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The Sign of Four
Par Arthur Conan Doyle. 2001
As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London, a deep melancholy has descended on Sherlock Holmes, who…
sits in a cocaine-induced haze at 221B Baker Street. His mood is only lifted by a visit from a beautiful but distressed young woman - Mary Morstan, whose father vanished ten years before. Four years later she began to receive an exquisite gift every year: a large, lustrous pearl. Now she has had an intriguing invitation to meet her unknown benefactor and urges Holmes and Watson to accompany her. And in the ensuing investigation - which involves a wronged woman, a stolen hoard of Indian treasure, a wooden-legged ruffian, a helpful dog and a love affair - even the jaded Holmes is moved to exclaim, 'Isn't it gorgeous!'A Sicilian Romance
Par Ann Radcliffe. 2010
A desolate castle hides a family's shameful secrets ...On the rocky northern shores of Sicily stands a lonely castle, the…
home of the aristocratic Mazzini family. The marquis of Mazzini has remarried and gone away to live with his new wife, abandoning his two daughters - sweet-natured Emilia and lively, imaginative Julia - to wander the labyrinthine corridors alone. His only involvement with their lives is to arrange a marriage between Julia and the cruel Duke de Luovo, even though she loves another. But that is not the end of Julia's troubles. Strange lights and unearthly groaning noises are coming from parts of the castle that have been locked up for years. Is it occupied by some terrible supernatural power? Or do even darker secrets lie within its depths?The Shooting Party
Par Anton Chekhov. 2004
When a young woman dies during a shooting party at the country estate of a dissolute count, a magistrate is…
called upon to investigate. The mystery deepens and suspicion falls more widely as it emerges that the dead woman was at the centre of a tangled web of relationships: with her elderly husband, with the lecherous count, and with the magistrate himself...Shock Therapy (Penguin Modern Classics)
Par Varlam Shalamov. 1980
Merzlakov, once a robust stable-hand, now fights hunger, pain and exhaustion after a year and a half at a labour…
camp. An enormous man given little food, he sees the larger men dying first, their bodies conquered by starvation. In his desperation for survival, he begins a yearlong struggle of pain and injury. It ends with the inscrutable and punctilious Dr Peter Ivanovich. In a curious mix of empathy and haunting objectivity, this short story describes a snapshot of life in a Russian labour-camp. Written after Varlam Shalamov's own experiences at a gulag, it is one episode in the many that make up Kolyma Tales.Shirley (The Penguin English Library)
Par Charlotte Bronte. 2012
With an essay by Helene Moglen.'Alas, Experience! No other mentor has so wasted and frozen a face as yours: none…
wears a robe so black, none bears a rod so heavy ...'Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent among his workers. Robert considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar to solve his financial woes, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline, who, bored and desperate, lives as a dependent in her uncle's home with no prospect of a career. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert's brother, an impoverished tutor - a match opposed by her family. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction written in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.Shirley
Par Charlotte Bronte. 2006
Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent…
among his workers. Robert considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar to solve his financial woes, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline, who, bored and desperate, lives as a dependent in her uncle's home with no prospect of a career. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert's brother, an impoverished tutor - a match opposed by her family. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled? Set during the Napoleonic wars at a time of national economic struggles, Shirley (1849) is an unsentimental, yet passionate depiction of conflict between classes, sexes and generations.Sherlock: A Study in Scarlet
Par Arthur Conan Doyle. 2011
The hit BBC series Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, offers a fresh, contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories,…
