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Cross and the Shamrock
Cross and the Shamrock
Quigley, Hugh
¥19.52
Written by 19th century Catholic author Hugh Quigley, the full title of this work was: 'The Cross and the Shamrock; Or, How To Defend The Faith. An Irish-American Catholic Tale Of Real Life, Descriptive Of The Temptations, Sufferings, Trials, And Triumphs Of The Children Of St. Patrick In The Great Republic Of Washington. A Book For The Entertainment And Special Instructions Of The Catholic Male And Female Servants Of The United States.'
Excellence of the Rosary
Excellence of the Rosary
Frings, M. J.
¥19.52
A fascinating look at the history and significance of the Rosary, the popular Catholic devotion practised around the world for centuries.
Sherlockian Ruminations from a Stormy Petrel
Sherlockian Ruminations from a Stormy Petrel
Rossini, Brenda
¥9.71
Here are a few essays about puzzlers in and about Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories: The Devil's Foot and the author's cautious inserts of the Christian sacraments he learnt as a boy; A liturgical opposite - the Hebrew rabbi in Scandal in Bohemia; The Boscombe Valley murder re-emerging in a contemporary divining of a murder at Pemberley; The definitive solution and identification of Jack the Ripper - search no further; AND The Salvation Army and Suffragettes picked-on and prodded in the Red-Headed League.
Valley of Fear
Valley of Fear
Conan Doyle, Arthur
¥19.52
Another Holmes classic from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first publised in 1915.
Sherlock Holmes and The Menacing Moors
Sherlock Holmes and The Menacing Moors
Mitchell, Allan
¥44.05
A call from an old comrade has Holmes chasing a reported agent of Satan between the towering tors and bottomless bogs of Dartmoor only to find the limits of his own confidence and his Public's esteem. Only Watson stands his friend but even his patience is stretched. Sherlock's retreat to the bees of Sussex serves only to show him that his skills are unique and are desperately needed elsewhere. On returning to London, Holmes finds malign forces have been bringing ridicule to his doorstep. In this tale, the Great Sleuth is brought to life, uniquely, in expressive verse, a favourite form of the author who loves the language of Sherlock Holmes and the Menacing Moors.
Trevor's Island
Trevor's Island
Gumble, Margaret
¥19.52
Trevor's IslandHaving to leave his home and family far behind to go to school on the mainland Trevor is very unhappy and homesick. Then one night something magical happens and he is taken to an enchanted place. Here he finds happiness and amazing new friends.Tracy's WishThis story tells how a jealous girl makes a foolish wish to have her baby brother disappear, but is overheard by a witch who snaches him away. Finding a fairy friend she sets out to rescue him and faces grave danger.Tales of the WoodsThis book contains a warning to take notice of our surroundings and follow the country code. The story tells how a thoughtless action can bring terrible suffering to the creatures of the woods.Pip to the RescueThis book tells of the courage of a wood sprit to save his lake dwelling friends .Pip and his river bank friends are happy in their home, until cruel boys take away the toad to make sport with him. Pip uses his magic flute to save him and teaches these children how to treat others.Henry's PlightA farm gate not secured allows an inquisitive calf out to explore the world beyond the safety of the farm and into the hands of ruthless men who mean to sell him so he can never return home.
Orchestra Murders
Orchestra Murders
Fruchter, Rena
¥58.76
Superstar conductor Sir Gregory Langhorne and his globe-trotting, violin-soloist son Jonathan Langhorne are the best of friends-until a brutal murder shatters their lives and Jonathan becomes the prime suspect. Six years later, Sir Gregory is now the music director of the world famous Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra and has finally reconciled with his son Jonathan, just as members of the orchestra are being killed off one by one. The challenge for brilliant young hotshot Philadelphia Detective Cynthia Masters is to solve not only the orchestra murders, but the question of why murder seems to follow the Langhornes. Has Masters finally met her match-a case that cannot be solved? Set in London and Philadelphia, this dramatic story of murder, infidelity, and the abuse of money and power establishes Cynthia Masters as a world-class detective in this thrilling and unusual mystery.
Sherlock Holmes and the Folk Tale Mysteries - Volume 2
Sherlock Holmes and the Folk Tale Mysteries - Volume 2
Puhl, Gayle Lange
¥58.76
Jewel thefts, missing persons, even murder are all elements in the world of the great detective Sherlock Holmes. What connects the stories in this book is that the cases he and his biographer Dr. John H. Watson investigate are based on adventures beloved of childhood. In a novel twist to the usual Holmes pastiches, Mrs. Puhl has based her plots involving Mr. Sherlock Holmes on folk tales, nursery rhymes and other snippets of children's literature. She has brought them into the Victorian era and kept them true to the expectations for Holmesian stories. But these are not children's tales. There are no talking rabbits, no flying carpets or magic wands. There is not always a happy ending. They are all grounded in the logical world of Holmes and Watson. Two men are determined to prove in a race which of them is faster. A child is missing and presumed dead. Can Sherlock Holmes help heal the mother's broken heart? A baby is found in a basket at the foot of the seventeen steps to 221b Baker Street. Did an ancient legend lead to a modern-day murder?Join Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his biographer Dr. John H. Watson as they explore the unusual cases brought to them from the land of bedtime stories and wise adages. You may never feel quite the same again about children's literature.
