Historical crime and mysteries

Es stellt sich heraus, dass Benedetto identisch mit dem falschen Andrea Cavalcanti ist.

Von Danglars lässt der Graf sich einen "unbegrenzten" Kredit einräumen, den er auf Danglars Wunsch hin zunächst auf damals unfassbare 6 Millionen Franken beschränkt.

Im Roman "Zwanzig Jahre später" haben wir gelesen, dass 1648 vor allem in und um Paris Aufstände gegen die Regentschaft Annas von Österreich, der Mutter des erst zehnjährigen Ludwigs XIV.

Herr Coumbes, ein ehemaliger Hafenmeister in Marseille, hat nur zwei Leidenschaften im Leben: sein Häuschen in Montredon, umgeben von einem Garten, in dem der Mistralwind nichts wachsen lässt; und das Fischen von Steinfischen für die Bouillabaisse.

Im 7.

Beatrice Cenci beschloss gemeinsam mit ihrer Stiefmutter Lucrezia und ihren Brüdern Giacomo und Bernardo, ihren Vater töten zu lassen.

In den großen politischen und religiösen Erschütterungen des Südens, die selbst in der Hauptstadt erdbebenartig zu spüren waren, hat Nimes immer den zentralen Platz eingenommen.

Diane de Joannis de Chateaublanc, genannt Marquise de Castellane, bekannt vor allem als Marquise de Ganges (* 1635 ; † 5.

Im 3.

Es war der Tag der Mariä Himmelfahrt im Jahr 1825 als der der junge Fürst von Brancaleone, einer der wichtigsten Adligen des Königreichs, die junge und wunderschöne Nisida, die auf der gleichnamigen Insel lebte, gesehen und beschlossen hat, sie zu verführen.

Unsere Geschichte beginnt gegen Ende des Jahres 1639, als der Adlige Marquis de Saint-Maixent, der wegen mehrerer begangener Verbrechen verhaftet wurde, aus der Polizeieskorte flieht.

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel, first published in 1922, is a book in the series about the Scarlet Pimpernel's adventures by Baroness Orczy.

Dieses eBook: "Der Held von Berlin (Kriminalroman)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Anne O'Brien and Elizabeth Chadwick, Deborah Swift brings a unique period in history to vivid, fascinating life in her acclaimed Pepys trilogy.

Brothers Mikhail and Fyodor Dostoyevsky dreamt about writing when they were young, but their father believed that writer's work wouldn't be able to provide material well-being for his sons, so he brought them to Petersburg in order to prepare them for entering the Main Engineer School.

If it has not been your privilege to hear a French guard utter these words, you have lost a lesson in the dignity of elocution which nothing can replace.

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On Wall Street, the mere mention of the name Sigsbee Manderson is enough to send a stock soaring, or bring it tumbling back to earth.

A Craig Kennedy scientific mystery novel.

Der Luxusdampfer Conte Verde sticht am 21.

A detective novel first published in 1896 by the author of "e;No Proof,"e; "e;Moina,"e; "e;Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter"e; and many other titles.

When Turgenev published Diary of a Superfluous Man in 1850, he created one of the first literary portraits of the alienated man.

Bestselling detective novelist David Steel gets into a tough financial situation and accepts an invitation from an unknown mysterious lady who offers to help with his debts.

Nothing is the same after Countess Lalage moves in.

"e;There is a Valley called the Valley of Illusion, but beyond it, sun-crowned, is the Peak of Eternal Truth.

Wounded warrior Duncan receives a mysterious letter from an old friend requesting his counsel.

The phrase `life's little ironies' is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories.

A tale of gambling and mystery.

For the first time in several minutes Constance looked at the face of her friend.

The new managing director of Schemes Ltd.

A Poor Wise Man mixes romantic fiction with political analysis.

A nobleman and landowner named Ivan Lavretsky returns to Russia after leaving his faithless wife in France, only to fall in love with a beautiful and pious cousin, Elizaveta Kalitin.

Although this novel from Anthony Hope doesn't have the same level of swashbuckling sword play as his best-known work, The Prisoner of Zenda, it is still a fast-paced, action-packed read.

"e;The Ghost Pirates .

First published in 1907, The Ghost was the first of many "e;fantasias on modern times"e; written by Arnold Bennett.

"e;I WAS passing through the waiting-room of the Morning Journal on a certain evening last year when my attention was drawn to a man seated in a corner.

A political society secretly operates in Baltimore.

Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself.

I first met Cesarine Vivian in the stalls at the Ambiguities Theatre.

Like a clap of thunder, the north wind, rushing seawards, seemed suddenly to threaten the ancient little building with destruction.

A mysterious murder on a flying express train, a wily Italian, a charming woman caught in the meshes of circumstantial evidence, a chivalrous Englishman, and a police force with a keen nose for the wrong clue, are the ingredients from which Major Griffiths has concocted a clever, up-to-date detective story.

Kaufenfur 0,49 "e;The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"e; is a short story of speculative fiction by American author Washington Irving,Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century.

One of the best swashbuckling adventures ever written: As for Captain Morgan, he went about his work with the utmost coolness and deliberation imaginable, unbuttoning the waistcoat and the shirt of the man he had murdered with fingers that neither twitched nor shook.

Ein grausames Verbrechen.

Set in Europe just before World War I, The Betrayal tells the story of an foreign committee that has been infiltrated.

The Mysterious Island is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;ARTHUR MORRISON Ultimate Collection: 80+ Mysteries, Detective Stories & Supernatural Tales in One Volume (Illustrated)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

Dieses eBook: "Die seltsame Gräfin" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Anne O'Brien and Elizabeth Chadwick, Deborah Swift brings a unique period in history to vivid, fascinating life in her acclaimed Pepys trilogy.

Die drei Erzählungen sind die ersten Fassungen von den drei Erzählungen "Bergmilch", "Kalkstein" und "Turmalin" aus dem bekannten Buch: "Bunte Steine".