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Four Short Stories
Four Short Stories
Anonymous
¥19.52
Four classic historical fiction stories by anonymous authors set in the early 19th century: The Mysterious Spaniard The Dead Bride The Spectre Hand Found and Lost
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Francis of Assisi
Chalippe, Father Candide
¥19.52
A comprehensive guide to the life and legends of the 12th/13th Century Catholic patron saint and founder of the Order of Friars Minor (the Franciscan Friars), Saint Francis of Assisi.
French Mediaeval Romances
French Mediaeval Romances
de France, Marie
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of romantic tales translated from the original 12th century Anglo-Norman, originally known as the Lais of Marie de France.
Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life
Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life
Budge, E. A. Wallis
¥19.52
A fascinating look at the religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians by renowned Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist E. A. Wallis Budge, who worked for the world famous British Museum.
Long Walk Home
Long Walk Home
Keen, A.M.
¥39.14
In one single day the entire UK changed, and could never revert back to normality. Bombs detonated in every major city across England, releasing the little known 'Non Compos Mentis Virus,' and with it destroying seventy-five percent of the population. However, the virus didn't kill those who contracted it, but instead infected their minds and senses, turning them in to violent psychopaths that can feel no pain and also gave them a new goal in life; to destroy anyone who does not carry the same virus. Bucky Jackson awakes from a minibus crash that killed most of his school cricket team. Rescued by his friend Johnny, the remaining kids and teachers seek sanctuary inside a hardware shop in a small, Northamptonshire town.As the days pass, they decide to try for a safe zone at a football stadium a few towns away. With every step danger lurks, not only from the zombies that swarm the area in their thousands, but more so from the handful of people who survived the virus outbreak. As their journey continues, Bucky is looked to as a leader to help them reach their destination. They encounter killer clowns, hordes of the undead and an organised crime outfit as well as dealing with treachery within their own group. Bucky must learn to unite his team and teach them to rely on each other, as their journey may be longer than anticipated....
Witch of Prague
Witch of Prague
Crawford, F. Marion
¥19.52
A classic fantasy novel by prolific American writer F. Marion Crawford.
One-On-One
One-On-One
Spires, Philip
¥44.05
In her trademark series, One-On-One, Christine Gardner, freelance journalist and television presenter, puts powerful people into the limelight. Her latest subject is Salleh Abdullah, once known as Trevor Cartwright, a British expatriate mathematician and convert to Islam. He has amassed a fortune and now international notoriety via his deft trading on financial markets using methods that thus far have defied all analysis. In just two years his fortune in equities has grown so great that his holdings in multinational companies are causing concern. To date, he has resisted all contact with the media, but Christine and he share a past, a past that both of them keenly recall. Cartwright finds her request to record episodes of One-On-One impossible to refuse. This will be Salleh Abdullah's first media exposure. But who is Christine working for? Is she freelance? Or does she appear in someone else's script? Perhaps her husband, Anthony Green, who watches his wife's encounter with Salleh Abdullah from his office desk, can answer. Set on a private island in the South China Sea where Cartwright regularly retires to work, One-On-One follows the progress of Christine Gardiner's project as allegiances begin to shift.
Mixed Scenarios
Mixed Scenarios
Nite, Aluta
¥19.52
Contained in this book are 37 short stories on a fictional level and covering diverse issues on humanity. The stories encase many aspects of living on various levels of weightiness.
101 Amazing Facts about Ships and Boats
101 Amazing Facts about Ships and Boats
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Do you know how many cannons a Tudor ship could carry? How many people go missing from cruise ships every year? What is a hawsehole? And why are submarines painted black? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts about ships and boats, split into categories such as famous ships, seafaring terminology, naval ship classes and many more. So if you want to know what the fastest ship in the world is, or who made the deepest solo dive in a submarine, then this is the book for you. Find the information you want, fast!
101 Amazing Facts about Dinosaurs
101 Amazing Facts about Dinosaurs
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Did you know there is a species of dinosaur named after Hogwarts? Which were the largest and smallest dinosaurs? What is the difference between a brontosaurus and an apatosaurus? This excellent book answers all of these questions and more, with over one hundred facts about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
Sherlock Holmes and the Menacing Monk
Sherlock Holmes and the Menacing Monk
Mitchell, Allan
¥48.95
Sherlock Holmes looks on idle and infuriated from the sidelines while evil has Whitechapel in the grip of fear, evil which bears the infamous name of - Jack the Ripper - a name set to raise the hackles on people's necks for generations to come. A fearful officialdom has declared Sherlock 'persona non grata' but is suffering the wrath of public opinion for its failure to bring the murderer to justice. Sherlock suspects there is more to this ritual of death being performed on London's darkened streets and makes plans for his own inquiry after an ancient brotherhood makes contact. Stanza by stanza, the reader is stirringly swept along as Allan Mitchell's rhythmic rhymes carry Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson toward their electrifying encounter with the Menacing Monk.