Innocence of Father Brown
Innocence of Father Brown
Chesterton, G. K.
¥44.05
This first collection of Father Brown mysteries, widely considered the author's best, includes "e;The Blue Cross"e; "e;The Hammer of God,"e; "e;The Eye of Apollo"e; and more. Father Brown is the opposite of Sherlock Holmes - the quiet, nondescript little priest whom nobody notices. Readers who enjoy classic fiction - and a good mystery - will love this special hand-crafted, digitally-formatted ebook edition.
Russia's Struggle With Modernity 1815-1929
Russia's Struggle With Modernity 1815-1929
Shepley, Nick
¥29.33
In 1917 Czarist Russia collapsed during the catastrophe of the First World War, but the tensions that had accumulated inside the empire for a century due to the challenges that modernisation presented were the real seeds of her undoing. The 19th Century was a battle for the soul of Russia, and it decided whether she would embrace liberal democracy and industrialisation like her contemporaries in Europe, or whether she would retreat into the past. In fact, she did both, and the human legacy of the disasters that followed is still being barely comprehended.
Hope of the Gospel
Hope of the Gospel
MacDonald, George
¥19.52
A fascinating bible study on the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ, written by Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister George MacDonald.
House of the Wolf
House of the Wolf
Weyman, Stanley J
¥19.52
A fantastic romance novel set during the 16th century French Wars of Religion, written by the master of the romance novel, Stanley J. Weyman.
Jewel of Seven Stars
Jewel of Seven Stars
Stoker, Bram
¥19.52
This classic horror novel by the author of Dracula, Bram Stoker, is the original Mummy story. An archaeologist hatches an evil plan to resurrect Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy.
Sherlock Holmes and the Affair in Transylvania
Sherlock Holmes and the Affair in Transylvania
O'Hara, Gerry
¥73.48
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson are returning to London from Bucharest after the great detective has interceded in a delicate matter relating to the Rumanian Royal House. As they depart from Bucharest they receive their mail forwarded from London. Doctor Watson opens a distressing letter from his niece, Mina, now living in Budapest with her young husband, Janos, a newly qualified lawyer. It seems that the young man has not returned from a business assignment in Transylvania.Holmes advises that he and Watson should postpone their return to Baker Street. Watson wires ahead and they are met at the station by Mina and her friend, Lucy Westenra. Holmes is duly intrigued by their stay overnight at the home of Dr Westenra in the grounds of the asylum of which Dr Westenra is the Administrator.Holmes suspects that letters from the young lawyer may have been forged, or written under duress. Next day they set off for Castle Dracula.
Land We Live In
Land We Live In
Mann, Henry
¥19.52
A fantastic look at the history of the United States by American author, editor, journalist, civil war veteran and politician Henry Mann.
Sherlock Holmes and the Irish Rebels
Sherlock Holmes and the Irish Rebels
McMullen, Kieran
¥83.29
It is early 1916 and the world is at war. Sherlock Holmes is well into his spy persona as Altamont following the capture of the German spy Von Bork at the opening of the Great War. Watson is called to London by Mycroft Holmes and is asked to join Sherlock, who has infiltrated the Irish Volunteers. War within the United Kingdom could deal a decisive blow to the war effort and Holmes must find out the rebels plans, and if possible, stop the rebellion which appears imminent. He has need of Watson once again.
Outstanding Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
Outstanding Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
Kelly, Gerard
¥98.00
This compilation, comprising a Baker's (street) Dozen of his adventures, re-creates the gas-lit, fog-enshrouded world of Victorian London as once more Sherlock Holmes urges - Come, Watson, the game is afoot!
Man Who Died
Man Who Died
Lawrence, D. H.
¥19.52
D. H. Lawrence's classic two-part story, originally published as 'The Escaped Cock', is a re-imagining of the Biblical story of the Resurrection. The author himself described the story in a letter to his friend Earl Brewster thusly:'I wrote a story of the Resurrection, where Jesus gets up and feels very sick bout everything, and can't stand the old crowd any more - so cuts out - and as he heals up, he begins to find what an astonishing place the phenomenal world is, far more marvellous than any salvation or heaven - and thanks his stars he needn't have a mission any more.'
My Dear Watson
My Dear Watson
Bridges, Margaret Park
¥73.48
The greatest mystery surrounding Sherlock Holmes comes to light he was actually a woman! The master or rather, mistress of disguise finally puts pen to paper to reveal this decades-long deception and, in so doing, discovers another fact she kept secret even from herself. The complex mind of the brilliant consulting detective is finally opened to the public, in the chronicle of a new case involving Dr. Watson and Constance Moriarty, the beguiling daughter of Holmes infamous nemesis.
Man Who Knew Too Much
Man Who Knew Too Much
Chesterton, G. K.
¥19.52
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 Goes to London
Danny Goes to London
JudyBee
¥53.86
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?!