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Nan Avery is a woman with troubled past and smeared reputation who decides to move from her hometown in order to escape some unsavory romantic entanglements and run away from gossips and people talking. She goes west to the town of Trail, seemingly a dull and common cattle town on the prairie, but like many of those, it has a secret. Nan learns of a territorial cattle war that goes on in the town and her involvement makes things complicated.
| Автор | Ernest Haycox |
Musaicum Books vous présente la collection complètes des aventures d'Arsène Lupin. L'édition est méticuleusement éditée et formatée. Arsène Lupin présente la particularité de se grimer, se maquiller, se déguiser ou même se transformer selon le personnage qu'il incarne. Néanmoins, au naturel, il s'agit, semble-t-il, d'un personnage plutôt élancé, de belle allure et d'une force peu commune, liée à son entraînement. Il fait montre de ses talents dans de nombreuses...
| Автор | Морис Леблан |
Enjoy this meticulously edited SF Collection, filled with space adventures, dystopian novels and apocalyptic tales: Novels: Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future Last Men in London Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest Star Maker Darkness and the Light Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord Death into Life Short Stories: The Flames (1947) The Seed and the Flower The Road to the Aide Post A Modern Magician East is West A World of Sounds Arms Out of Hand
| Автор | Olaf Stapledon |
"Mehalah" is set in the desolate marshlands of MerseaIsland and the surrounding area. On the lesser islet called Ray lives MehalahSharland with her sick mother struggling to make ends meet. One day, a new landowner, brute and rude man called Elijah Rebow, shows up claiming that he has bought the land and everything on it, informing Mehalah and her mother that they now owe their livelihood to him. He tries to bully Mehalah into submission, yet she openly defies him and insists upon...
| Автор | Baring-Gould Sabine |
Arsène Lupin is a gentleman thief, master of disguise and a detective, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes. This collection includes his most famous cases, deeds and adventures: Contents: The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar The Arrest of Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin in Prison The Escape of Arsène Lupin The Mysterious Traveller The Queen's Necklace The Seven of Hearts Madame Imbert's Safe The...
| Автор | Морис Леблан |
"Fantasmagoriana – Collected Tales of the Dead" were the very ghost stories that inspired and gave rise to classics like Frankenstein and The Vampyre. Originally translated from German, these tales have retained their charm, chilling effect, horror and suspense until today. Contents: The Family Portraits The Fated Hour The Death's Head The Death-Bride The Storm The Spectre-Barber or, Dumb Love Excerpt: "It is generally believed that at this time of day no one puts any...
| Автор | Johann Karl August Musäus |
This historical novel is set in the Scottish Borders during the reign of Robert II, King of Scots (1371-1390). The story features the English Sir Philip Musgrave who captures Roxburgh castle and is committed to hold it for a specified period to satisfy his mistress Lady Jane Howard. James, Earl of Douglas, takes up a challenge by Robert's daughter Princess Margaret to recapture it within the same period. Sir Walter Scott of Rankleburn assists Douglas indirectly by harassing the English...
| Автор | James Hogg |
Animal Farm is an allegorical novel which reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. Old Major, the old boar on the Manor Farm, summons the animals on the farm together for a meeting, during which he refers to humans as «enemies» and teaches the animals a revolutionary song called «Beasts of England». When Major dies, two young pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, assume command and consider it a duty to prepare for the Rebellion....
| Автор | George Orwell |
Musaicum Books presents the George Orwell Collection -the greatest novels, poems, essays and autobiographical works of this great visionary in one volume: Novels: Burmese Days A Clergyman's Daughter Keep the Aspidistra Flying Coming Up for Air Animal Farm 1984 Poetry: Awake! Young Men of England Kitchener Our Hearts Are Married, But We Are Too Young The Pagan Poem from Burma The Lesser Evil Romance Summer-like for an Instant The Italian Soldier Shook My Hand… Reflections...
| Автор | George Orwell |
Musaicum Books presents to you a unique Christmas Collection, selection of the greatest Christmas novels, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the poems dedicated to this one and only holiday: Mr. Pickwick's Christmas (Charles Dickens) The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Christmas At Sea (Robert Louis Stevenson) The Savior Must Have Been A Docile Gentleman (Emily Dickinson) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry...
| Автор | Люси Мод Монтгомери |
The Lays or Laisof Marie de France were a series of twelve short narrative Breton lais by the poet Marie de France. They were written in Anglo-Norman and were probably composed in the late 12th century. The short, narrative poems generally focus on glorifying the concept of courtly love by the adventures of their main characters. But in translation their poetic quality has been superseded by the narrative content and it is in this form that the work is available to us today. Contents: The Lay...
| Автор | Marie de France |
Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection of the carefully selected Civil War novels and stories: History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 (James Ford Rhodes) The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane) The Little Regiment (Stephen Crane) The Veteran (Stephen Crane) An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Ambrose Bierce) A Horseman in the Sky (Ambrose Bierce) Chickamauga (Ambrose Bierce) The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (Mark Twain) A Curious Experience (Mark Twain) The...
