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An animal lover's anthology of mystery tales includes Lilian Jackson Braun's "Stanley and Spook," "The Circus Murders" by Edward D. Hoch, Loren D. Estleman's "Dogs," and other works by P. G. Wodehouse, Robert Halsted, Penelope Wallace, and Bruce Scates. Original.
With subjects ranging from the Croglin Vampire and the Renwick Cockatrice to witchcraft and the Cursing Stone of Carlisle, this collection of first-hand accounts contains all manner of weird and wonderful events from Cumbria's long and tumultuous history. With more than 50 photographs, both archive and modern, and sightings of everything from lake monsters and anomalous big cats to fairies, phantom airships and the Solway Spaceman, prepare to be astonished! Geoff Holder is the author of more than twenty titles exploring strange and unexplained events in the North of England and in Scotland, and this collection will fascinate and amaze both residents and visitors alike.
If a black cat crosses your path, you will have good luck.—England If a black cat crosses your path, you will have bad luck.—America The Magick of Claw and Whisker Very few animals have evoked such extremes in emotions—from admiration to fear—as the feline family. Cats are mysterious, mystical creatures who can do anything from predicting earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to reacting to haunted buildings and following the movement of things you can't see. We are fascinated by cats and their behavior, their regal bearing, and their intelligence, yet we are unnerved by their inscrutable stare and savage natural instincts. In The Mysterious, Magickal Cat you will discover: The origins of cats, big and small Little-known details about cat anatomy and behavior How to read a cat's verbal and non-verbal communication The cat in ancient history and superstition Feline deities from around the world Sacred breeds and temple lore Felines in folklore, literature, and art Cat spells for healing animals or humans, finding a true love, attracting prosperity, seeking protection, building courage, and more Gain a complete look at this beguiling creature: from what it means when a cat flicks its tail to how you can use discarded whiskers for magickal spells. Explore the lore of cats big and small, and discover how other cultures have honored cats throughout the ages.
This astrological guide profiles Scorpios--those born between October 24-November 22. It includes gender-based personality profiles, love matches, and other interesting topics.
A modern-day bestiary of the most incredible animals the world has ever seen—with 200 full-color illustrations Our planet is a writhing mass of wondrous life, positively popping at the seams with peculiar creatures. Life has wriggled its way into every conceivable nook and cranny, and nature has belched out organisms into even the most inhospitable environments. A Beastly Menagerie is a compendium of 100 of these most curious of creatures, from beasts that can fit on a pinhead and survive a saunter into space, to sea creatures just waiting for an excuse to smash a ship to smithereens. And let's not forget to mention the remarkable Jesus Christ lizard, the bone-eating snot flower, the pink fairy armadillo, and the zombie fly. This beautifully illustrated collection will delight and bedazzle fans of the amazing animal kingdom in equal measure. Narrated by the affable eccentric Sir Pilkington-Smythe and assisted by his cronies at The Proceedings of the Ever So Strange, each entry is an enlightening and marvelous foray into our world and all its wonders . . . topped off with a soupçon of silliness. An excerpt Sharks are pretty pleased with themselves, and so they should be. You see, they are basically rippling slabs of muscle in gunmetal grey, with row upon row of huge razor-sharp teeth—awesome eating machines that have remained unchanged for millennia. . . . Of course, some sharks don't look so tough. Think of the bizarre hammerhead, goblin, and frilled sharks. Not that they're to be trifled with. And then there's the cookie cutter shark, a sniveling little guttersnipe who looks more like a fat lady's arm holding a kitchen utensil than the pinnacle of predatory evolution.
The Menagerie #3: Krakens and Lies by Tui T. Sutherland,Kari H. Sutherland Pdf
The Menagerie trilogy comes to a fantastic conclusion in Krakens and Lies, the third magical and mysterious adventure from Tui Sutherland (New York Times bestselling author of the Wings of Fire series) and Kari Sutherland. Young readers who love mythological creatures and series like Fablehaven, the Spiderwick Chronicles, and Spirit Animals won't want to miss the Menagerie. Someone has been sabotaging the Menagerie, and Logan and Zoe are on the case. But their troubles only get worse when the basilisk escapes its enclosure and the merpeople go on strike—leaving the kraken to its own devices. The race is on to solve the mystery and save the Menagerie in this riveting, action-packed finale!
The Menagerie by Tui T. Sutherland,Kari H. Sutherland Pdf
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Wings of Fire series, Tui T. Sutherland, and her sister, Kari Sutherland, comes the Menagerie series, perfect for fans of Brandon Mull’s Fablehaven series and The Spiderwick Chronicles. In the small town of Xanadu, Wyoming lies the Menagerie, a top secret facility filled with unicorns, dragons, phoenixes, and other fairy tale creatures. At least, it was a secret—until six griffin cubs escaped. If Logan and Zoe don’t get the cubs back fast, the entire Menagerie will be shut down. The race is on and the resulting adventure is only the beginning of a thrilling series that will leave readers wanting a magical menagerie of their very own.
