In "The Paternoster Ruby," Charles Edmonds Walk orchestrates a richly textured narrative that explores themes of obsession, faith, and the human condition. Set against the backdrop of an evocative historical landscape, Walk'Äôs prose marries vivid imagery with introspective depth, drawing readers into a labyrinth of intrigue revolving around a fabled ruby imbued with mystical properties. The novel's structure, echoing classic literary traditions while incorporating modern existential dilem...

Charles Edmonds Walk was an English author who wrote in various genres, including mystery, adventure, and romance. While not as well-known as some of his contemporaries, Walk produced a number of novels during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.In "The Paternoster Ruby," Walk likely weaves a tale of mystery and intrigue centered around the titular gemstone, the Paternoster Ruby. The plot may involve a quest to uncover the history and whereabouts of this precious ruby, with various char...

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

This ebook compiles Edith Wharton's greatest writings, including novels, novellas and short stories such as "The Age of Innocence", "Ethan Frome", "Xingu", "Bunner Sisters" and "The House of Mirth". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that wor...

This carefully crafted ebook: “The Wings of the Dove + The Ambassadors + What Maisie Knew + The Turn of the Screw (4 Unabridged Classics)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Wings of the Dove is a 1902 novel by Henry James. This novel tells the story of Milly Theale, an American heiress stricken with a serious disease, and her effect on the people around her. Some of these people befriend Milly with honorable motives, while others are...

Library of America presents the first volume in a landmark two-volume collector's edition of the incomparable stories of an American masterBorn into an upper-class New York family, Edith Wharton broke with convention and became a professional writer, earning an enduring place as the grande dame of American letters. This Library of America collection (along with its companion volume, Collected Stories: 1911–1937) presents the finest of Wharton's achievement...

Renowned author and Anglophile Henry James brings the class and elegance of Victorian and Edwardian literature throughout this short story series. Each volume contains a mixture of well known favourites and forgotten gems. James refuses to let his high standards drop and story retains the poise and simplicity to appeal to the modern reader. These collections are a great starting platform for readers to begin to appreciate the masterful writing and versatility of Henry James. Be sure to check ...

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, poet and short story writer whose works display a mastery over the realistic fiction genre. Although she grew up in a world of refined manners and fashionable people, she was also aware of its superficiality, a theme that frequently appeared in her fiction. She began writing short stories and poetry at a young age, impressing such literary figures as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and William Dean Howells. Her stories range widely from powerful social co...

Encompassing a period of almost fifty years, the stories of Henry James represent the most remarkable feat of sustained literary creation in modern times. For sheer richness, variety and intensity, they have no equal in fiction, enabling us to trace the evolution of a great writer in the finest detail. This collection reprints all the major stories together with many unfamiliar but equally intriguing pieces that illuminate their more celebrated companions.Volume 2 takes us from “Th...

This book is a compilation of the author's letters to other naturalists – Thomas Pennant and Daines Barrington. Some of the letters were never posted, and were written for the book. White's Natural History was at once well received by contemporary critics and the public, and continued to be admired by a diverse range of nineteenth and twentieth century literary figures. His work has been seen as an early contribution to ecology and in particular to phenology. The book has been enjoyed for ...

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1892 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching between schools, private tutors and private reading.. James published his first story, 'A Tragedy of Error', in the Continental Monthly in 1864, when he was twenty years old. In 1876, he emigrated to London, where he remained for the ...

A collection of six short mystery and crime stories by the author of The Leavenworth Case.Known as "the mother of the detective novel," Anna Katharine Green invented many of the genre's most enduring characteristics. In this collection she masterfully combines an American sensibility with well-crafted, legally accurate plotlines.Set in Baltimore just before the Civil War, "The Bronze Hand" tells the story of a man who answers a beautiful woman's cr...