| Автор | Charles King |
Lillie Ravenel is a teenage girl from Louisiana, brought to the north by her loyalist father at the outbreak of the American Civil War. She is pursued by two contrasting suitors. Captain Edward Colburne is a virtuous New Englander whose bland goodness makes him seem a perfect match for the uninspiring Miss Ravenel. Her second suitor, Colonel John Carter is a native Virginian, but loyal to the Union. Opposite to Colburne likes to drink and gamble, but he is a man of honor and an admirable...
| Автор | John William De Forest |
Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited Olaf Stapledon collection, formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Stapledon's science fiction novels often present the strivings of some intelligence that is beaten down by an indifferent universe and its inhabitants who, through no fault of their own, fail to comprehend its lofty yearnings. It is filled with protagonists who are tormented by the conflict between their «higher» and...
| Автор | Olaf Stapledon |
Musaicum Books present to you the collection of the greatest works by John Buchan and his sister Anna Buchan. John is mostly known by his spy thrillers and action novels, and Anna by her vivid portrayal of life and characters of the Scottish small towns and villages. Even though the legacy of the Buchan Family's Pen is very different in genre and theme, they both shared the common writing approach which was to write based on their life experience, to become inspired by the people they knew....
| Автор | Buchan John |
Clarissa Dalloway, the wife of a Conservative member of parliament, is preparing to give an evening party, while the shell-shocked Septimus Warren Smith hears the birds in Regent's Park chattering in Greek. There seems to be nothing, except perhaps London, to link Clarissa and Septimus. She is middle-aged and prosperous, with a sheltered happy life behind her; Smith is young, poor, and driven to hatred of himself and the whole human race. Yet both share a terror of existence, and sense the...
| Автор | Virginia Woolf |
Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited western collection. Ernest Haycox is among the most successful writers of American western fiction. He is credited for raising western fiction up from the pulp fiction into the mainstream. His works influenced other writers of western fiction to the point of no return. Novels and Novellas A Rider of the High Mesa Free Grass The Octopus of Pilgrim Valley Chaffee of Roaring Hors Son of the West Whispering Range The Feudists The Kid...
| Автор | Ernest Haycox |
The novel is mostly set in the town of St. Louis, in the divided state of Missouri. It follows the fortunes of young Stephen Brice, a man with Union and abolitionist sympathies, and his involvement with a Southern family. The crisis of the title is provoked by Abraham Lincoln's opposition to the extension of slavery, and the power of his personal integrity to win people to his cause, including the young lawyer Brice, who becomes a devoted admirer and proponent following a personal interview...
| Автор | Winston Churchill |
Richard is set to join a new law firm owned by his friend's (Eleanor's) father. Inevitably he is dragged into the murder mystery of Eleanor's fiancé Henry. With detective Burton in tow, Richard must find the clue that is hidden in plain sight as a «dead letter» in the post office! Excerpt: "I paused suddenly in my work. Over a year's experience in the Dead Letter office had given a mechanical rapidity to my movements in opening, noting and classifying the contents of...
| Автор | Metta Victoria Fuller Victor |
The Little Huguenot is a tale of Lieutenant de Guyon, member of the king musketeers on a challenging mission for his master, King Louis XV of France, known as Louis the Wellbeloved. Accompanied by six men, De Guyon sets forth to the forest of Fontainebleau to find the notorious Gabrielle de Vernet, known as «the Little Huguenot,» and to lure her back to Paris. After meeting an unfriendly priest who tries to scare them away, de Guyon begins to wonder whether all the gossip and tales of intrigues...
| Автор | Pemberton Max |
Eine glückliche Ehe, zwei gesunde Kinder, ein guter Job und genug Wohlstand, um sich den einen oder anderen Wunsch zu erfüllen: Roberto ist mit seinem Leben rundherum zufrieden. Bis seine heile Welt eines Tages in lauter Einzelteile zerbricht. Seine Frau Paulina eröffnet ihm, dass sie ihn nicht mehr liebt und verlassen wird. Roberto ist fassungslos und fällt in ein tiefes Loch. Wie konnte das geschehen? Was ist mit ihnen passiert? Was hat er falsch gemacht? Ein ums andere Mal stellt er sich...
| Автор | J. J. Wilhelmson |
Architektin Helene Kaiser – von Freunden und Familie nur Leni genannt – ist jung, hübsch und Single. Als sie bei ihrer Geburtstagsparty auf Johannes trifft, erkennt sie in ihm einen ihrer Ex-Auftraggeber wieder. Der vormals so unsympathische Klotz wohnt jetzt direkt nebenan und ist bei näherer Betrachtung alles andere als unattraktiv. Schon beim ersten Tanz löst sich Lenis Abneigung in Luft auf, immer stärker fühlt sie sich vom wortkargen Nachbarn angezogen. Bis Johannes einem Date zustimmt,...
| Автор | Ulla Garden |
Arsène Lupin is a gentleman thief, master of disguise and a detective, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes. This collection includes his most famous cases, deeds and adventures: Contents: The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar The Arrest of Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin in Prison The Escape of Arsène Lupin The Mysterious Traveller The Queen's Necklace The Seven of Hearts Madame Imbert's Safe The...
| Автор | Морис Леблан |
This American classic explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream. The Great Gatsby, set in the town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922, concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan.
| Автор | F. Scott Fitzgerald |