of 1914 The Stowaway Girl
His Unknown Wife
Author: Louis Tracy
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "His Unknown Wife" by Louis Tracy. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "His Unknown Wife" by Louis Tracy. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Collected Spy Thrillers
Author: William Le Queux
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 4000
Book Description
In the period that preceded the great wars most of the countries in Europe lived in a great fear of possible invasion of foreign powers or infiltration of enemy spies and secret service agents in the state affairs. This fear resulted in forming of invasion literature genre and William Le Queux was the ruling king of the genre: The Great War in England in 1897 The Invasion of 1910 Whoso Findeth a Wife Of Royal Blood Her Majesty's Minister The Under-Secretary The Czar's Spy Spies of the Kaiser The Price of Power Her Royal Highness At the Sign of the Sword Number 70, Berlin The Way to Win The Zeppelin Destroyer Sant of the Secret Service William Le Queux (1864-1927) was an Anglo-French writer who mainly wrote in the genres of mystery, thriller, and espionage, particularly in the years leading up to World War I. His best-known works are the anti-French and anti-Russian invasion fantasy "The Great War in England in 1897" and the anti-German invasion fantasy "The Invasion of 1910."
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 4000
Book Description
In the period that preceded the great wars most of the countries in Europe lived in a great fear of possible invasion of foreign powers or infiltration of enemy spies and secret service agents in the state affairs. This fear resulted in forming of invasion literature genre and William Le Queux was the ruling king of the genre: The Great War in England in 1897 The Invasion of 1910 Whoso Findeth a Wife Of Royal Blood Her Majesty's Minister The Under-Secretary The Czar's Spy Spies of the Kaiser The Price of Power Her Royal Highness At the Sign of the Sword Number 70, Berlin The Way to Win The Zeppelin Destroyer Sant of the Secret Service William Le Queux (1864-1927) was an Anglo-French writer who mainly wrote in the genres of mystery, thriller, and espionage, particularly in the years leading up to World War I. His best-known works are the anti-French and anti-Russian invasion fantasy "The Great War in England in 1897" and the anti-German invasion fantasy "The Invasion of 1910."
Risifi's Daughter
Author: Anna Katharine Green
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Risifi's Daughter by Anna Katharine Green is a play about Osaldi and Giovanni, a pair of fine young friends who have lost their fortune to time. Excerpt: "OSALDI. Ay, ay, ay, ay, A smooth, soft message, but it breaks my heart. My fame? Great heavens! My deserts? Ye powers! They are most weighty. Had we owned more gold, Methinks we then had seen a miracle, Since what had made all other scales weigh down Had tossed this up in air. Ah, well, the world Speaks suavely in this answer of Rigoli. ZENO. My lord, a five year hence the Count Rigoli Will think himself much honored if he gain So much as late admission to Osaldi."
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Risifi's Daughter by Anna Katharine Green is a play about Osaldi and Giovanni, a pair of fine young friends who have lost their fortune to time. Excerpt: "OSALDI. Ay, ay, ay, ay, A smooth, soft message, but it breaks my heart. My fame? Great heavens! My deserts? Ye powers! They are most weighty. Had we owned more gold, Methinks we then had seen a miracle, Since what had made all other scales weigh down Had tossed this up in air. Ah, well, the world Speaks suavely in this answer of Rigoli. ZENO. My lord, a five year hence the Count Rigoli Will think himself much honored if he gain So much as late admission to Osaldi."