Download or read book The Bat Bab a Sub Deb written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2000-12-20 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 6 of The Essential Rinehart Collection presents two very special works of Mary Roberts Rinehart. “The Bat” is an adaptation of a Broadway play written in conjunction with Avery Hopwood. Considered Mary’s finest work to date, the novel is based in part on her first work, “The Circular Staircase.” Someone--or something--is trying to frighten Cornelia Van Gorder to death! But the plucky woman doesn't scare easily. In fact, she's always longed to play detective. Until she stumbles on a corpse one storm-swept night, and realizes she's involved in a deadly game with an elusive killer known as The Bat. Also included in this volume is the rare and long out-of-print “Bab, A Sub-Deb.” The author’s most experimental work presents a first-hand account of a writing assignment (the typos are intentional) that leads to tragedy and murder.
Download or read book Eight Years Wandering in Ceylon written by Samuel Baker and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Library presents Samuel Baker´s "Eight Years Wandering in Ceylon." Explore nineteenth century Sri Lanka and immerse yourself in an exotic bygone world. This heirloom edition is part of an entertaining collection of hard-to-find works of non-fiction. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.
Download or read book Finished written by H. Rider Haggard and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Third of the trilogy that includes "Marie" and "Child of Storm" giving Allan Quatermain's account of the ultimate revenge of the powerful wizard Zikali against the royal Zulu and the fall of the Zulu nation. This saga is rich in Haggard's first-hand knowledge of the African. The Zulu beauty Mameena, is a recurring character in all these books as well as in "The Ivory Child." This heirloom edition is part of The Essential Adventure Library, an entertaining collection of hard-to-find adventure stories. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.
Download or read book When a Man Marries The Window at the White Cat written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Rinehart Collection continues with Volume 2 of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s funny and fast-paced novels. “When A Man Marries,” his troubles begin! The old nursery rhyme holds true for Jimmy Wilson. First, his wife leaves him. Then, on the anniversary of his divorce, his friends gather to cheer him up. Only everything goes deadly wrong. “The Window At The White Cat” deals with high-level corruption and turns on some astonishing coincidences. These well-written stories, which combine mystery and adventure, demonstrate Rinehart's tremendously vivid powers as a storyteller. These mysteries will leave you eager to read the other volumes in this series.
Download or read book All Adventure written by H. Rider Haggard and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H. Rider Haggard practically invented the "journey-to-a-lost-civilization" adventure genre, which captured the public's imagination. He traveled the world, spending much time in southern Africa. These exotic experiences influenced all his works. He wrote best-selling adventure stories on a dare. All his writings reflect a deep appreciation of humanity in the midst of extraordinary fantasy and adventure. In all, he wrote over 40 novels. This heirloom edition is part of The Essential Adventure Library, an entertaining collection of hard-to-find adventure stories. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.
Download or read book The Lunnatic at Large written by J. Storer Clouston and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all began with a letter: "One of my most esteemed patients, has lately suffered from a severe mental and physical shock, followed by brain fever, and is still, I regret to say, in an extremely unstable mental condition. I have strongly recommended quiet and change of scene, and at my suggestion he is to be sent abroad under the care of a medical attendant. I have now much pleasure in offering you the post..." So begins the adventures of a lunatic at large. The Essential Library presents J. Storer Clouston's comedy masterpiece "Lunatic at Large" and its sequel, "Count Bunker." Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to find more easy-to-read classics for the modern reader.
Download or read book The Yellow God written by H. Rider Haggard and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here upon a second marble pedestal stood an object that gleamed dimly through the gloom. It was about ten inches or a foot high, but in that place nothing more could be seen of it, except that it was yellow and had the general appearance of a toad. For some reason it seemed to attract Sir Robert Aylward, for he halted to stare at it, then stretched out his hand and switched on another lamp, in the hard brilliance of which the thing upon the pedestal suddenly declared itself, leaping out of the darkness into light. It was a terrible object, a monstrosity of indeterminate sex and nature, but surmounted by a woman's head and face of extraordinary, if devilish loveliness, sunk back between high but grotesquely small shoulders, like to those of a lizard, so that it glared upwards. The workmanship of the thing was rude yet strangely powerful. Whatever there is cruel, whatever there is devilish, whatever there is inhuman in the dark places of the world, shone out of the jeweled eyes which were set in that yellow female face, yellow because its substance was of gold. A hollow, life-sized mask with two tiny frog-like legs. "You are an ugly brute," muttered Sir Robert, contemplating this effigy, "From the day when Vernon brought you into my office, my luck turned, and to judge from the smile on your sweet countenance, I don't think the worst is over..." One of the lost adventure novels of H. Ridder Haggard, The Yellow God: An Idol of Africa, is both a spell-binding mystery and an exotic, action-filled adventure. Sir Robert Aylward has a mysterious gold mask in his posession and to unlock its secrets will bring death! This heirloom edition is the inaugural title of The Essential Adventure Library, an entertaining collection of hard-to-find adventure stories. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.
