A fantastic collection of eight detective stories by G. K. Chesterton.Contains:The Face in the TargetThe Vanishing PrinceThe Soul of the SchoolboyThe Bottomless WellThe Fad of the FishermanThe Hole in the WallThe Temple of SilenceThe Vengeance of the Statue

Danny is usually a very quiet and well behaved dog. That's why he is so good as his job. Some dogs work on farms, some help people who can't see and Danny helps children who find it difficult to read. He usually visits schools and libraries but today he is being given a special award for his work and he is going to London to collect it. Who could possibly have imagined the mischief he gets up to on this special day?!

In Sherlock Holmes and The Dead Boer at Scotney Castle the great consulting detective comes up against the rich and powerful Kipling League. Dr Watson recounts the extraordinary events which took place on a spacious early summer day in the Sussex and Kent countryside in 1904. None of the earlier stories chronicling the adventures of Sherlock Holmes compares to the strange circumstances which determined Watson to take up his pen to relate this extraordinary adventure against Holmes express wishes.

The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia'Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was one of the most influential people in Russia in the late-19th/early-20th century. A Russian mystic who apparently had great personal influence over the Russian royal family at the turn of the century, Rasputin is renowned for his mysterious ways and the legends that have built up around his life and death. Written by the famous Anglo-French journalist William Tufnell Le Queux.

Sebastian Symes, rival of Sherlock Holmes, searches for a butcher's missing daughter. He and his companion Major Ritson encounter a Hungarian Count, a religious relic and a company of Hussars, in a tale of Victorian morality.

This book, Charles Dickens' final novel, was never completed, leaving the reader to wonder at the final fate of the characters. Edwin Drood's uncle, a choirmaster named John Jasper, falls in love with his pupil, who happens to be Drood's fiance, Rosa Bud, who is also fancied by Neville Landless, a man from Ceylon (now better known as Sri Lanka). Amid these turbulent relationships Drood mysteriously vanishes.

From the well-worn tin dispatch box belonging to Dr J. H. Watson, three untold stories are brought to light. In Sherlock Holmes and The Murder At Lodore Falls, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are drawn into a case that involves murder, blackmail and robbery. It is a case that leads to danger to both Homes and Watson and brings a confrontation with their old adversary. With Dr Watson facing his own personal nightmares, will Holmes be able to solve the mystery and help his troubled friend? The two other tales are Christmas stories. In The Adventure Of The Wooden Boat, Dr Watson is haunted by an old tragedy and copes by building a model boat, which is an old family tradition. In The Call of Angels, Dr Watson has an accident while travelling back to Baker Street and is aided by a mysterious stranger. Who is this mysterious stranger? Sherlock Holmes is determined to uncover the truth, but all is not as it appears as his investigation comes to a stunning conclusion.

Arthur Conan Doyle's fantastic second adventure starring the intrepid Professor Challenger. The Professor sends cryptic telegrams to his companions from the events of 'The Lost World', Edward Malone, Lord John Roxton, and Professor Summerlee, telling them to join them at his home. There he tells them that he has detected a giant belt of poisonous ether that the Earth is about to come in to contact with, and they must all seal themselves in a room with oxygen tanks to protect themselves. How will they survive as the whole world dies around them?

Based on a true story and set during the American Civil War this novel follows the tale of Edwin, one of three children placed in a poorhouse by their mother who has lost her husband in the war and cannot afford to care for them.

A fantastic collection of light, chirping articles originally published in Fraser's Magazine from Church of Scotland minister Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd.

A fantastic historical novel by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Set in France during the reign of Louis XIV, the story follows Amory de Catinat, a Huguenot (Protestant) guardsman of the king during a time when France, then predominantly Catholic, became more and more difficult for Protestants, resulting in the Edict of Nates being revoked and the Huguenots being deported to America.

