The Conjure-Man Dies: A Harlem Mystery
Автор: Rudolph Fisher
Год издания: 0000
A unique crime classic: the very first detective novel written by an African-American, set in 1930s New York with only black characters.When the body of N’Gana Frimbo, the African conjure-man, is discovered in his consultation room, Perry Dart, one of Harlem’s ten black police detectives, is called in to investigate. Together with Dr Archer, a physician from across the street, Dart is determined to solve the baffling mystery, helped and hindered by Bubber Brown and Jinx Jenkins, local boys keen to clear themselves of suspicion of murder and undertake their own investigations.The Conjure-Man Dies (1932) was the very first detective novel written by an African-American. A distinguished doctor and accomplished musician and dramatist, Rudolph Fisher was one of the principal writers of the Harlem Renaissance, but died in 1934 aged only 37. With a complex and gripping plot, vividly drawn characters and unique cultural elements, Fisher’s witty novel is a genuine crime classic from one of the most exciting eras in the history of black fiction.THIS DETECTIVE STORY CLUB CLASSIC includes an archival introduction by New York crime writer Stanley Ellin, plus Fisher’s last published story, ‘John Archer’s Nose’, in which Perry Dart and Dr Archer return to solve the case of a young man murdered in his own bed.
The Mystery of Cloomber
Автор: Артур Конан Дойл
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This novel is narrated by John Fothergill West, who tries to discover why the tenant of Cloomber Hall, General Heatherstone, is nervous to the point of being paranoid. Why are his fears becoming stronger every year at the fifth of October? And why doesn't he let his children leave home? This is a great mystery novel with a sharp twist at the end.
Tales of Terror and Mystery
Автор: Артур Конан Дойл
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Tales of Terror and Mystery is a collection of Arthur Conan Doyle stories including:
Tales of Terror: "The Horror of the Heights", "The Leather Funnel", "The New Catacomb", "The Case of Lady Sannox", "The Terror of Blue John Gap", "The Brazilian Cat".
Tales of Mystery: "The Lost Special", "The Beetle-Hunter", "The Man with the Watches", "The Japanned Box", "The Black Doctor", "The Jew's Breastplate".
Прикосновение к тайне / Touching the Mystery
Автор: Виктор Бахтин
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Настоящее издание является первой попыткой исследования творчества художника Виктора Бахтина. В альбоме представлена книжная графика и анималистическая живопись американского периода его творчества. Альбом адресован специалистам и всем интересующимся изобразительным искусством.
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Автор: Эдгар Аллан По
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"The Mystery of Marie Roget", often subtitled A Sequel to "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery based on the details of a real crime. It first appeared in Snowden's Ladies' Companion in three installments, November and December 1842 and February 1843.
Considerations sur l'histoire des principaux conciles depuis les apotres jusqu'au grand sckisme d'occident, sous l'empire de Charlemagne. T. 1
Автор: Louis Joseph Antoine de Potter
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Полный вариант заголовка: «Considerations sur l'histoire des principaux conciles depuis les apotres jusqu'au grand sckisme d'occident, sous l'empire de Charlemagne. T. 1 / par de Potter».