and has helped introduce a whole new generation of fans to the legendary detective. The debut episode took as its inspiration the very first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet - and this edition of Conan Doyle's novel will allow Sherlock fans to discover, or re-discover, the power of that classic story. A Study in Scarlet is the genre-defining work with which popular crime fiction was born. A potent mix of serial murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings and revenge, the novel introduces us to the world-famous characters of Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson and Inspector Lestrade and sees Sherlock and Dr Watson meet and join forces for the first time as they track a mysterious killer that stalks London's streets.In addition to the original text, this edition also has an introduction by Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat, who explains how it inspired the Sherlock script.Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures
Par Arthur Conan Doyle. 2011
Through the foggy streets of Victorian London to the deepest countryside, the world's most famous private detective, Sherlock Holmes, and…
his trusty companion Dr Watson attempt to solve the unsolvable.Using his astounding methods of deduction, Holmes outwits the most cunning of thieves and most villainous of murderers in some of his best-known cases including 'The Speckled Band' and 'Silver Blaze'.Sixteen original classic Sherlock Holmes adventuresThe hit BBC series Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, offers a fresh, contemporary take on the classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle…
stories, and has helped introduce a whole new generation of fans to the legendary detective. In this new edition of Conan Doyle's first collection of short stories, Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss explains how these gripping tales inspired and influenced the new series.Sherlock: The Adventures contains twelve short stories first published in The Strand magazine between 1891 and 1892 and then published as a collection in October 1892. It includes some of Conan Doyle's best tales of murder and mystery, such as 'The Adventures of the Speckled Band', in which the strange last words of a dying woman 'It was the band, the speckled band!' and an inexplicable whistling in the night are the only clues Sherlock Holmes has to prevent another murder; and 'The Five Orange Pips', in which an untimely death and the discovery of the letter containing five orange pips lead to a cross-Atlantic conspiracy.She
Par H. Rider Haggard. 2004
On his twenty-fifth birthday, Leo Vincey opens the silver casket that his father has left to him. It contains a…
letter recounting the legend of a white sorceress who rules an African tribe and of his father’s quest to find this remote race. To find out for himself if the story is true, Leo and his companions set sail for Zanzibar. There, he is brought face to face with Ayesha, She-who-must-be-obeyed: dictator, femme fatale, tyrant and beauty. She has been waiting for centuries for the true descendant of Kallikrates, her murdered lover, to arrive, and arrive he does – in an unexpected form. Blending breathtaking adventure with a brooding sense of mystery and menace, She is a story of romance, exploration discovery and heroism that has lost none of its power to enthrall.The Shape of Things to Come
Par H. G. Wells. 2005
When Dr Philip Raven, an intellectual working for the League of Nations, dies in 1930 he leaves behind a powerful…
legacy - an unpublished 'dream book'. Inspired by visions he has experienced for many years, it appears to be a book written far into the future: a history of humanity from the date of his death up to 2105. The Shape of Things to Come provides this 'history of the future', an account that was in some ways remarkably prescient - predicting climatic disaster and sweeping cultural changes, including a Second World War, the rise of chemical warfare, and political instabilities in the Middle East.The Shadow-Line (Penguin Modern Classics)
Par Joseph Conrad. 1986
A young and inexperienced sea captain finds that his first command leaves him with a ship stranded in tropical seas…
and a crew smitten with fever. As he wrestles with his conscience and with the increasing sense of isolation that he experiences, the captain crosses the ‘shadow-line’ between youth and adulthood. In many ways an autobiographical narrative, Conrad's novella was written at the start of the Great War when his son Borys was at the Western Front, and can be seen as an attempt to open humanity’s eyes to the qualities needed to face evil and destruction.The Hotel (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)
Par Elizabeth Bowen. 2024