1903 saw The Adventure of The Empty House and the return of Sherlock Holmes to 221b Baker Street where he explains the deception of his death at the Reichenbach Falls to his faithful friend Dr John Watson. 2012 sees The Crime of The Empty House where the former home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Undershaw, lies in disrepair and the threat of being destroyed forever. Commissioned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself, Undershaw was witness to the creation of many of his most famous works, including The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Return of Sherlock Holmes. It is a building deserving preservation for the British nation, and indeed the world, for all time. Sadly, the building is currently under threat from the property developers who wish to divide the house into 3 separate units and build a further 5 alongside. Planning permission for development has already been approved by Waverley Borough Council. The Undershaw Preservation Trust (UPT), with Mark Gatiss [BBC Sherlock] as Patron, is dedicated to the preservation and protection of this important literary building and are campaigning to get this decision overturned, so the house can be restored to its original glory and enjoyed as the single dwelling Sir Arthur Conan Doyle intended it to be. This book is a collection of short Sherlock Holmes stories and poems written by fans from around the world in support of the Save Undershaw campaign - even the cover has been designed by fans. Royalties from the book go towards the UPT to preserve this wonderful house for future generations of Doyleans, Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts and literary fans of all kinds. More information on the Save Undershaw campaign can be found on their website: www.saveundershaw.com.

A fantastic historical adventure by the Scottish master of juvenile fiction R. M. Ballantyne.

A Russian classic by author Leonid Andreyev. Seven men, five terrorists and two common peasants, are condemned to death by hanging. The book follows each of the men's personal journey as they seek to deal with their fate.

A fantastic crime novel by the English author most famous for the 'Raffles' series of novels, E. W. Hornung.

A new boy has joined Dreamland International and Wuraola, Nneka and Azeezah want to make him welcome. Azeezah's brother Zafar has been asked to be Leo's 'buddy' for the first week but it isn't easy. Zafar asks the girls to help him and they show Leo how to control his anger so he can make friends.

Barefoot on Baker Street is set in late Victorian London where a life of crime is the only way to escape poverty and servitude for one bright young workhouse orphan. The narrative follows Red on her incredible life-journey as it twists and turns through poverty, riches, infatuation, loss and love. A dramatic escape from the workhouse at thirteen propels Red into a world of slum housing, street gangs, prostitution and petty crime as the rapidly expanding city groans under the weight of the industrial revolution. A chance meeting with the mysterious and eccentric Sherlock Holmes prompts an infatuation which cuts through her street-wise bravado. Red's blossoming criminal career also brings her to the attention of Professor James Moriarty. An autistic savant riddled with obsessive compulsions, Moriarty is a dangerous criminal who draws Red into his life and onto a collision course with Holmes.

Kog??lniceanu ?n literatura istoric?? a Rom?niei ?i Alecsandri ?n literatura noastr?? poporan?? joac?? p?n?? la un punct rolul lui Columb ?n privin?a geografic??. – Bogdan P. Hasdeu Mihail Kog??lniceanu a fost una din acele naturi alese ce greu ?ncap c?teva al??turea ?n veac; pentru care timpul care l-a tr??it a fost prea scurt ?i spa?iul ?n care i-a fost ?nvoit s?? se mi?te prea ne?nc??p??tor spre a dezvolta uria?a putere a concep?iunilor cuget??rilor ?i n??zuin?ilor lui. – A.D. Xenopol