Graceland Cemetery in Chicago
Graceland Cemetery in Chicago
Rossini, Brenda
¥44.05
Graceland Cemetery is one of Chicago's most outstanding memorial grounds. It's like a little town with a private lake and mausoleums lining its streets. The funerary architecture is spectacular. Here lie Chicago's deceased: baseball players, boxers, ballerinas, fire victims, detectives, politicians, department store owners and inventors. They passed through nature and on to eternity but not without a pawky connection to Sherlock Holmes.
Water Babies
Water Babies
Kingsley, Charles
¥19.52
Written by the Rev Charles Kingsley in 1863 it quickly became a classic child's story. Tom, a young chimney sweep, falls into a river after encountering a girl named Ellie and being chased out of her house. There he dies and is transformed into a "e;water baby"e;, and begins his moral education.
Sherlock Holmes and the Richmond Werewolf
Sherlock Holmes and the Richmond Werewolf
Little, John A.
¥19.52
In this enjoyable and rather quirky Sherlockian short story, Holmes' addiction to cocaine causes somewhat of a rift between the two friends. But can this, along with the possibility of an ancient nemesis returning from the grave, inspire Holmes to discover his inner animal and solve yet another perplexing case? This intriguing tale was first published in 2015 in the second collection of the Final Tales of Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes and the Hammersmith Hound
Sherlock Holmes and the Hammersmith Hound
Little, John A.
¥19.52
In this compelling short story, the grandson of a university friend provides a crossword puzzle for Holmes, which leads to his meeting the ghost of an old love. But can he solve an important final problem for her? This enjoyable Sherlockian tale was first published in 2015 in the second collection of the Final Tales of Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes and the Battersea Fetishists
Sherlock Holmes and the Battersea Fetishists
Little, John A.
¥19.52
In this compelling short story a secret society is hiding some truly murderous rituals. Watson's membership of the organisation enables him and his long-standing partner to identify a killer; a killer who happens to be a well-known politician who has risen to the rank of Sovereign Inspector-General within the arcane society...This Sherlockian gem was first published in 2016 in the third collection of the Final Tales of Sherlock Holmes.
Wulf the Saxon
Wulf the Saxon
Henty, G. A.
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel set during the events after the Norman invasion of England in 1066. Written by the prolific historical adventure writer G. A. Henty, who has over 120 books to his name.
Trials of Sherlock Holmes
Trials of Sherlock Holmes
Moffett, James
¥48.95
It is a cold London morning in 1887, and the discovery of a dead man in an abandoned house plunges Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson into a series of eight trying cases that will test the friendship of the two companions and threaten the safety of the country itself. From a staged murder to an impossible suicide, the theft of a national document to the disappearance of an entire family, London's foremost consulting detective and his faithful companion must seek out the clues and venture into the very heart of each mystery. All the while a sinister force, lurking amid the busy streets of London, stalks their every case, testing their own mental and physical prowess; ultimately they require the assistance of their closest allies, including Mycroft Holmes and the unsophisticated Inspectors Gregson and Lestrade.Will Holmes and Watson be able to avert the approaching threat that appears to be vengefully heading straight for them?
Anne of the Island
Anne of the Island
Montgomery, L. M.
¥19.52
The third of a series of Montgomery's novels written about Anne Shirley from the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea.Follow Anne, who was introduced in 'Anne of Green Gables', as she leaves Avonlea to pursue her dream of studying at Redmond College in Nova Scotia.
At a Winter's Fire
At a Winter's Fire
Capes, Bernard
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of eleven short mysteries and poems from prolific English Victorian mystery writer Bernard Capes.
Memoirs from Mrs. Hudson's Kitchen
Memoirs from Mrs. Hudson's Kitchen
Heyman-Marsaw, Wendy
¥58.76
Mrs. Hudson is possibly the most famous landlady in literature. Presiding over the comings and goings at 221B Baker Street, she saw many clients, villains and Baker Street Irregulars during the tenancy of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. This series of columns, thoughts, recipes and memoirs are from a long-running column in the Sherlockian journal Canadian Holmes. In it the author, Wendy Heyman-Marsaw, puts herself in Mrs. Hudson's shoes, up and down the 17 steps, and recounts not only the time and era but the food, dining and eating habits of Victorian England. This book explores the meals Mrs. Hudson would have prepared and served her two famous lodgers, what food they would have had while on rail journeys or eaten at hotels around London or inns around England. You will also learn about Mrs. Hudson herself, her husband and even her views towards women's roles and rights in Victorian times. With many illustrations from the Strand Magazine, readers will get a rare peek inside Victorian life.