Variety entertainment dominated the popular recording industry's acoustic era (pre -1925), from its beginnings in the 1890s, when records were made on wax cylinders, right up to the beginning of the jazz age in the mid-1920s. From slapstick vaudeville routines and ethnic dialect skits to romantic ballads and dramatic recitations, sound recordings brought variety entertainment into the homes of millions of Americans. The following are three recordings from the era. The Arkansas Traveler, pe...

E-artnow presents to you this unique collection of one hundred carefully picked mystery masterpieces of world literature: Bleak House (Charles Dickens) Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky) The Double (Fyodor Dostoyevsky) The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe) The Masque of the Red Death (Edgar Allan Poe) The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe) A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Valley of Fear (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Houn...

E-artnow presents to you the anthology of the crime and mystery genre, with the greatest books of mystery collected in one volume: The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler) The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett) The Crime at Black Dudley (Margery Allingham) The Hog's Back Mystery (Freeman Wills Crofts) An English Murder (Cyril Hare) The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson) The Late George Apley (John P. Marquand) Grey Mask (Patricia Wentworth) The Wheel Spins (Ethel Lina White) The Daughter of T...

Hours of great reading await, with ghostly tales from some of the 19th and 20th century's most renowned authors. Here is the lineup:AT CHRIGHTON ABBEY, by Mary Elizabeth BraddonTHE HAUNTED MILL, by Jerome K. JeromeTHE GHOST CLUB, by John Kendrick BangsTHE SHADOWS OF THE DEAD, by Louis BeckeTHE ROOM IN THE TOWER, by E. F. BensonTHE HAUNTED AND THE HAUNTERS, by Lord Edward Bulwer-LyttonTHE MIDDLE BEDROOM, by H. de Vere StacpooleTHE DRU...

Table of ContentsHonore de Balzac: An Historical MysteryJohn Buchan: The Thirty-Nine StepsEgerton Castle: The Baron's QuarryEdmund Clerihew Bentley: Trent's Last CaseGilbert Keith Chesterton:The Man Who Knew Too MuchThe Man Who Was ThursdayFather Brown:The Innocence of Father BrownThe Wisdom of Father BrownRobert Erskine Childers: Riddle of the SandsAgatha Christie:The Mysterious Af...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names In a Grove [Ryūnosuke Akutagawa] Fantômas [Marcel Allain] The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont [Robert Barr] The Woman in Black [E.C. Bentley] The Island Mystery [George A. Birmingham] Four Max Carrados Detective Stories [Ernest Bramah Smith] The Wisdom of Father Brown, The Innocence of Father Brown [G.K Chesterton] The Secret Adversary [Agatha Christie] The Mysterious Affair at Styles [Agatha Christie] No Name ...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names A Royal Prisoner [Marcel Allain] The Man Who Knew Too Much,The Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare [G.K Chesterton] The Hound of the Baskervilles,The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle] The Nebuly Coat [John Meade Falkner] The Chestermarke Instinct,The Middle of Things,The Orange-Yellow Diamond,The Paradise Mystery [Joseph Smith Fletcher] Helen Vardon's Confession,The Singing Bone{R. Austin Freem...

CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES - 20 Thriller Classics in One Volume presents a fascinating ensemble of tales that weave the spirit of Christmas with the spine-tingling allure of mystery and suspense. This anthology encapsulates a wide array of literary styles, from the gothic undertones that permeate many of the narratives to the crisp, often whimsical prose illuminating others. Readers will find themselves enmeshed in a tapestry of red herrings, eerie shadows, and the joy of Christmas against a back...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names A Royal Prisoner [Marcel Allain] The Man Who Knew Too Much,The Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare [G.K Chesterton] The Hound of the Baskervilles,The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle] The Nebuly Coat [John Meade Falkner] The Chestermarke Instinct,The Middle of Things,The Orange-Yellow Diamond,The Paradise Mystery [Joseph Smith Fletcher] Helen Vardon's Confession,The Singing Bone{R. Austin Freem...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names A Royal Prisoner [Marcel Allain] The Man Who Knew Too Much,The Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare [G.K Chesterton] The Hound of the Baskervilles,The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle] The Nebuly Coat [John Meade Falkner] The Chestermarke Instinct,The Middle of Things,The Orange-Yellow Diamond,The Paradise Mystery [Joseph Smith Fletcher] Helen Vardon's Confession,The Singing Bone{R. Austin Freem...

The 'Murder Mystery - Boxed Set: 800+ Whodunit Mysteries, True Crime Stories & Action Thrillers' stands as a monumental anthology that spans a broad spectrum of the genre, encapsulating the evolution and diversity of mystery writing from the classic detective tales of the 19th century to the intricate plots of the early 20th century. This collection showcases a rich variety of literary styles and thematic undertakings, bringing together some of the genre's most compelling narratives withou...

Bringing together all Charles Dickens' ghost stories – twenty in all – including several longer tales. Here are chilling histories of coincidence, insanity and revenge. To paraphrase Joe in The Pickwick Papers: Charles Dickens 'wants to make your flesh creep'.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for an...