The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde can be seen as a story about the concept of good and evil that exists in all of us or a critique on the hypocrisy and double standards of the society and also an interesting study into the mind of the author and into the theories of dualism.
Beatrix, an old lady with frequent, irrational phobias, changes her will after she has an argument with her daughter, leaving her daughter nothing, her son a little, and her servants Clive and Gwenda with the majority.
In this dazzling novella from the award-winning author of The Dark Lady and Lady In Red, comes a story of fatal plots, seductive spies, and irresistible passions.
In 'A Trip to the Park', Cassie is excited to arrive in New York, but disappointed when her fiance's job takes him away from her on her first weekend in the city.
After sixteen years of military service to his country, Lieutenant Colonel Victor Sexton of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is looking forward to retiring in seven days, but when an army nurse is found murdered in the officers quarters, time is against him to find the killer.
Bramah pulls out all the stops - evil Chinamen, dangerous Muslims, mysterious Ethiopians, ponderous British officials, dim policeman, and so many gorgeous, exotic women.
Excerpt: "e;It had happened in the past that Nick Carter had done some little business for the head of the house of Danton, but it had been of a commercial character, and he had never met the other members of the family, although naturally they were all known to him by sight, as well as by the reputations they had earned for themselves in their own separate ways.
Auszug: "Es war eine halbe Stunde nach Mitternacht, als ich in den Albanyklub, die letzte Zufluchtsstätte, die mir meine Verzweiflung eingab, zurückkehrte.
Excerpt: "e;The police authorities had already made a careful inventory of the dead man's personal effects, and amongst these, taken from the trousers pocket, was a small flat key, said by Mrs.
Excerpt: "e;"e;A tolerably hard nut to crack, of course,"e; said the self-possessed young man with the very agreeable smile-an accomplishment which he did not trouble to exercise on his associate in this case, since they knew one another pretty well and were strictly talking business; "e;or you wouldn't be so dead keen about me, Joolby.
Excerpt: "e;The initials under which I write these confessions are not those of my real name, which I could not disclose without exposing myself to the revenge of formidable enemies.
Excerpt: "e;"e;The author, being a resident of New York during the period of the leading incidents narrated as occurring in that city, had formed the acquaintance of the principal personage.