Download or read book Early Australian Voyages written by John Pinkerton and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Library presents John Pinkerton's "Early Australian Voyages," a captivating account of true-life stories of courage and daring. Meet the brave explorers who were the first to cross the uncharted seas. This heirloom edition is part of an entertaining collection of hard-to-find works of non-fiction. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.
Download or read book Dangerous Days written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 7 of The Essential Rinehart Collection presents “Dangerous Days,” an engaging novel blending adventure and romance. The darkening storm of the first World War threatens to tear apart the lives of a group of friends. At the eye of the storm is Clayton Spencer, an ambitious businessman, who must risk everything to be with the woman he loves.
Download or read book A Poor Wise Man written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 8 of The Essential Rinehart Collection presents “A Poor Wise Man,” which continues the author’s series of novels examining the effects of the first World War on everyday people. “There were bad times coming. The old peaceful quiet days were gone, for age and obstinacy had met youth and the arrogance of youth, and it was to be a battle.” Birth, death, and renewal are the themes that Mary Roberts Rinehart tackles in this emotional and thought-provoking story.
Download or read book Caught in the Net written by Émile Gaboriau and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Caught in the Net" features a gang of thieves trapped in a web of deceit. This heirloom edition is part of an entertaining collection of hard-to-find mystery novels. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.
Download or read book Where There s a Will The Case of Jennie Brice The After House written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Rinehart Collection continues with Volume 3 of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s funny and fast-paced novels. Her fans are in for a triple treat in this mystery collection. Three of her novels, all set in the early 1900’s, are collected here for the first time. Each story features a cast of memorable characters, mysterious happenings and leads up to an astonishing conclusion! These well-written novels, which combine mystery and adventure, demonstrate Rinehart's tremendously vivid powers as a storyteller. These mysteries will leave you eager to read the other volumes in this series.
Download or read book Other People s Money written by Emile Gaboriau and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Other People's Money" examines what happens when money and murder meet. High finance is the backdrop to this atmospheric detective novel set in France. Can you solve the crime before time runs out? This heirloom edition is part of an entertaining collection of hard-to-find mystery novels. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.
Download or read book Sight Unseen The Confession written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Sight Unseen" the Neighborhood Club, a group of six friends, decide to hold a séance for fun- only to have a blood-curdling crime reenacted before their eyes. Soon, they are hot on the trail of a murderer. "The Confession" is a grim but powerful portrait of a woman's guilt, depression and mental breakdown.
Download or read book Gothic Horror 3 written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2001 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brought together in one volume, this is an anthology of supernatural tales, as recorded by a parish priest in southern Ireland. These recollections represent the legacy of the late Francis Purcell, P. P. of Drumcoolagh. This collection of 9 short stories/ novellas include "The Last Heir of Castle Connor," "The Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter," and "Billy Malowney´s Taste of Love and Glory." Horror can take many forms. A creeping sense of doom. A pit of fear. The unseen terror which lurks just out of sight. The Purcell Papers documents the most astonishing and terrifying tales of old Europe. Are you brave enough to find out for yourself? The Essential Library presents All Gothic Horror, a multi-volume series featuring the most spine-tingling tales of classic terror. For a complete list of all Essential Library editions, please visit our website www.EssentialLibrary.com.
Download or read book Elissa Or the Doom of Zimbabwe Eric Brighteyes a Tale of Iceland written by H. Rider Haggard and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H. Rider Haggard practically invented the "journey-to-a-lost-civilization" adventure genre, which captured the public's imagination. He traveled the world, spending much time in southern Africa. These exotic experiences influenced all his works. He wrote best-selling adventure stories on a dare. All his writings reflect a deep appreciation of humanity in the midst of extraordinary fantasy and adventure. In all, he wrote over 40 novels. This heirloom edition is part of The Essential Adventure Library, an entertaining collection of hard-to-find adventure stories. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.
Download or read book The Amazing Interlude The Street of Seven Stars written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Rinehart Collection continues with Volume 5 of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s novels. Set during World War I, “The Amazing Interlude” is both a haunting romance and a mystery. A young woman, Sara Lee, joins the Red Cross, travels to Europe, and changes her life forever. “The Street of Seven Stars” is an atmospheric mystery set in long-ago Austria. Take a trip back in time and experience the danger first hand.
