Download or read book Strange Jest A Miss Marple Short Story written by Agatha Christie and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.
Download or read book Strange Jest written by Agatha Christie and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Marple is accosted at a party by a pair of lovebirds who think that a lately deceased uncle has buried their inheritance. The naïve pair expects Miss Marple to instantaneously summon forth where the buried treasure is. But, this careful observer of human nature—the consequence of living in a small English village—knows that a little examination is needed. Invited to Ansteys, the ransacked family seat, Miss Marple ensconces herself in a household that has perhaps been too thoroughly investigated. She regales its members with what appear to be meaningless, infuriating anecdotes, but little do they know their importance and worth….
Download or read book Death s Jest Book written by Reginald Hill and published by Seal Books. This book was released on 2010-05-14 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three times DCI Pascoe has wrongly accused dead-pan joker Franny Roote. This time he’s determined to leave no gravestone unturned as he tries to prove that the ex-con and aspiring academic is mad, bad, and dangerous to know. Meanwhile, Edgar Wield rides to the rescue of a child in danger, only to find he has a rent-boy with a priceless secret under his wing. DC Bowler is looking forward to a blissful New Year with the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, her dreams are filled with a horror too terrible to tell . . . And over all this activity broods the huge form of DS Andy Dalziel. As trouble builds, the Fat Man discovers (as have many deities before him) that omniscience can be more trouble than it’s worth and that sometimes all omnipotence means is that you can have any colour you want, as long as it’s black.
Download or read book Three Blind Mice and Other Stories written by Agatha Christie and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agatha Christie demonstrates her unparalleled mastery with Three Blind Mice and Other Stories—a classic compendium of mystery and suspense, crime and detection, whose title novella served as the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest running stage play in the history of the London theater. A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate. Out of this deceptively simple setup, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers, which in turn would provide the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history. From this classic title novella to the deliciously clever gems on its tail (solved to perfection by Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple), this rare collection of murder most foul showcases Christie at her inventive best, proving her reputation as "the champion deceiver of our time" (New York Times).
Download or read book The Fair Maid of Perth Or St Valentine s Day written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Waverley Novels written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Waverley Novels The fair maid of Perth written by Sir Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fair Maid of Perth Or St Valentine s Day In Two Volumes written by Walter Scott and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Download or read book Waverley Novels The fair maid of Perth written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The fair maid of Perth Anne of Geierstein v 12 Count Robert of Paris The surgeon s daughter Castle Dangerous written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 1006 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The fair maid of Perth written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Handy Volume Waverley The fair maid of Perth written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kenilworth written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 1356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of Sir Walter Scott The fair maid of Perth and other chronicles of the Canongate including the Highland widow written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strange Doings on Halfaday Creek written by James B. Hendryx and published by Steeger Properties, LLC. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cushing’s Fort on Halfaday Creek is conveniently located in Canadian territory close to the border of United States territory, so that men in ill repute with the Mounted Police can elude them easily. There are “outlaws” of Halfaday Creek live, a band of doughty prospectors ruled by their self-appointed czar, Black John Smith, one of many John Smiths that inhabit that notorious lair.Law and order, however, are nowhere so well maintained as on Halfaday Creek, and Black John dispenses justice with the wisdom of a Solomon and a heart as big as the biggest nugget ever found in the gold rush days. Murder is one of the minor hangable offenses there; skullduggery, connivin’ and conspirin’ are punished by the rope, after a miners’ meeting passes an irrevocable sentence. Confidence men, city slickers, anyone who would take advantage of another man, woman or child, are dealt with sharply, and with a geniality that disarms evildoers unfamiliar with Black John’s swift, efficient legal procedure.In this warmhearted and humorous chronicle of strange doings on Halfday, Corporal Downey of the Mounted and Black John and Old Cush punish some murderers, claim robbers and scoundrels who have made the mistake of assuming that the “outlaws” are not men of honor. Black John needs no introduction to his many admirers; he is one of out most honest and lovable rogues.
Download or read book Great Works of Music written by Philip H. Goepp and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Baal s Priests written by Fiona McCall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English Civil War was a time of disruption, suffering and persecution for many people, not least the clergy of the established church, who found themselves ejected from their livings in increasing numbers as Parliamentarian forces extended their control across the country. Yet, historians have tended to downplay their suffering, preferring in most cases to concentrate instead upon the persecution suffered by dissenters after the Restoration. Drawing upon an impressive array of sources - most notably the remarkable set of family and parish memories collected by John Walker in the early years of the eighteenth century - this book refocuses attention on the experiences of the sequestered loyalist clergy during the turbulent years of the 1640s and 1650s. The study highlights how the experiences of the clergy can help illuminate events in wider society, whilst at the same time acknowledging the unique situation in which Church of England ministers found themselves. For although the plundering, imprisonment and personal loss of the clergy was probably indicative of the experiences of many ordinary people on middle incomes, the ever present religious dimension to the conflict ensured particular attention was paid to those holding religious office. During the war and interregnum, zealous religious reformers attacked every aspect of established religion, targeting both existing institutions and those who supported them. Clergy were ejected on an unprecedented scale, suffering much violence and persecution and branded as 'malignants' and 'baal's priests'. By re-examining their history, the book offers a balanced assessment of the persecution, challenging many preconceptions about the ejected loyalists, and providing new insights into the experiences and legacies of this influential group.
