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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 |
Als Charlotte in ihr Heimatdorf zurückkehrt und es sie mit Hoffnung und Freude erfüllt, weiß sie, dass ihr Vorhaben, Rosendorf neu zu beleben, gelingen wird. Mit übermäßigem Tatendrang und genügend Motivation für die gesamte Dorfgemeinschaft versucht sie ihre Herzensangelegenheit so umzusetzen, dass alle Beteiligten davon überzeugt sind und daraus Gewinn tragen können. Trifft Charlotte anfänglich auf sture Männer, kann sie mit Unterstützung der Frauen Geplantes in die Tat umsetzen. Und was ist...
| Автор | Beate Lau |
This historical novel is one of the best-known works by the Irish writer Charles James Lever, first published in 1852. Excertp: "While Ellen loved to dwell upon the great advantages of one who should be like a father to the boy, aiding him by wise counsel, and guiding him in every difficulty, Kate preferred to fancy the Count introducing Frank into all the brilliant society of the splendid capital, presenting him to those whose acquaintance was distinction, and at once launching him into...
| Автор | Charles James Lever |
Geoffrey Fenton is a second-rate officer who embarks on the ship called Saracen. On the high seas, they have an encounter with a brig who claims to have sighted the mythical ghost ship of the Flying Dutchman, cursed ship that can never reach land, condemned to sail forever and ever, bringing bad luck to any ship that crosses its path. This information starts haunting the captain of the Saracen due to the contagious bad luck that this may entail and it turns out to be right when Fenton suffers an...
| Автор | William Clark Russell |
Sirius is a dog with humanlike intelligence. He is raised by scientist Thomas Trelone in North Wales, near Trawsfynydd. Thomas embarks on a program of using steroids and other chemicals to rapidly develop cognitive power of dogs, resulting in super sheep dogs. Sirius, however, proves to possess a dog intelligence comparable to a normal human being, as he is able to communicate with English words, although it takes some time for the humans to understand his canine pronunciation. He is born at the...
| Автор | Olaf Stapledon |
Dr. Peter Blood is a sharp-witted Irish physician who had had a wide-ranging career as a soldier and sailor (including a commission as a captain under the Dutch admiral De Ruyter) before settling down to practice medicine in the town of Bridgwater in Somerset. Dr. Blood involuntary gets involved in the Monmouth Rebellion while the town prepares to fight for James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. He wants no part in the rebellion, but while attending to some of the rebels wounded at the Battle of...
| Автор | Rafael Sabatini |
Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited crime and mystery collection, formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels: A Gentleman's Gentleman The Diamond Ship The Sea Wolves The Lady Evelyn Aladdin of London White Motley Short Stories: Jewel Mysteries I Have Known; From a Dealer's Note Book: The Opal of Carmalovitch The Necklace of Green Diamonds The Comedy of the Jewelled Links Treasure of White Creek The Accursed Gems...
| Автор | Pemberton Max |
This book details the struggles of a Mexican-American girl born in Indian captivity, Lola, in an American society obsessed with class, religion, race and gender. The first part of the book follows the central family in the years leading up to the start of the American Civil War and the attack on Fort Sumter (1857–1861), and flashbacks are meant to take the readers back further than that time line, such as the kidnapping of Lola's mother in 1846. The second part chronicles the events that...
| Автор | María Ruiz de Burton |
Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created collection of Erle Cox's works: Novels: Out of the Silence Fools' Harvest The Missing Angel Short Stories: Major Mendax Stories: The Great Mendax Transmitter The Invisibility of Mendax The Mendax Gold Saver The Rejuvenation of Slogger Binns An Awkward Dilemma "Forty Bob Or—" Other Stories: The Gift of Venus The Demoralisation of Muriel What the Archbishop Knew The Cog Wheels A Black Cat for Luck Her One Aim...
| Автор | Erle Cox |
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 aventures qui se suivent chronologiquement et ont pour cadre la France de la Belle Époque puis, plus brièvement, celle des Années Folles. Sa...
| Автор | Морис Леблан |
A human narrator from England is transported out of his body via unexplained means. He realizes he is able to explore space and other planets. After exploring a civilization on another planet in our galaxy at a level of development similar to our own that existed millions of years ago thousands of light years from Earth (the «Other Earth») in some detail, his mind merges with that of one of its inhabitants, and as they travel together, they are joined by still more minds or group-minds. This...
| Автор | Olaf Stapledon |
The Sisters is a historical novel set in the 2nd century BC that features the story of the twin sisters Klea and Irene, growing up within the precincts of the temple of Serapis and serving as its wards. This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "In front of these early visitors to the temple walked a man with a long staff in his right hand speaking to the two gentlemen who followed, with the air of a professional guide, who...
| Автор | Georg Ebers |
Eva ist eine zurückhaltende und eher schüchterne Person. Daher ist es umso besser, dass sie endlich Freunde gefunden hat, die ihr zeigen, dass sie ein toller Mensch ist. Alles wäre so schön, wenn ER nicht plötzlich mit im gleichen Freundeskreis wäre. Er ist charmant, nett und sehr zuvorkommend. Bloß gegenüber Eva ist er besonders still, abweisend und desinteressiert. Er scheint etwas mit sich rumzutragen, wovon Eva eher die Finger lassen sollte. Doch mit der Zeit merken beide, dass sie ohne...
| Автор | Nadine Riehl |
Musaicum Books presents to you this great western collection containing adventure tales, romance novels and stories inspired by historical events. These tales have an ambiance and milieu of the old West and paint the picture of the West as it really was, with people as they really were. Burnt Creek Stories A Burnt Creek Yuletide Budd Dabbles in Homesteads When Money Went to His Head Stubborn People Prairie Yule False Face Rockbound Honesty Murder on the Frontier Mcquestion Rides Court...
| Автор | Ernest Haycox |
Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes features two adventures following a match of wits between Lupin and Herlock Sholmes. The character «Herlock Sholmes» is a transparent reference to Sherlock Holmes of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective stories. The first story, «The Blonde Lady», opens with the purchase of an antique desk by a mathematics professor. The desk is subsequently stolen, as it turns out, by Arsène Lupin. Later, both Lupin and the professor realize that a lottery ticket, left...
| Автор | Морис Леблан |