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Der mysteriöse Arzt und sein Gefolge bilden eine Gruppe, die auch als Schöpfung und Erlösung bekannt ist. Dr. Jacques Mérey, ein leidenschaftlicher Arzt für wissenschaftliche und esoterische Forschung, der die Reichen ablehnt, aber die Armen und die Tiere auf wundersame Weise heilt. Er entdeckt eines Tages in einer elenden Hütte, die von einem Holzfäller und seiner Mutter bewohnt wird, ein kleines «Ding», das völlig unzusammenhängend und stumm ist, ein von ihren Eltern verlassenes Mädchen....
| Автор | Alexandre Dumas |
This unique collection of D. K. Broster's greatest historical novels and action adventures has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. The edition incorporates an active table of contents, interactive footnotes and all other information relevant to the content which makes the reading experience meticulously organized and enjoyable: The Jacobite Trilogy: The Flight of the Heron The Gleam in the North The Dark Mile The Vision Splendid The Yellow Poppy "Mr....
| Автор | D. K. Broster |
Paul Clifford tells the story of a chivalrous highwayman in the time of the French Revolution. Brought up not knowing his origins, he falls in with a gang of highwaymen. While disguised as a gentleman for the purposes of a confidence trick, he meets and falls in love with Lucy Brandon. Clifford is arrested for a highway robbery and brought before her uncle, Judge Brandon, for trial, where it is unexpectedly revealed that Clifford is Brandon's son…
| Автор | Эдвард Бульвер-Литтон |
Detective Malcolm Sage has been compared to both HerculePoirot and Sherlock Holmes in his style of detective work. Contents: Sir John Dene Receives His Orders The Strange Case of Mr.Challoner Malcolm Sage's Mysterious Movements The Surrey Cattle-Maiming Mystery Inspector Wensdale is Surprised The Stolen Admiralty Memorandum The Outrage at the Garage Gladys Norman Dines with Thompson The Holding Up of Lady Glanedale A Lesson in Deduction The Mcmurray Mystery The Marmalade Clue ...
| Автор | Herbert George Jenkins |
Mr. Rowl is an historical romance novel set in England during the Napoleonic Wars, following the fortunes of a captured Napoleon's soldier throughout the time of his captivation in England. Captain Raoul des Sablières is a French prisoner of war who is unjustly sent to the Plymouth hulks (Prison ship). He escapes and is befriended by a Royal Navy captain, Hervey Barrington, who tries to help him reunite with the young Englishwoman he loves, and with his repatriation to France.
| Автор | D. K. Broster |
The Iron Pirate is the tale of a great gas-driven iron-clad, which could outpace the navies of the world and terrorize the Atlantic Ocean. Constructed of a phosphor-bronze alloy with engines in the vessel that burn hydrogen, manufactured by passing steam through hot coal to produce a mixture of hydrogen and carbon dioxide, the nameless ship is captained by the infamous Captain Black and it brings horror to every ship and every sailor that comes in its path.
| Автор | Pemberton Max |
Last and First Men is a «future history» science fiction novel, describing the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the first. Conception of history follows a repetitive cycle with many varied civilizations rising from and descending back into savagery over millions of years, as the later civilizations rise to far greater heights than the first. It is an early example of the fictional supermind; a...
| Автор | Olaf Stapledon |
Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited Olaf Stapledon collection, formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. 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 The Seed and the Flower The Road to the Aide Post A Modern Magician East is...
| Автор | Olaf Stapledon |
A group of American archaeologists decide to open an Ancient Egyptian tomb despite various obvious warning. What follows is a discovery of a well-preserved mummy and sinister disappearances of the workers nearby. Is the mummy alive? Who is it? What does it want? Find out in this fast-paced mummy thriller that shaped the entire genre of mummy supernatural fiction! Excerpt: The sun sank below the horizon and swiftly the world grew dark. From the men's camp came a mournful chant, subdued,...
| Автор | Charlotte Bryson Taylor |
Barbara Blombergis a historical novel set in medieval Europe, telling the tale of young German singer who managed to caught an eye of the great Emperor Charles V. "Yet many long minutes elapsed ere he noticed the dish, though it was one of his favourite viands. Barbara's song stirred the imperial lover of music at the nocturnal banquet just as it had thrilled the great musicians a few hours before. He thought that he had never heard anything more exquisite, and when the Benedictio...
| Автор | Georg Ebers |
This meticulously edited collection comprises Poe's complete works: detective tales, horror stories, mysteries, novels, poetry, essays and much more. The edition also includes the extensive account of the writer's life and literary studies of his works. Novels The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket The Journal of Julius Rodman Short Stories The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Purloined Letter The Gold-Bug The Thousand-and-Second Tale of...
| Автор | Эдгар По |
This is a story of a young man from New England with a specific brain condition that causes him to lose memory every once in a while. He has been spending every winter in the South Carolina trying to heal, and learning about the customs and tradition of the South. His knowledge about the South qualifies him to do a spy work for the Union, but his brain plays a trick on him once again. While in a Confederate uniform, he gets amnesia and ends up fighting for the South.