Jules Verne,Charles Dickens,Mark Twain,Fyodor Dostoyevsky,Oscar Wilde,Edgar Allan Poe,William Hope Hodgson,John Buchan,Anna Katharine Green,Bram Stoker,Charlotte Brontë,Anne Brontë,Emily Brontë,Arthur Conan Doyle,Frances Hodgson Burnett,Joseph Conrad,Algernon Blackwood,Guy de Maupassant,Ernest Bramah,Walter Scott,Thomas Hardy,Mary Roberts Rinehart,Daniel Defoe,Arthur Morrison,Agatha Christie,Marie Belloc Lowndes,Sax Rohmer,Alexandre Dumas,Washington Irving,Maurice Leblanc,Erskine Childers,Gaston Leroux,Wilkie Collins,Earl Derr Biggers,Marcel Allain,Richard Marsh,H. G. Wells,E. Phillips Oppenheim,J. S. Fletcher,R. Austin Freeman,E. W. Hornung,G. K. Chesterton,A. A. Milne,D. H. Lawrence,E. C. Bentley,H. P. Lovecraft,F. Scott Fitzgerald,Dorothy L. Sayers,Anton Chekhov,Robert William Chambers,Sheridan Le Fanu,Nikolai Gogol,Émile Gaboriau,Annie Haynes,Sapper,S. S. Van Dine
Author : Jules Verne,Charles Dickens,Mark Twain,Fyodor Dostoyevsky,Oscar Wilde,Edgar Allan Poe,William Hope Hodgson,John Buchan,Anna Katharine Green,Bram Stoker,Charlotte Brontë,Anne Brontë,Emily Brontë,Arthur Conan Doyle,Frances Hodgson Burnett,Joseph Conrad,Algernon Blackwood,Guy de Maupassant,Ernest Bramah,Walter Scott,Thomas Hardy,Mary Roberts Rinehart,Daniel Defoe,Arthur Morrison,Agatha Christie,Marie Belloc Lowndes,Sax Rohmer,Alexandre Dumas,Washington Irving,Maurice Leblanc,Erskine Childers,Gaston Leroux,Wilkie Collins,Earl Derr Biggers,Marcel Allain,Richard Marsh,H. G. Wells,E. Phillips Oppenheim,J. S. Fletcher,R. Austin Freeman,E. W. Hornung,G. K. Chesterton,A. A. Milne,D. H. Lawrence,E. C. Bentley,H. P. Lovecraft,F. Scott Fitzgerald,Dorothy L. Sayers,Anton Chekhov,Robert William Chambers,Sheridan Le Fanu,Nikolai Gogol,Émile Gaboriau,Annie Haynes,Sapper,S. S. Van Dine Publisher : DigiCat Page : 23935 pages File Size : 50,7 Mb Release : 2023-11-26 Category : Fiction ISBN : EAN:8596547734031
101 Mystery & Detective Classics You Should Read Before You Die by Jules Verne,Charles Dickens,Mark Twain,Fyodor Dostoyevsky,Oscar Wilde,Edgar Allan Poe,William Hope Hodgson,John Buchan,Anna Katharine Green,Bram Stoker,Charlotte Brontë,Anne Brontë,Emily Brontë,Arthur Conan Doyle,Frances Hodgson Burnett,Joseph Conrad,Algernon Blackwood,Guy de Maupassant,Ernest Bramah,Walter Scott,Thomas Hardy,Mary Roberts Rinehart,Daniel Defoe,Arthur Morrison,Agatha Christie,Marie Belloc Lowndes,Sax Rohmer,Alexandre Dumas,Washington Irving,Maurice Leblanc,Erskine Childers,Gaston Leroux,Wilkie Collins,Earl Derr Biggers,Marcel Allain,Richard Marsh,H. G. Wells,E. Phillips Oppenheim,J. S. Fletcher,R. Austin Freeman,E. W. Hornung,G. K. Chesterton,A. A. Milne,D. H. Lawrence,E. C. Bentley,H. P. Lovecraft,F. Scott Fitzgerald,Dorothy L. Sayers,Anton Chekhov,Robert William Chambers,Sheridan Le Fanu,Nikolai Gogol,Émile Gaboriau,Annie Haynes,Sapper,S. S. Van Dine Pdf
This collection includes the great masterpieces of thriller and mystery every fan of the genre should experience: Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Murder on the Links The Secret Adversary The Man in the Brown Suit The Secret of Chimneys The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Masque of the Red Death The Fall of the House of Usher The Tell-Tale Heart The Cask of Amontillado The Purloined Letter Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Valley of Fear The Hound of the Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes Stories G. K. Chesterton: Father Brown Mysteries The Man Who Knew Too Much The Man Who Was Thursday Wilkie Collins: The Woman in White The Moonstone Charles Dickens: Bleak House Great Expectations The Mystery of Edwin Drood Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) Tenant of Wildfel Hall (Anne Brontë) The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett) Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy) Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad) Nostromo (Joseph Conrad) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson) Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne) The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain) Tom Sawyer, Detective (Mark Twain) The Turn of the Screw (Henry James) The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky) The Double (Fyodor Dostoyevsky) The Shooting Party (Anton Chekhov) The Mysterious Portrait (Nikolai Gogol) Guy Mannering (Walter Scott) Moll Flanders (Daniel Defoe) The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald) The Plumed Serpent (D. H. Lawrence) The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde) The Invisible Man (H. G. Wells) The Four Just Men (Edgar Wallace) The Clue of the Twisted Candle (Edgar Wallace) The Red Thumb Mark (R. Austin Freeman) The Leavenworth Case (Anna Katharine Green) That Affair Next Door (Anna Katharine Green) The Bat (Mary Roberts Rinehart)