It was an exciting time for young women of the 1920s as they embraced liberation from the pre–World War I…
traditions of their mothers. In the mild Mediterranean climate of the Italian Riviera, a rebellious young Sydney Warren cautiously tested her newfound freedom, developing an intimate relationship with the charming middle-aged widow Mrs. Kerr that caused rumors and speculation to stir among the wealthy British guests of a luxurious seaside hotel. A sapphic affair simmers beneath the surface of Elizabeth Bowen's captivating first novel, published in 1927. With its masterful storytelling, combined with Bowen’s keen observations and elegant prose, The Hotel beautifully illuminates the contrast between the tranquil Italian setting and the underlying tensions among the privileged characters. The novel is a thoughtful exploration of social norms, personal identity, and the subtle dynamics of group interaction, resulting in a rich story that often relies on what is left unsaid as much as what is written on the page.On the Edge of Reason
Par Miroslav Krleza. 1938
From the great Croatian writer: a masterly work of literature—hilarious, unforgiving, and utterly reasonable Until the age of fifty-two, the…
protagonist of On the Edge of Reason suffered a monotonous existence as a highly respected lawyer. He owned a carriage and wore a top hat. He lived the life of “an orderly good-for-nothing among a whole crowd of neat, gray good-for-nothings.” But, one evening, surrounded by ladies and gentlemen at a party, he hears the Director-General tell a lively anecdote of how he shot four men like dogs for trespassing on his property. In response, our hero blurts out an honest thought. From this moment, all hell breaks loose. Written in 1938, On the Edge of Reason reveals the fundamental chasm between conformity and individuality. As folly piles upon folly, hypocrisy upon hypocrisy, reason itself begins to give way, and the edge between reality and unreality disappears.Savor and Intoxicated: The Billionaire Bachelors Club
Par Monica Murphy. 2014
New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy’s scorching Billionaire Bachelors Club series continues in this 2-in-1: a fiery romance that refuses…
to be left at the office, and a wedding to remember! SavorWill this billionaire meet his match in the girl who’s been there all along?Smart, sexy Matthew DeLuca is everything Bryn James wants in a man. He’s also her boss—the youngest, hottest vineyard owner in the Napa Valley—and he doesn’t see her as anything more than his shy assistant. That’s all about to change. Armed with a hot new look and an attitude to match, Bryn is determined to catch Matt’s eye.He’s always thought her prim demeanor effortlessly sexy, but Matt can’t deny that Bryn’s transformation is jaw-dropping …and going to make it very difficult to keep his hands to himself. But when one thing leads to another and suddenly Matt is stripping Bryn bare, he’ll be faced with the biggest risk of his career—and his heart. Can he convince her—and himself—that this might just be more than a no-strings office affair?IntoxicatedBachelors no longer, can these billionaires really have their cake and eat it too?It's Gage and Marina’s wedding day, but wedded bliss seems a long way off: Ivy’s just gone into labor, Marina’s missing her matron of honor, and Bryn’s giving Matt the silent treatment.It’s up to Archer, Gage, and Matt to make sure this day goes off without a hitch. But between brides and babies, there’s the not-so-little issue of the million-dollar bet to attend to. If only they can figure out who won … and who’s paying up. Is everyone a winner? Or will someone leave broke—and brokenhearted?The Maverick's Thirty-Day Marriage (Montana Mavericks: The Anniversary Gift #4)
Par Rochelle Alers. 2024
&“Marry me…for a month!&”Cowboy Ross Burris has an image problem, and he needs to fix it in a hurry. When…
sports reporter Celeste Montgomery comes to town for an interview, opportunity knocks—and Ross answers. He can&’t believe it when he proposes to the city girl, but no one is more surprised than Celeste when she actually says &“I do!&” to the sexy rodeo star. But she quickly realizes she&’s made a terrible mistake, because all she wants is to make her fake Mr. a forever husband…From Harlequin Montana Mavericks: Book 1: Sweet-Talkin' Maverick by Christy JeffriesBook 2: Maverick's Secret Daughter by Catherine MannBook 3: The Maverick's Marriage Deal by Kaylie NewellBook 4: The Maverick's Thirty-Day Marriage by Rochelle AlersBook 5: Starting Over with the Maverick by Kathy DouglassBook 6: A Lullaby for the Maverick by Melissa SenateDon&’t miss a Harlequin original podcast: Montana Mavericks!?Introducing the first ever podcast from Harlequin! Experience the iconic Montana Mavericks like you&’ve never heard before. Listen now wherever podcasts are available.Blood on the Tracks 16 (Blood on the Tracks #16)
