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From the Collins Crime Club archive, the third Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.THREE CORPSES FOR INSPECTOR FRENCHA chance invitation from friends saves Ruth Averill’s life on the night her uncle’s old house in Starvel Hollow is consumed by fire, killing him and incinerating the fortune he kept in cash. Dismissed at the inquest as a tragic accident, the case is closed – until Scotland Yard is alerted to the circulation of bank-notes supposedly destroyed in the inferno. Inspector Joseph French suspects that dark deeds were done in the Hollow that night and begins to uncover a brutal crime involving arson, murder and body snatching . . . Получить ссылку |
Легенда о сонной лощине / Irving W. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Автор: Вашингтон Ирвинг
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Вашингтон ИРВИНГ – американский писатель, оригинальный и талантливый романтик, который стоял у истоков американской литературы как новеллист-юморист, создатель героико-комической и сатирической хроники, очеркист, автор книг-путешествий, тонкий стилист, великолепный пейзажист. "Легенда о сонной лощине" – мистическая новелла, герои которой встречаются с персонажами «тонкого» мира-призраками, ведьмами, колдунами. Аудиокнига на английском и русском языках. На английском языке текст не адаптирован.
The Tragedy of The Korosko
Автор: Артур Конан Дойл
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A group of European and American tourists is enjoying its trip in Egypt in the year 1895. They are sailing up the River Nile in a "a turtle-bottomed, round-bowed stern-wheeler", the Korosko. They intend to travel to Abousir at the southern frontier of Egypt, after which the Dervish country starts. They are attacked and abducted by a marauding band of Dervish warriors. The terrorists will either kill them or forcibly convert them to Islam. This "desert drama" is high adventure at its pulpy best, and still surprisingly relevant today.
An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespeare, compared with the Greek and French dramatic poets
Автор: Elizabeth Robinson Montagu
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Полный вариант заголовка: «An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespeare, compared with the Greek and French dramatic poets : to which are now first added, Three dialogues of the dead / by Mrs. Montagu ; with some remarks upon the misrepresentations of Mons. de Voltaire».
The Legend of Sleepy Hollows
Автор: Washington Irving
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Washington Irving,s classic tale of romantic schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and his terrifying encounter with the Headless Horseman. Author’s vivid imagery involving the wild supernatural pursuit by the Headless Horseman has sustained interest in this popular folktale through many printed editions, as well as film, stage, and musical adaptations.This book has been specially formatted for devices that support EPUB3.1.0
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