Birileri ?anakkale’de, Kurtulu? Sava??’nda sava??p tutsak olurken, ?ehit olurken baz? az?nl?klar ve a?a tak?m? geride kal?p mal mülk edinme pe?indedirler. Devlet y?netimindeki adamlar?n?n deste?iyle A?alar halk?n elindeki topra?a zorla el koyar. El koyduklar? yetmezmi? gibi halk? adeta k?le gibi ezer, s?mürür; ?nüne ??kan her engeli yok ederler.? Fakat Goca Meryem gibi bir kad?n ??kar ve kendili?inden olu?an hareketin ba??na ge?erek kanl? bir ba?kald?r? ger?ekle?tirir.? Sonras?nda ?smet ?n?nü deste?iyle Ziraat Bankas? kredi verir ve toprak reformu yap?l?r. ?Bu y?nüyle bu ?ykü ülkemizde ya?anm?? benzeri olmayan bir ?yküdür. ?Zulme ra?men romantizmi elden b?rakmayan, a?klar?n? koruyan insan ?ykülerini k?rk kaynak ki?inin anlat?m?na ba?l? olarak ger?ek kahraman ve yer adlar?yla yaz?lm?? bir an? romand?r Goca Meryem. K?y Ak da??n eteklerinde, kü?ük bir ovan?n k?y?s?nda duran tatl? iki tepeci?e yaslanm??t?. Ovalar?nda ahlat armutlar?, güz rengine boyanm?? meyvesiz a?a?lar, kü?ücük da? elmalar?, as?rl?k cevizler toprak daml? evleri sakl?yordu. K?y iki yakas? bir araya gelmemi?, zar zor ge?inen yoksul elli alt? haneden olu?uyordu. Her evin az ?ok ke?isi, koyunu; uysal ?küzleri, inekleri vard?. ???????? 1924 y?l?nda Cumhuriyetle birlikte ??rten k?yü Mu?la’dan al?n?p Burdur iline kat?ld?. Bu nedenle Mu?lal? birka? toprak sahibi topraklar?n? sat?p gitme karar? ald?. ?Bu teklif üzerine birka? kurnaz k?ylü toprak sahiplerine: ????????? “Bekleyin biz aram?zda g?rü?üp karar? size bildirece?iz,”dediler. Bir araya gelen Muhtar Karaca, Habip ve G?k ?akir, oturmu? bu konuyu tart???yorlard?: “Ta?lay?verelim gitsinler. Bu zamanda kim para bulmu? da toprak sat?n alacak. Satamazlar. Satamad??? topra?? ne yapacaklar? Gelip ekebilecekler mi? Sanm?yorum. ?ekip gidecekler, ?yle de?il mi?” dedi G?k ?akir. Habip: “Ta?layal?m vallahi, ta?land??? yere bir daha ad?mlar?n? atamazlar.” “Arkada?lar bu insanlarla y?llarca tarla kom?ulu?u yapm???z, birbirimizin lokmalar?n? yemi?iz, sonra babalar? da baba dostlar?d?r. Ay?p olmaz m? k?yden kuduz k?pek kovar gibi bu insanlar? ta?lamak!” G?k ?akir: “Ay?p diyorsun, ama toprak alacak para m? var?” “Oldu?u kadar veririz, gerisini harman kalk?m?ndan sonra deriz, olmad? taksit taksit ?deriz. Adamlar?n ba?ka bir se?ene?i g?rünmüyor gibi; kabul etmeyip de ne yapacaklar!” “??te ba?ka se?enekleri olmad??? i?in ta?layaca??z ya, ta?layal?m gitsinler!” deyip ?srar?n? sürdürdü G?k ?akir. “Hadi o zaman gazam?z mübarek olsun!”dedi onun silah arkada?? Habip. Zaten G?k ?akir ne derse ona uyard?. ?