A curation for lovers of literature and mystery.
A rich reading resource for bookworms, bibliophiles, students and home schoolers.
Collated from the eclectic library of Lord Montague Singer. Volume 1 in this series comprises:
The Horla - Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant
The McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm - Mark Twain
Zadig the Babylonian - Jean Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire
My Own True Ghost Story - Rudyard Kipling
Fear - Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant
The Strange Orchid - HG Wells
The Pavilion on the Links - Robert Louis Stevenson
The Man with the Pale Eyes - Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant
The Baron’s Quarry - Egerton Castle
The Nail - Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza
The Sad Story of a Dramatic Critic - HG Wells
The Miracle of Zobéide - Pierre Mille
His Wedded Wife - Rudyard Kipling
Ghosts - Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant
A Fable - Rudyard Kipling
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An intriguing and chilling treasury of the greatest mystery stories from the world’s classic writers.
A superb anthology of masterpiece shorts, featuring mysteries, tragedies, ghost stories and tales of the weird and supernatural.
Fables and morality tales to thrill and chill.
Beautifully written by American and European authors who share a genius to story telling.
The Head Librarian
“It is a rare privilege to witness these accounts and tales. They are among the finest of His Lordship’s collection”
The Chancellor
“One is universally moved by the caliber of writing and, if I may say, by the character of the Collector”
The Governess