Par Shuzo Oshimi. 2017
From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes his…
latest suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent.Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi."..if you enjoyed Oshimi's previous work with "Flowers of Evil", and you enjoy dark storylines with twisted characters, you'll no doubt enjoy "Blood on the Tracks"! Recommended!" - Neo Tokyo 2099The tale of Seiko&’s past draws to a close, and Seiichi is left with one central, burning question: &“Why did you &‘kill&’ me?&”Once that question has been answered, can some kind of relationship between mother and child be resurrected?The long night is over—now what will the dawn bring?The Redemption of Morgan Bright
Par Chris Panatier. 2024
A woman checks herself into an insane asylum to solve the mystery of her sister&’s murder, only to lose her…
memory and maybe her mind.From the subversive voice behind The Phlebotomist comes a story that combines the uncanny atmosphere of Don&’t Worry Darling with the narrative twists of The Last House on Needless StreetWhat would guilt make you do? Hadleigh Keene died on the road leading away from Hollyhock Asylum. The reasons are unknown. Her sister Morgan blames herself. A year later with the case still unsolved, Morgan creates a false identity, that of a troubled housewife named Charlotte Turner, and goes inside. Morgan quickly discovers that Hollyhock is… not right. She is shaken by the hospital&’s peculiar routines and is soon beset by strange episodes. All the while, the persona of Charlotte takes on a life of its own, becoming stronger with each passing day. As her identity begins unraveling, Morgan finds herself tracing Hadleigh&’s footsteps and peering into the places they lead. The terrifying reality of The Redemption of Morgan Bright unfolds over the course of chapters told from the points of view of both Charlotte and Morgan, police interviews, and text messages. File Under: Horror [ Twirl With Them | Sisterly Bond | It&’s a Doozy | Be Careful What You Wish For ]Fortune's Lone Star Twins (The Fortunes of Texas: Digging for Secrets #4)
Par Teri Wilson. 2024
This Fortune is back and determined to reclaim what's his West Fortune thought he could never be with Tabitha Buckingham…
again. After all, he faked his own death shortly after they broke up. But when the man who threatened him dies in prison, the lawyer is able to show himself in Chatelaine again—only to find out he's a father of Tabitha's twins! And yes, they may have wanted different things years ago, but West is a changed man. Now he just needs to convince Tabitha that they can be the family she's always dreamed of… From Harlequin Fortunes of Texas: Book 1: Fortune's Baby Claim by Michelle MajorBook 2: Fortune in Name Only by Tara Taylor QuinnBook 3: Expecting a Fortune by Nina CrespoBook 4: Fortune's Lone Star Twins by Teri WilsonBook 5: Worth a Fortune by Nancy Robards ThompsonBook 6: Fortune's Convenient Cinderella by Makenna LeeThe Oregon Trail (Go West, Young Man #2)
Par William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone. 2024
JOHNSTONE COUNTRY: TRUST IN THE LORD—SOMETIMES HE&’S ALL YOU GOT.From national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, a…
pioneering journey into the raw beauty and untamed dangers of the unsettled West, where the legendary American spirit is fired in true grit and bold determination . . .THE OREGON TRAIL Wagon Master Clayton Scofield has led countless families across the dusty, wide-open territories of the West, helping the brave, sometimes reckless pioneers settle into new lives brimming with the promise of good lives. Accompanied by his nephew Clint Buchanan riding as scout and cook Spud Williams, Scofield&’s latest trail finds him guiding a train of thirty wagons from Independence, Missouri, to the distant dream of Oregon. It isn&’t long before the pioneers fall prey to the hazards of the countryside—both natural and man-made. The rough currents of the Kansas River tears a family apart. A fur trapper threatens Scofield in a foolhardy attempt to win the affections of an uninterested lady. Kill crazy Lakota Sioux warriors attack wagon train and slaughter without mercy. Scofield can&’t remember the trail ride ever being this treacherous and unforgiving—and he knows there&’s even worse things awaiting them along the far-reaching miles before they reach their destination . . .