Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years.
Excerpt: "Das Weib, auf dem sein lauernder Blick ruhte, ging am Arme ihres Tänzers langsam um den Saal, sich zu verschnaufen, und fächelte sich lächelnd Kühlung zu.
The Frontier is a classic war story and is that old idea of the conflict between the old and the new, between fathers and sons, and between the intense convictions of yesterday and tomorrow.
"e;The Strange People"e; by Murray Leinster is a captivating anthology that draws readers into a world of mystery and romance set against the serene backdrop of New Hampshire.
Dieser Band beinhaltet folgende Kurzgeschichten: "Der Mazarin-Stein", ("The Mazarin Stone"), Sherlock Holmes wird beauftragt, den Mazarin-Stein - einen Teil der britischen Kronjuwelen - zu finden.
Classic British murder/mystery written in 1906; notable for portraying women in a rather modern, favourable light, showing concern for their unequal position in society.
An interesting and easy to read story about an Australian bride of an upperclass Englishman and the problems both she and her in-laws have adjusting to each other.
The suave adventures of a gentleman rogue-a French Thomas Crown Created by Maurice LeBlanc during the early twentieth century, Arsene Lupin is a witty confidence man and burglar, the Sherlock Holmes of crime.
The Man in the Brown Suit is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by The Bodley Head on 22 August 1924 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year.
Excerpt: "e;With the trials at large of the conspirators, for high treason and murder; a description of their weapons and combustible machines, and every particular connected with the rise, progress, discovery, and termination of the horrid plot.
Excerpt: "e;Gentlemen,-In the volume now in your hands, the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime, with which it is your glory to have contended.
