Since his first appearance in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. The first of the Sherlock Holmes stories, A Study In Scarlet was also the first of Conan Doyle's books to be published. In this ...more »
This expanded edition of Ayn Rand's classic tale of a future dark age of the great We--in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values--is a beautifully written, powerful novel that projects current social trends into the future, and anticipates such later Rand masterpieces as The Fountainhead ...more »
The masterful stories in this collection relate Holmes and Watson's involvement with the case of an eminent physiologist inexplicably savaged by his faithful wolfhound, of the priceless stolen Crown diamond found in the pocket of a peer, and of the mysterious figure who means to buy Mrs Maberley's house ...more »
Model Number: BBFEBBASE_17618DLDA
Author: Rohmer, Sax
In this sequel to The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu, the mysterious and malevolent Doctor returns to carry out his fiendish plan and further the cause of his secret political order from the Mandarin province of Ho-Nan. Fu-Manchu summons a poisonous cat, fiery hands of death and a mummy to hunt down the Reverend ...more »
Based on translations from the Grimms' Kinder und Hausmarchen by Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes, this selection of 64 classic fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm includes Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood], Snow-White and Rose-Red, Hansel and Gretel, and many more timeless ...more »
Bawdy and exotic, 1001 Arabian Nights features the wily and seductive Shahrazad, who saves her own life by telling tales of magical transformation, genies and wishes, flying carpets and fantastical journeys, terror and passion to entertain and appease the brutal King Shahryar. First introduced in the ...more »
Model Number: BBALEBBASE_18884DLDA
Author: Scott, Walter Sir
L'histoire de David Ritchie, qui fatigué d'être ridiculisé et maltraité par tous, décide de s'isoler de tout contact humain et d'aller vivre seul dans la nature. Sa tête était d'une grosseur peu commune; ses cheveux crépus étaient en partie blanchis par l'âge; d'épais sourcils, qui se joignaient ensemble ...more »
Model Number: BBAL141212302XDLDA
Author: Montesquieu
Rien n'a plu davantage, dans les Lettres persanes, que d'y trouver, sans y penser, une espèce de roman. On en voit le commencement, le progrès, la fin : les divers personnages sont placés dans une chaîne qui les lie. A mesure qu'ils font un plus long séjour en Europe, les moeurs de cette partie ...more »
Model Number: BBFEBBASE_11077DLDA
Author: Hawthorne
When it first appeared in 1850, The Scarlet Letter enjoyed scandalous success. New England critics condemned its passionate subject matter. One critic complained that Nathaniel Hawthorne invested adultery with all the fascination of genius, and all the charms of a highly polished style. My preliminary ...more »