Under the big top, Djuna tangles with an unscrupulous gang of con men The circus is coming to Riverton! And even better, Djuna’s friend the carpenter has four free passes—which means Djuna gets to see the show every night it’s in town. The circus is more fun than Djuna ever imagined, but there is something rotten behind the scenes. The house of the former circus owner has been empty for years—so why does Djuna see an acrobat swinging through the trees in the front yard? And at the circus itself, a crew of grifters have set up shop ringside and are swindling honest audience members out of their money. Djuna will do anything to save the circus, even if it means walking a tightrope—or leaping right into the lion’s den. Ellery Queen is one of the world’s finest detectives, but his adventures are nothing compared to the Ellery Queen Jr. Mystery Stories. Join Queen’s apprentice, Djuna, and his trusty Scottie, Champ, on adventures filled with danger, suspense, and thrills. The White Elephant Mystery is the sixth book in the Ellery Queen Jr. Mystery Stories, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
In the 1720s and 1730s, Jean-Baptiste Oudry established himself as the preeminent painter in France of hunts, animals, still lifes, and landscapes. Oudry’s Painted Menagerie focuses on a suite of eleven life-size portraits of exotic animals from the royal menagerie at Versailles, painted by Oudry between 1739 and 1752. These paintings eventually found their way into the ducal collection in Schwerin, Germany. Among them is the magnificent portrait of Clara, an Indian rhinoceros who became a celebrity in mid-eighteenth-century Europe. Her portrait has been out of public view for more than a century, and it is presented here in its newly conserved state.
A History of Milwaukee Drag by Michail Takach,BJ Daniels Pdf
p>The queens that made Milwaukee famous For over a century, drag has been an unstoppable force in Milwaukee nightlife. On June 7, 1884, "The Only Leon" brought the fine art of female impersonation to the Grand Opera Hall, launching a proud local legacy that continues today at This Is It, La Cage, Hamburger Mary's, D.I.X. and innumerable other venues. Historians Michail Takach and BJ Daniels recognize that today's LGBTQ liberties were born from the strength, resilience, and resistance of yesterday's gender non-conforming pioneers. This is a long overdue celebration of those stories, including high-rolling hustler of the Fourth Ward "Badlands" Frank Blunt, over-the-top dinner theater drag superstar of the 1950s Adrian Ames, and "It Kid" Jamie Gays, first-ever Miss Gay Milwaukee and Latin community hero. And many, many more.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - illustrated by Mark Twain Pdf
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court illustrated Mark Twain - One of the greatest satires in American literature, Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' begins when Hank Morgan, a skilled mechanic in a nineteenth-century New England arms factory, is struck on the head during a quarrel and awakens to find himself among the knights and magicians of King Arthur's Camelot. The 'Yankee' vows brashly to "boss the whole country inside of three weeks" and embarks on an ambitious plan to modernize Camelot with 19th c. industrial inventions like electricity and gunfire. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose! Written in 1889, Mark 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' is one of literature's first genre mash-ups and one of the first works to feature time travel. It is one of the best known Twain stories, and also one of his most unique. Twain uses the work to launch a social commentary on contemporary society, a thinly veiled critique of the contemporary times despite the Old World setting. While the dark pessimism that would fully blossom in Twain's later works can be discerned in 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, ' the novel will nevertheless be remembered primarily for its wild leaps of imagination, brilliant wit, and entertaining storytelling.
A gripping, fast-paced mystery by the prolific Edgar Wallace, 'The Three Oak Mystery' puts forth a tale of two whimsical London detectives, Socrates and Lexington Smith, who become inadvertently intertwined in a chain of inexplicable paranormal events one evening whilst staying overnight at a friend's manor house. "Come three oaks" a ghostly light dashing across the lawn spells in Morse code. Shaken by the happenings of the night before, the brothers elect to take a walk down the same route the following morning and, horrified, discover the body of a petrified elderly gentleman tied to an oak tree, a purple bullet wound gleaming in the sunlight. This gruesome unearthing is only the first of a menagerie of mysterious occurrences which the two men stumble upon that day, leaving them with no choice but to bite the bullet and unravel the curse of the Three Oaks. Readers will be delighted to find that Wallace’s work has been adapted for film many times with actors like Jack Black, Adrien Brody and Jamie Bell portraying characters from his books. Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer so prolific that one of his publishers claimed that he was behind a quarter of all books sold in England. An author, journalist and poet, he wrote countless novels, short stories, screen plays, stage plays and historical non-fiction. Today, more than 160 films have been made from his work. He died suddenly in Hollywood in 1932, during the initial drafting of his most famous work, 'King Kong'.