"As Jane Austen stands before the abandoned ruins of Netley Abbey, she imagines that ghosts really do haunt the centuries-old monastery. But the green-cloaked figure who startles her is all to human and he bears an unexpected missive from Lord Harold Trowbridge, one of the British government's most trusted advisers - and a man who holds a high place in Jane's life."
Eighteenth-century London judge Sir John Fielding and his assistant, Jeremy Proctor, investigate the unexpected death of a lord at a concert and the discovery of a disembodied head on the banks of the Thames.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 11 November 2010
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Love of Life and Other Stories
A short story collection first published in 1907. Contents: Love of Life The Story of Keesh A Day's Lodging Negore, The Coward The Sun Dog Trail The Unexpected The White Man's Way Brown Wolf
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 1 November 2010
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A Voyage Round The World
Here is a sort of compendium of all the excitements that befall Kingston's young heroes. Swimming episodes of various kinds, serpents, unfriendly savages, and unexpected coincidences, have all been put together here, to make a well-written book, that you will find quite amusing and interesting.
In his latest caper, Bernie must come up with a priceless Mondrian as ransom for his friend's kidnapped cat--and finds himself entangled in a web of murder, deception, and unexpected passion....