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The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Edgar Allan Poe

This volume contains Edgar Allen Poes 1841 short story, The Murders in the Rue Morgue. Widely considered to be the first modern detective story, it follows C. Auguste Dupins attempts to solve the horrific incident that left two women murdered, the only clue being a hair that does not appear to be hu...

Kerfol

Edith Wharton

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Kerfol is a ghost story set in a decaying French Chateau in Brittany whose owners are keen to sell for "a song". Edith Wharton was born in New York City in 1862....

A View from a Hill (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

M. R. James

The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

M. R. James

M. R. James was born in Kent, England in 1862. James came to writing fiction relatively late, not publishing his first collection of short stories - Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) - until the age of 42. Modern scholars now see James as having redefined the ghost story for the 20th century and...

Memoirs of Fanny Hill

John Cleland

This is John Clelands controversial 1749 novel, "Memoirs of Fanny Hill". John Cleland (1709 - 1789) was an English novelist most famous for writing "Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure". Other notable works by this author include: "Memoirs of a Coxcomb" (1751), "The Surprises of Love"...

Paddle Your Own Canoe or Tip for Boys

Robert Baden-Powell

Paddle Your Own Canoe, or Tips for Boys is a wonderful guidebook written with the intention of inspiring young boys to embrace outdoor activities, offering them guidance on what they can do, and how they can do it effectively, safely, and enjoyably. In a time when children have forgotten the lost ar...

The Ebb-Tide - A Trio and Quartette

Robert Louis Stevenson

This early works is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, mod...

Moxons Master - And Other Tales of Murder Most Foul

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce has a reputation as one of the darker short story writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here are collected his finest tales of murder, revenge and horror.

Poems of William Blake

William Blake

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A Legend Of Montrose

Sir Walter Scott

"A Legend of Montrose" is a historical novel by Walter Scott first published in 1819. Set in Scotland during the 1640s, it concentrates on a love triangle between Allan MAulay, his friend the Earl of Menteith, and Annot Lyle set to the backdrop of the Civil War. Part of the Waverley series, "A Legen...

Studies In The Psychology Of Sex - Volume I. - The Evolution Of Modesty - The Ph

Havelock Ellis

The House in the Mist

Anna Katharine Green

This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1905 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. The House in the Mist is one of Greens novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from...