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Lost Stradivarius
Lost Stradivarius
Falkner, John Meade
¥19.52
A fantastic spooky ghost tale by English novelist and poet John Meade Falkner, about an evil spirit invested in a Stradivarius violin, causing its owner to obsess over a particular piece of music that can call up the ghost of the violin's previous owner.
True Story of My Life
True Story of My Life
Andersen, Hans Christian
¥19.52
The translated autobiography of one of the greatest children's writers that has ever lived: Hans Christian Andersen. Anderson is most famous for his versions of classic fairytales, such as The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina and The Snow Queen.
Idol of Paris
Idol of Paris
Bernhardt, Sarah
¥19.52
A fascinating novel written by one of the most famous actresses of early cinema, Sarah Bernhardt. The book presents a fictionalised and idealised version of Bernhardt's own life and career.
Lair of the White Worm
Lair of the White Worm
Stoker, Bram
¥19.52
A classic horror novel by the author of Dracula, Bram Stoker. An Australian man travels to Mercia to meet his long-lost great-uncle, and finds himself and the centre of a series of strange events, for stirring beneath the town is an unholy creature known as the White Worm.
Sea-Wolf
Sea-Wolf
London, Jack
¥19.52
This is a 1904 psychological thriller written by Jack London, an American writer. The story centres around Wolf Larsen, a dominant character who rescues survivors from an ocean collision. When first published it was a sell out, selling some 40,000 copies. The author went on to write The Call of the Wild.
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.
True Story of Christopher Columbus
True Story of Christopher Columbus
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter
¥19.52
A fantastic biography of one of the world's greatest explorers, Christopher Columbus, written by the prolific children's historian Elbridge Streeter Brooks.
White Company
White Company
Conan Doyle, Arthur
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Set during the Hundred Years War, the story follows a free company of archers during the war, set against a backdrop of the campaign of Edward, the Black Prince to restore Peter of Castile to the throne of the Kingdom of Castile.
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.
Valet's Tragedy
Valet's Tragedy
Lang, Andrew
¥19.52
A fascinating look at twelve historical mysteries by famed anthropologist and historian Andrew Lang.
Gilpins and their Fortunes
Gilpins and their Fortunes
Kingston, W. H. G.
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure novel by W. H. G. Kingston set in early colonial Australia.
Pirates of Malabar
Pirates of Malabar
Biddulph, John
¥19.52
A fascinating account of events that took place at the Malabar Coast during the mid-19th Century, including the machinations of the powerful East India Company, the rule of the Moghul, and the activities of pirates such as the fearsome Captain Kidd.
Vital Message
Vital Message
Conan Doyle, Arthur
¥19.52
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle continues his discussion of Spiritualism that he began in 'The New Revelation'.
Republic by Plato
Republic by Plato
Jowett, Benjamin
¥19.52
The famous Benjamin Jowett translation of Plato's most famous dialogue, 'The Republic', in which he lays out his vision of a perfect state, a utopia, ruled by wise philosopher-kings.
Rover of the Andes
Rover of the Andes
Ballantyne, R. M.
¥19.52
A fantastic historical adventure by the Scottish master of juvenile fiction R. M. Ballantyne.
Minister of Evil
Minister of Evil
le Queux, William
¥19.52
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.
Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Raspe, Rudolph Erich
¥19.52
A collection of tall tales about the famous German baron Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Munchhausen. Many of the stories may have originated from the baron himself, as he was well known as a teller of exaggerated tales, although much of the material is borrowed from other, earlier stories.
Wife and Other Stories
Wife and Other Stories
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
¥19.52
Nine short stories from the Russian literary master Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.Includes the stories:The WifeDifficult PeopleThe GrasshopperA Dreary StoryThe Privy CouncillorThe Man in a CaseGooseberriesAbout LoveThe Lottery Ticket
Science of Fairy Tales
Science of Fairy Tales
Hartland, Edwin Sidney
¥19.52
A fascinating look at the mythology of fairytales by famed folklorist Edwin Sidney Hartland, who takes the approach of assembling and studying persistent and widespread folklore in an attempt to provide a scientific insight into belief systems.
Europeans
Europeans
James, Henry
¥19.52
Henry James' comic short novel from 1878 follows the European siblings Eugenia Munster and Felix Young as they move to New England.
Uncommercial Traveller
Uncommercial Traveller
Dickens, Charles
¥19.52
Charles Dickens's fantastic collection of literary sketches and reminiscences.