ünkü seferberlikte yaralan?p dü?tü?ünde kendisini omzuna al?p cephe gerisine ta??y?p kurtaran G?k ?akir’di. Ona bir can borcu vard?. O yüzden, o gün bu gün hep ayn? sibekten i?erlerdi. Karaca ne de olsa muhtard?. Bu i?e kar??mak istemiyordu. G?k ?akir ile Habip, birka? k?ylüyü yanlar?na ald?. Eli ta? tutan ne kadar ?oluk ?ocuk varsa toplad?lar. Mu?lal? toprak sahipleri, Karap?nar’?n ?nünde k?ylülerden gelecek haberi bekliyordu. K?ylüler, gizlendikleri yerden onlar? ta?a tuttular. Her bir yandan ya?mur gibi ta? ya??yordu. Toprak sahipleri neye u?rad?klar?n? anlayamad?lar. “Anam, yand?m! Can?n? seven ka?s?n!” “Hadi atla! “Tak tuk” Mu?lal?lar ka?arken ayaklar? k??lar?na yap???yordu. HAL?L ERDEM ?1961 Dirmil-Burdur do?umlu. Gazi ?niversitesi E?itim Fakültesi S?n?f ??retmenli?ini bitirdi. Türk?e B?lümünde lisans tamamlad?. Kar Ayd?nl??????? (Roman)?????? Fam Yay?nlar? 2014 Dirmil ?mürcüsü????? (Roman)?????? Fam Yay?nlar?2006- 2014 Goca Meryem? (Roman)?????? Fam Yay?nlar? 2014 Tokat??????????????? (?ocuk Roman?) Kendi Yay?n? 2013 Teke Y?resi Halk ?nan?lar? (Ara?t?rma - inceleme) Kendi Yay?n? 2008 Karacao?lan Gelene?inde Dirmil Güzellemeleri ve ?yküler (Ara?t?rma inceleme) 2011 Alter Yay. Gece Mavisinde A?k?????????????? (?iir)?????? Kendi Yay?n? 1998 Ve Al???ld? ?lüme???? (?iir )????? Temmuz Yay?nlar? 1990 Kardan Adam?? (?ocuk ?iirleri) Kendi Yay?n? 1998 I??k Avc?lar??????? (?ocuk ?iirleri) Kendi Yay?n?) 2013 ??pten ??rendi?im Hayat?? ?ocuk Kitab?????????? ????2015 G?l Hikayeleri?????????? (?ykü)???????????????????????????????????? 2015 ? ?iir ve yaz?lar?n? Bah?e, Mavi Umut, Bahar, ?al?, ??retmen Dünyas?, Dirmil, Noktam, Bezuvar, süje, Kar dergilerinde yay?nlad?. Beykonak E?itim ve Kültür Vakf? Yirce ?iir Yar??mas?nda. Ne-Var Yok ?iiriyle Birincilik ald?.(2004) Resim ?al??malar?n? da yürüten Halil ERDEM 3 ki?isel, 25 karma resim sergi etkinli?inde bulundu.

