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The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont
The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont
Robert Barr
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When I say I am called Valmont the name will convey no impression to the reader one way or another. My occupation is that of private detective in London but if you ask any policeman in Paris who Valmont was he will likely be able to tell you unless he is a recent recruit. ? The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont (1906) brings together tales of the multifarious exploits of Robert Barr's elegant and cunning sleuth, Valmont, a brilliantly ironic parody of Sherlock Holmes. Exhibiting the crucial combination of realism and imagination that characterizes the finest crime writing, the stories exude playfulness and wit, blending mystery and quasi-Gothic thrills with humorous detours and romantic adventure. A notable figure in turn-of-the-century literary London and a friend of Conan Doyle, Barr was acutely aware of style as a form of statement and the stories are full of literary effects, commentary on the detective mystery genre, and Valmont's disparaging reflections on English values. From the hilarious satire of sensationalism in 'The Siamese Twin of a Bomb-Thrower' to the bizarre and operatic melodrama of 'The Ghost with the Club-Foot', Barr's stories delight the reader with their skill, variety, and never-abandoned sense of spirited fun. This edition also includes Barr's two rare pastiches of Valmont's rival, Sherlock Holmes.
Maggie:A Girl of the Streets
Maggie:A Girl of the Streets
Stephen Crane
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The work was considered risqué by publishers because of its literary realism and strong themes. Crane – who was 22 years old at the time – financed the book's publication himself, although the original 1893 edition was printed under the pseudonym Johnston Smith. After the success of 1895's The Red Badge of Courage, Maggie was reissued in 1896 with considerable changes and re-writing.
Chinese Folklore  The Tale of Dragon Princess
Chinese Folklore The Tale of Dragon Princess
Xenosabrina Sakura
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In the Sea of Dungting there is a hill, and in that hill there is a hole, and this hole is so deep that it has no bottom. Once a fisherman was passing there who slipped and fell into the hole. He came to a country full of winding ways which led over hill and dale for several miles. Finally he reached a dragon-castle lying in a great plain. There grew a green slime which reached to his knees. He went to the gate of the castle. It was guarded by a dragon who spouted water which dispersed in a fine mist. Within the gate lay a small hornless dragon who raised his head, showed his claws, and would not let him in. The fisherman spent several days in the cave, satisfying his hunger with the green slime, which he found edible and which tasted like rice-mush. At last he found a way out again. He told the district mandarin what had happened to him, and the latter reported the matter to the emperor. The emperor sent for a wise man and questioned him concerning it. The wise man said: “There are four paths in this cave. One path leads to the south-west shore of the Sea of Dungting, the second path leads to a valley in the land of the four rivers, the third path ends in a cave on the mountain of Lo-Fu and the fourth in an island of the Eastern Sea. In this cave dwells the seventh daughter of the Dragon-King of the Eastern Sea, who guards his pearls and his treasure.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Stories from the Faerie Queen
Stories from the Faerie Queen
Jeanie Lang
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Stories from the Faerie Queen
Tales of Men and Ghosts
Tales of Men and Ghosts
Edith Wharton
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Tales of Men and Ghosts
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Victor Hugo
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
H.G. Wells
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The Invisible Man
Can You Forgive Her
Can You Forgive Her
Anthony Trollope
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Can You Forgive Her
Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt
Theodore Dreiser
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Jennie Gerhardt
The Shadow on the Dial and Other Essays
The Shadow on the Dial and Other Essays
Ambrose Bierce
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The Shadow on the Dial and Other Essays
Lorraine
Lorraine
Robert W. Chambers
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Lorraine
An International Episode
An International Episode
Henry James
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An International Episode
Confidence
Confidence
Henry James
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Confidence
The Hand in the Dark
The Hand in the Dark
Arthur Rees
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The Hand in the Dark
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Dead Men Tell No Tales
E.W. Hornung
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Dead Men Tell No Tales
Felix Holt, the Radical
Felix Holt, the Radical
George Eliot
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Felix Holt, the Radical
Doors of the Night
Doors of the Night
Frank Packard
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Doors of the Night
Master and Man
Master and Man
Leo Tolstoy
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Master and Man