This little-known novella from one of the masters of the form is so unusual for Joseph Conrad's work in several respects, although not in its exotic maritime setting or its even more exotic prose-it is unusual in that it is one of his very few works to feature a woman as a leading character, and to take the form of a romance.
Set in late November 1827, the tale is begun by an unidentified narrator whose story is the loose outer frame for the central tale of Augustus Bedloe, a wealthy young invalid whom the narrator has known "casually" for eighteen years yet who still remains an enigma.
"Ivan the Fool" (also known as "Ivan the Fool and his Two Brothers") is an 1886 short story (in fact, a literary fairy tale) by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1886.
The tale depicts the eighth and final voyage of Sinbad the Sailor, along with the various mysteries Sinbad and his crew encounter; the anomalies are then described as footnotes to the story.
With the reputation as the hardest and most dangerous female criminal in Britain, Gypsy Jane Lee was feared and respected throughout London's criminal underworld.
In "The Premature Burial", the first-person unnamed narrator describes his struggle with things such as "attacks of the singular disorder which physicians have agreed to term catalepsy", a condition where he randomly falls into a death-like trance.
This ebook compiles Conan Doyle's greatest writings, including novels and short stories such as "A Study in Scarlet", "The Hound of the Baskervilles", "The Lost World", "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", "The Sign of Four" and "The White Company".
A remarkable book, the story of Flora De Barral, daughter of the Great De Barral, a monumental swindler, and her love for the sea captain who married her.
In 1994, Robert Black was convicted of the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of three young girls, and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of thirty-five years; in 2011 he was convicted of a fourth such killing.
Explores how early modern writers used poetry to fight food insecurityAusterity Measures explores how early modern writers used poetic form as a tool to fight extreme food insecurity.
'She'd done more to belittle, undermine and scar me, with her ten years of scorn and hatred, than Starling with his brutal physical batterings or any of the others with their attempts at forced sexual contact.
How Rampage Killers Interpret Their Worlds addresses a question that recently has become disturbingly persistent: What compels a person or a pair without notice and seemingly without any foreseeable benefit to attack numerous individuals, many of whom are strangers, in a single setting?
In Allan Pinkerton's True Crime & Murder Mysteries Collection, readers are taken on a thrilling journey through a series of gripping and suspenseful tales filled with deceit, mystery, and twist endings.
In 'The Greatest Detective Books of Allan Pinkerton,' readers are treated to a collection of thrilling detective stories written by the renowned detective Allan Pinkerton himself.
Cleveland Moffett's 'True Crime Detective Stories' is a riveting compilation of true crime cases that are sure to captivate readers with its vivid storytelling and attention to detail.
In seinem Werk "Haarmann: Gerichtsreportage" präsentiert Theodor Lessing eine detaillierte und schockierende Darstellung des Serienmörders Fritz Haarmann.
La oscuridad llega a esta pequeña ciudad de la costa, donde una familia encuentra una sobreviviente de un secuestro a la que han abandonado creyéndola muerta en una vinera.
Allan Pinkerton's 'Bucholz & the Detectives' is a compelling account of detective work in the 19th century, characterized by its detailed descriptions and suspenseful narrative.
Allan Pinkerton's 'The Greatest Cases of Pinkerton Detective Agency' offers a captivating glimpse into the thrilling world of crime-solving in the 19th century.
The remarkable true story of a family forced into hiding after leaking Russian secrets What started out as a great adventure turned into a terrifying nightmare when Nick Stride and his family were forced to flee for their lives from one of the richest, most powerful men in the world.
