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The Man in the Brown Suit

Agatha Christie

The Man in the Brown Suit

First published in 1924, “The Man in the Brown Suit” is a thrilling adventure and murder mystery by Agatha Christie. The protagonist is Anne Beddingfield, the orphaned daughter of a famous archaeologist, who goes to live with her father’s solicitor and his wife in London. Anne is searching for an adventure and something exciting to occupy her time when she is witness to the sudden death of a man at Hyde Park Corner tube station when the man falls onto the electrified train track and is killed...

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Agatha Christie

The Man in the Iron Mask

Александр Дюма

The Man in the Iron Mask

“The Man in the Iron Mask” represents the final portion of the third installment of the ‘D’Artagnan Romances’. Preceded by “The Three Musketeers”, the first volume; “Twenty Years After”, the second volume; “The Vicomte de Bragelonne”, part one of the third volume; “Ten Years Later” part two of the third volume; and “Louise de la Vallière”, part three of the third volume; “The Man in the Iron Mask” is a tale that brings to life the mystery of one of the Bastille’s most famous prisoners, a man...

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Александр Дюма

The Man in the Iron Mask

Александр Дюма, Alexandre Dumas и др.

The Man in the Iron Mask

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘I've worn that mask so long I don't feel safe without it.‘The Man in the Iron Mask sees D’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis return to meet their destinies in their final adventure. D’Artagnan still remains in the service of King Louis XIV while Aramis is a priest at the Bastille prison. Upon listening to a confession from an iron-masked prisoner who tells him that he is the twin brother of the King of France,...

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Александр Дюма, Alexandre Dumas и др.

Der Tod des Ivan Iljitsch (Ungekürz...

Leo Tolstoy

Der Tod des Ivan Iljitsch (Ungekürzt)

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Leo Tolstoy

Der Glöckner von Notre-Dame, Buch 5...

Victor Hugo

Der Glöckner von Notre-Dame, Buch 5 (Ungekürzt)

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Victor Hugo

Der Glöckner von Notre-Dame, Buch 8...

Victor Hugo

Der Glöckner von Notre-Dame, Buch 8 (Ungekürzt)

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Victor Hugo

Othello (Ungekürzt)

Вильгельм Гауф

Othello (Ungekürzt)

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Вильгельм Гауф

Un Caso de Identidad - Una Aventura...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Un Caso de Identidad - Una Aventura de Sherlock Holmes (Versión íntegra)

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Man Who Fell Through The Earth

Carolyn Wells

The Man Who Fell Through The Earth

Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of «The Man Who Fell Through The Earth». This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Excerpt: It was to the effect that Amos Gately had been shot before he entered the elevator or immediately upon his entrance. That he had died instantly, and, therefore it would seem that the body must have been placed in the car and sent down by the assailant. But this was...

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Carolyn Wells

The Man Who Would Be King

Редьярд Киплинг

The Man Who Would Be King

Winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907, Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) drew upon his experiences in Anglo-Indian Society for much of his writing. This volume presents five of Kipling's best early stories, including «The Phantom Rickshaw,» a psychological thriller; «Wee Willie Winkie,» a delightful display of love for children; «Without Benefit of Clergy,» the poignant story of an Englishmen's affair with an Islamic woman; «The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes»; and the...

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Редьярд Киплинг

The Man Who Would Be King

Редьярд Киплинг

The Man Who Would Be King

"The Man Who Would Be King" by Rudyard Kipling. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and...

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Редьярд Киплинг

The Marble Faun

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Marble Faun

Murder and romance, innocence and experience dominate this masterfully constructed novel set in Rome during the mid-19th century.Three young American artists and their friend, an Italian count, find their lives irrevocably linked when one of them commits a murder. Nathaniel Hawthorne's final novel symbolizing the Fall of Man is a captivating tale concerned as much with the power and beauty of art as with the striking, intimate details of the historic sites visited by the travelers.A...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Marrow of Tradition

Charles W. Chesnutt

The Marrow of Tradition

On November 10, 1898, a mob of 400 rampages through the streets of Wilmington, North Carolina, killing as many as 60 citizens, burning down the newspaper office, overthrowing the newly elected leaders, and installing a new white supremacist government. The Wilmington Race Riots—also known as the Wilmington Insurrection and the Wilmington Massacre, is the only coup d’etat on American soil. The violence was prompted by the increasing political powers African Americans in the town were gaining...

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Charles W. Chesnutt

Rede an die Filmakademie (Ungekürzt...

Peter Patzak

Rede an die Filmakademie (Ungekürzt)

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Peter Patzak

Toomai - Das Dschungelbuch, Band 4...

Редьярд Киплинг

Toomai - Das Dschungelbuch, Band 4 (Ungekürzt)

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Редьярд Киплинг

Moglis Brüder - Das Dschungelbuch,...

Редьярд Киплинг

Moglis Brüder - Das Dschungelbuch, Band 1 (Ungekürzt)

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Редьярд Киплинг

Der Glöckner von Notre-Dame, Buch 2...

Victor Hugo

Der Glöckner von Notre-Dame, Buch 2 (Ungekürzt)

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Victor Hugo

The Marrow of Tradition

Charles W. Chesnutt

The Marrow of Tradition

Charles W. Chesnutt was an author, essayist, and political activist whose works addressed the complex issues of racial and social identity at the turn of the century. Chesnutt’s early works explored political issues somewhat indirectly, with the intention of changing the attitudes of Caucasians slowly and carefully. However, “The Marrow of Tradition” marked a turning point in Chesnutt’s career, with its direct and overt treatment of racism and political injustices in the South. The story of the...

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Charles W. Chesnutt

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Thomas Hardy, Томас Харди

The Mayor of Casterbridge

A cruel joke at a country fair goes too far when a drunken laborer auctions off his wife and child to the highest bidder. So begins The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy's gripping tale of a man's rise and fall amid the natural beauty and human brutality of a rural English community.First published serially in 1886, the novel was praised by critics for its realism and poetic style. Most agreed, however, that its plot hinges upon unlikely turns of events. Hardy replied, «It is not...

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Thomas Hardy, Томас Харди

The Mayor of Casterbridge (with an...

Thomas Hardy

The Mayor of Casterbridge (with an Introduction by Joyce Kilmer)

Set in the fictional town of Casterbridge, “The Mayor of Casterbridge” is Thomas Hardy’s tragic story of Michael Henchard, who over indulges in alcohol at a country fair and decides to auction off his wife and daughter to a sailor. When he recovers his sobriety, Mr. Henchard realizes his mistake, but it is too late to get his family back. Devastated by his impetuous actions he decides not to touch alcohol again for the next twenty-one years. The novel advances eighteen years to find the...

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Thomas Hardy

The Merchant of Venice

Уильям Шекспир, William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.'The quality of mercy is not strain'd,It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven’Bassiano, a noble Venetian, hopes to woo the beautiful heiress Portia. However, he requires financial assistance from his friend Antonio. Antonio agrees, but he, in turn, must borrow from the Jewish moneylender Shylock. As recourse for past ills, Shylock stipulates that the forfeit on the loan must be a pound of Antonio’s flesh....

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Уильям Шекспир, William Shakespeare