| Автор | B. K. Benson |
In Ghostly Japanis a collection of supernatural and ghost stories, short pieces and folktales from Japan. Through these spooky stories, the author also analyses parts of the Japanese culture, dealing with philosophical and spiritual musing on the supernatural stories of Japan. Table of Contents: Furisodé Incense A Story of Divination Silkworms A Passional Karma Footprints of the Buddha Ululation Bits of Poetry Japanese Buddhist Proverbs Suggestion Ingwa-banashi Story of a Tengu At...
| Автор | Lafcadio Hearn |
The Nuremberg trials were held after World War II by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war. The trials were most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, judicial, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany, who planned, carried out, or otherwise participated in the Holocaust and other war crimes. The trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany. This volume contains trial proceedingsfrom 1 December 1945 to 14 December 1945.
| Автор | International Military Tribunal |
The Nuremberg trials were held after World War II by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war. The trials were most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, judicial, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany, who planned, carried out, or otherwise participated in the Holocaust and other war crimes. The trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany. This volume contains official, pre-trial documents together with the Tribunal's judgment and...
| Автор | International Military Tribunal |
Sinister Island – Miller ignores the warning about visiting a haunted island and soon mysterious things begin to occur with his friends. The Abandoned Room – Bobby Brown's grandfather is murdered and no one knows how did the killer enter the locked room? The Gray Mask – Detective Garth and his daughter Nora are supernatural mystery hunter and on a mission to find schemers and hoaxers. The Signal Tower – Tolliver has to teach his colleague and former lodger Joe a lesson when he begins to...
| Автор | Charles Wadsworth Camp |
"First Love" is a regency romance novel by Margracia Loudon. Extract: "The evening was cold, approaching to frost; and the sun, though still much above the natural horizon, was just sinking from view behind the lofty chain of western hills: his last rays lingered a while on the most prominent parts of each stupendous height, then, gradually retiring, left point after point, which, like so many beacon lights extinguished by an invisible hand, successively disappeared, till all became...
| Автор | Mrs. Loudon |
Neues von Hans Fallada entdecken: Die hier versammelten Anekdoten, Berichte, Erzählungen und Reden, die von der Mitte der 1920er Jahre bis zu seinem Tod 1947 reichen, sind zum Teil wenig bekannt oder noch gänzlich unveröffentlicht. Sie offenbaren, in welchem Maße der Autor ein einzigartiges Gespür für soziale Problemlagen entwickelt, sensibel Wirklichkeit beobachtet und künstlerische Mittel findet, um mit wenigen Strichen welthaltige Geschichten zu entwerfen – humorig, ironisch, manchmal auch...
| Автор | Ханс Фаллада |
The Nuremberg trials were held after World War II by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war. The trials were most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, judicial, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany, who planned, carried out, or otherwise participated in the Holocaust and other war crimes. The trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany. This volume contains trial proceedingsfrom 17 December 1945 until 8 January 1946.
| Автор | International Military Tribunal |
Traits of American Humour is a three volume edition which contains numerous short stories, sketches and tales, illustrating the character and wit of American people from North to South and from East to West. Table of Contents: Vol. 1: My First and Last speech in the General Court Hoss Allen, of Missouri The Widow Rugby's Husband The Big Bear of Arkansas Johnny Beedle's Courtship The Marriage of Johnny Beedle Johnny Beedle's Thanksgiving Aunt Nabby's Stewed Goose ...
| Автор | Various Authors |
Reverend Ambrose Bradley, vicar of Fensea, is facing degradation since he was accused of being heretic by the parish. In these difficult times he is comforted by his beloved Heloise who promises to follow him where ever he is sent. Ambrose gets summoned to London by the Bishop of Darkdale and Dells. After a memorable interview he meets Alma Craik and falls in love with her, knowing he is promised to another woman. Unable to cope with temptations and challenges thrown at him, Ambrose resigns his...
| Автор | Robert Williams Buchanan |
Jerusalem is a novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf. It is based on a real emigration that took place from the parish of Nås in 1896. The narrative spans several generations in the 19th century, and focuses on several families in Dalarna, Sweden, and a community of Swedish emigrants in Jerusalem. Lagerlöf's visit in 1900 to the American Colony in Jerusalem became the inspiration for the book. The royal family and the Swedish Academy gave her substantial financial support to continue...
| Автор | Selma Lagerlöf |
Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited SF collection. This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: "Out of the Silence" is set in Australia, and involves the discovery of a gigantic, buried sphere, containing the accumulated knowledge of a past civilization. "Fools' Harvest" – After the World War II Australia is invaded and occupied by the cruel 'Paramount Power' from...
| Автор | Erle Cox |
Doctor Faustus or, The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustusis an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust. It was written sometime between 1589 and 1592, and may have been performed between 1592 and Marlowe's death in 1593. Two different versions of the play were published in the Jacobean era, several years later. The 1604 quarto, printed by Valentine Simmes for Thomas Law; this is usually called the A text. The...
| Автор | Christopher Marlowe |