Bir ?ocu?un, ya?ad??? ?ehirden k?rsalda ya?ayan babaannesinin yan?nda gidip yaz tatilini ge?irirken ya?ad??? maceray? anlat?r Tokat??. 85 ya??ndaki babaannesinin dikti?i a?a?larla nas?l ya?ama ba?land???n?, kendi kedine eme?iyle nas?l ayakta kald???n? anlatan, ?ocuklar?n aya??n? yere bast?racak ger?ekli?in romand?r. Tokat?? karakteriyle g?revi k?tüye kullanman?n sonu?lar?n? ya?ayarak g?ren Bar?? bir atla ve ba? bek?isi k?z arkada??yla ge?irdikleri unutulmaz bir yaz maceras?n?n yan?nda bilgiye ula?may?, bilimselli?i ara?t?rma sonunda ??renen ?ocuklar?n ?yküsüdür Tokat??. ?AM KARDE?L??? ? Nisan sonlar?yd?. Hava ?oktan ?s?nm??, b?rtü b?cek hareketlenmi?ti. Toprakta bin bir tohum canlanm??, yeryüzünü ye?ile boyam??t?. Bademler, ?eftaliler, elma a?a?lar?, bütün do?a tomurcuk patlamas?yla ba? d?ndürücü bir güzelli?e bürünmü?tü. A?a?lar duva??n? takm?? gelin gibiydi. 23 Nisan co?kusu bütün ?ocuklar?n i?indeydi. Okullarda bayraklar, fenerler, ?e?it ?e?it el i?i süslemeler okul pencerelerinde ?ocuklara, gen?lere; hatta bütün ulusa k?van?la bak?yordu. Zil ?ald?. ?ocuklar ko?ullanm?? zil sesiyle bah?eyi bo?alt?p s?n?flara girdi. ?ocuklar?n sesleriyle yank?lanan bo?luk, ayak izlerini ta??yan bah?e, d??ar?da kald?. S?n?fa giren ??retmen: —?ocuklar, size güzel bir haberim var, Pamukkale’ye bir gezi yapaca??z, dedi. S?n?ftaki bütün ??renciler bir a??zdan: —Oley! diye sevin? ???l??? att?lar. Planlama ve haz?rl?klar yap?ld?. Yola ??k?ld?. May?s ay?n?n ilk haftas?yd?. Otobüs Antalya’dan ??k?p yükseklere do?ru yol ald?k?a, ?ocuklar havan?n serinledi?ini fark ettiler. ?? ?Denizli’ye girmeden mola verip piknik yapmak istiyorlard?. Her ?ocu?un geziden beklentileri ayr? ayr?yd?. Kimi ?i?eklerin i?inde oyunlar kuracakt?. Kimi a?a?lara t?rmanacakt?. Kimi de belgesellerde g?rdü?ü canl?larla kar??la?abileceklerini hayal ediyordu. ?imdilik onlara d?rt duvarl? s?n?ftan ??kmak bile yetmi?ti. ??? Otobüs, derin bir vadide bir süre ilerledikten sonra ?ay?r? ?imeni bol, ho? bir düzlükte durdu. ??retmen kap? a??lmadan gerekli uyar?lar? yapt?. Kap? a??ld?. ?ocuklar s?rayla indiler. Hava s?cakt?. Ku?lar?n, b?rtü b?ceklerin güzel sesleri bitmeyen bir ?ark? gibiydi. Yaban ?ilekleri, b??ürtlenler, al??lar, da? elmas?, ku?burnular hepsi ama hepsi ?i?eklerini ?oktan a?m??, yapraklar? tomurcuklanm??t?. ??? ?ocuklar, ?imenin yumu?akl???n? hissedince, ko?maktan kendini alam?yordu. K?zlar ?i?ekten ba?lar?na ta? yap?yor, ar?lar o ?i?ekten ?tekine u?u?urken, onlarla yar???rcas?na hoplay?p z?pl?yorlard?. ??? Bar??, g?züne kestirdi?i bir ?am a?ac?na y?nelip t?rmanmaya ba?lad?. Bar??’? g?ren ?ocuklar ??retmene g?sterdiler. ??retmen ?am a?ac?na bakt?: HAL?L ERDEM ? 1961 Dirmil-Burdur do?umlu. Gazi ?niversitesi E?itim Fakültesi S?n?f ??retmenli?ini bitirdi. Türk?e B?lümünde lisans tamamlad?. Kar Ayd?nl??????????? (Roman)?????? Fam Yay?nlar? 2014 Dirmil ?mürcüsü (Roman)?????? Fam Yay?nlar?2006- 2014 Goca Meryem????? (Roman)?????? Fam Yay?nlar? 2014 Tokat?????????????????????? (?ocuk Roman?) Kendi Yay?n? 2013 Teke Y?resi Halk ?nan?lar? (Ara?t?rma - inceleme) Kendi Yay?n? 2008 Karacao?lan Gelene?inde Dirmil Güzellemeleri ve ?yküler (Ara?t?rma inceleme) 2011 Alter Yay. Gece Mavisinde A?k???? (?iir)?????? Kendi Yay?n? 1998 Ve Al???ld? ?lüme?????????? (?iir )????? Temmuz Yay?nlar? 1990 Kardan Adam??????? (?ocuk ?iirleri) Kendi Yay?n? 1998 I??k Avc?lar???????????? (?ocuk ?iirleri) Kendi Yay?n?) 2013 ??pten ??rendi?im Hayat?? ?ocuk Kitab?????????????? 2015 G?l Hikayeleri?????????? (?ykü)???????????????????????????????????? 2015 ? ?iir ve yaz?lar?n? Bah?e, Mavi Umut, Bahar, ?al?, ??retmen Dünyas?, Dirmil, Noktam, Bezuvar, süje, Kar dergilerinde yay?nlad?. Beykonak E?itim ve Kültür Vakf? Yirce ?iir Yar??mas?nda. Ne-Var Yok ?iiriyle Birincilik ald?.(2004) Resim ?al??malar?n? da yürüten Halil ERDEM 3 ki?isel, 25 karma resim sergi etkinli?inde bulundu.

Russo ni se dovedeste… in aceasta opera mai renumita a lui, posesorul unui ?simt muzical?, pe care, in acelasi fel si cu aceleasi caracteristici, proza romaneasca nu-l manifestase mai inainte… Multimea conjunctiei ?si? in Cantarea Romaniei lucreaza ca un ?legatto? muzical, menit sa elimine articulatia logica si oarecum spatiala a propozitiilor si sa sublinieze continuitatea lor metodica. Nimeni mai mult ca Russo n-a folosit in proza noastra acest vechi ?si? biblic, procedeu magic si incantatoriu…“ – Tudor Vianu