Ce joli roman, dont l'action se déroule en Amérique, raconte l'histoire de la petite Gerty, qu'un brave homme, allumeur de réverbères, recueille chez lui pour la soustraire aux mauvais traitements d'une méchante femme.Gerty devient une charmante jeune fille et fait la connaissance de la famille d'une jeune aveugle dont elle est la demoiselle de compagnie, puis l'amie. L'avenir, enfin, sourit à Gerty…

Par sa situation géographique et par ses dimensions insulaires, Madagascar, apppelé aussi la Grande-Terre, est la reine de l’Océan Indien. Dominant, à l’entrée de la mer des Indes, à la fois le passage du cap de Bonne-Espérance, le canal de Mozambique et le détroit de Bab-el-Mandeb, cette île, clef des deux routes de l’Inde, est la plus importante du monde, sous le rapport de l’étendue, après l’Angleterre et Bornéo. Elle est située à vingt jours de Paris par le canal de Suez, et elle occup...

Il y avait une fois une forêt, si vaste que personne n’en connaissait l’étendue, et n’aurait pu dire par où l’on y entrait, par où l’on pouvait en sortir. Elle était remplie de beaux arbres très vieux, très gros, qui projetaient en tous sens leur branchage et ombrageaient les mousses vertes et les violettes bleues essaimées à leurs pieds. Elle était habitée par de nombreux oiseaux et autres animaux qui y faisaient entendre leurs cris agréables ou discordants.Fruit d’une sélection r...

Il y avait une fois un roi qui n’avait pas de fils, ce qui le rendait très triste. Il demanda un garçon aux dieux, qui le lui accordèrent, et sa femme mit au monde un prince. Les Hathors () vinrent prédire le destin du nouveau-né et dirent :— Sa mort sera causée par un crocodile, un serpent ou un chien.Les gens qui entouraient l’enfant l’entendirent et allèrent le répéter au roi.Le cœur du Pharaon en fut rempli d’amertume.Fruit d’une sélection réalisée au se...

A story too secret, too terrifying—and too shockingly intimate—for Victorian eyes.A note to the EditorDear Henry,I have been Simon Feximal’s companion, assistant and chronicler for twenty years now, and during that time my Casebooks of Feximal the Ghost-Hunter have spread the reputation of this most accomplished of ghost-hunters far and wide.You have asked me often for the tale of our first meeting, and how my association with Fexim...

The creator of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Henry VIII and Captain Bligh, Charles Laughton's career spans 50 films and 40 stage roles. This entralling biography follows him from his parents' hotel in Scarborough to his climactic assumption of the role of King Lear in Statford at the end of his life. Along the way we meet a galaxy of Hollywood greats - from Korda, Hitchcock and Billy WIlder to Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe. We also discover a hugely talented and complex ma...

Simon Wells breathtaking account of life and murder with Manson and The Family, charting the influence of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and the Black Panthers on their enduring legacy of horror.

Having landed a small part in a new West End play, The Habit of Faith, Charles Paris is dismayed to discover that his good fortune has been orchestrated by his bête noire, the now-famous screen actor Justin Grover. But why has Grover become involved in this relatively obscure production – and why has he roped in Charles to star? From the outset the production is fraught with difficulties – and matters become even more complicated when a body is discovered at the foot of the dressing room s...

*The definitive and bestselling account of Charles Manson*'A sprawling, fast-paced account of Manson's life' The Times**'Fascinating' Daily Mail__________Los Angeles, California. 1969.Seven people are found shot, stabbed and beaten to death in Beverley Hills. Among them is actress Sharon Tate, the beautiful young wife of Roman Polanski.It soon became apparen...

Landing a minor part in the Empire Theatre Eastbourne's Christmas production of Cinderella, Charles Paris soon discovers that his main role is to gently introduce the show's baffled American star, Kenny Polizzi, to the bizarre customs of English pantomime. During their sessions in the local pub, Charles finds himself increasingly caught up in Polizzi's tangled affairs. But Charles is about to be far more involved than he might wish when he stumbles across a body beneath Eastbourne Pier. As...

Simon Davis is the first truly independent trial lawyer to write about the notorious Manson Family murder spree of 1969. The murders were some of the wildest and most vicious in the annals of crime set against the backdrop of a hazy hippie summer in which flowers and music would fill the air at Woodstock just days after the Tate/LaBianca murders.By analysing the trials, Davis ties up the loose ends of the story, debunks the myths and also reveals the shocking conspiracy hatched by ...

Bill Nighy returns as the actor and amateur sleuth, Charles ParisBored, broke and reduced to baring all as a life model, Charles Paris is relieved to land a role in a new sitcom – even if it is woefully unfunny. But no sooner has filming begun than things start to go wrong. First a charmless PA dies in a freak accident, then the young, cocksure director bites the dust. Once again, Charles finds himself on the case, hunting for clues from a host of showbiz suspects ...