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The Stark Munro Letters
The Stark Munro Letters – Arthur Conan Doyle Obviously “The Stark Munro Letters“ have not the fascination of the unique Sherlock Holmes, but the book is a bit of real literature. It narrates the struggles of a young medical man to secure a footing, and the courage and energy of this person are not less […]
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan Doyle “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” is the first of many short story collections featuring detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner Watson. Among many others, it contains the following episodes: A Scandal In Bohemia The Red-Headed League A Case Of Identity The Boscombe Valley Mystery The Five […]
Old French Fairy Tales
Old French Fairy Tales – Comtesse de Segur This beautiful book contains a group of fairy tales redolent of the charm of the seventeenth century, told with that delicacy so characteristic of the French. The illustrations, by Virginia Sterrett, are unusual for their beauty and artistic finish. The fairy tales included are. The Story Of […]
The History of Cook County, Illinois
The History of Cook County, Illinois – Weston A. Goodspeed In this book the author, Weston A. Goodspeed, and the editor, Juergen beck, offer a general survey of Cook County history, including a condensed history of Chicago and special account of districts outside the city limits, from the earliest settlement to the time of the […]
A Century History Of The Santa Monica Bay Cities
A Century History Of The Santa Monica Bay Cities – Luther A. Ingersoll Ingersoll’s book basically consists of three parts: the first and second parts offer a brief history of California and Los Angeles county and are given as a preface to the local history in order that the reader may have a connected story […]
The Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarika)
The Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarika) – Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern The Lotus Sutra is considered the greatest of all Buddhist scriptures. It interprets the person of Buddha as a manifestation of metaphysical entity and synthesizes the two aspect of his being: his incarnation in human life and his real ontological identity. It teaches salvation for all […]
The Refugees
The Refugees – Arthur Conan Doyle It is a very enticing study in the manner of Dumas pere that Mr. Conan Doyle has written in „The Refugees.“ Brightly conceived, carried through with spirit, gracefully and gaily written are the two strings that are woven together. In the earlier part we have a picturesque summary of […]
The Great Shadow
The Great Shadow – Arthur Conan Doyle “The Great Shadow”is a romance with an historical background of the Scottish border in the time of Napoleon, who personifies the great shadow that hung over the land and filled men’s hearts with fears of an invasion. The principal figure in the tale is a young girl, wayward, […]
Beyond the City
Beyond the City – Arthur Conan Doyle Two maiden ladies living “beyond the city“ of London rent some of their land to a builder, who puts up three villas. The novel tells the story of the people who become tenants of these cottages, the most important of whom is a handsome widow who works for […]
The Doings of Raffles Haw
The Doings of Raffles Haw – Arthur Conan Doyle In “The Doings of Raffles Haw,“ Mr. Doyle tells the story of an English Monte Cristo, which is to say that it is cleverly told. There is rare satisfaction in following his ingenious deductions and daring movements; and the novel-reader who has not shared this pleasure […]