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In this pioneering detective novel, the murder of a wealthy countess in the small village of Orcival sets off an intricate investigation led by the sharp-witted detective Lecoq. As secrets unravel, motives are revealed, and unexpected twists arise, Lecoq must navigate through a web of lies, betrayal, and hidden connections to uncover the truth. Gaboriau's novel is a masterful blend of suspense and early forensic science, laying the groundwork for modern detective fiction.Émile Gaboriau (1832-1873) was a French novelist, journalist, and a pioneer of modern detective fiction. The Mystery of Orcival is set in 1860s France.

John Collis Snaith (1876-1936) wrote a variety of books: comedy, sport, thrillers, psychological meditations, other visionary works, and historical romance, one of which is Mistress Dorothy Marvin.

Chard Powers Smith (1894-?) an American writer and editor of Annals of the Poets. Artillery of Time is a novel about Yankee farm like of the 1850s and 1860s as the drift toward industrialization became a torrent.

Thucydides (c. 460-395 BCE) was a Greek historian dubbed the father of "scientific history" because of his strict standards of evidence-gathering and analysis of cause and effect without reference to intervention by the gods. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BC.

Aucassin et Nicholette is a medieval French chantefable (sung story) probably from the 13th century. Aucassin, a Christian count's son, and Nicolette, a Saracen slave girl, desperately want to marry, but the count forbids it and imprisons the lovers, who eventually escape. After many romantic and occasionally farcical adventures, Nicolette is revealed to be a Saracen princess and the lovers wed.

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend, student, and correspondent of Petrarch, and important Renaissance humanist, best known for the Decameron, a medieval allegorical work best known for its bawdy tales of love, appearing in all its possibilities from the erotic to the tragic.

Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916), better known by his pen name Saki, was a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. The Clovis Chronicles follow the exploits of Saki's Clovis Sangrail.

Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916), better known by his pen name Saki, was a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. The Westminster Alice is an illustrated Parliamentary parody of Alice in Wonderland published in 1902.

James Paul Kelly's preface to 1910's Prince Izon describes the Canyon as dangerous yet mysterious and alluring, an alien or hellish landscape that is also somehow like paradise. The story follows the adventures of an archeology professor, his niece, and her friend who discover ancient Aztec cities in an unexplored side canyon, presided over by the ancestor of Montezuma, the eponymous Prince Izon.

This volume in the early fantasy and adventure magazine features work by "Weird Tales" regulars Seabury Quinn ("The Tiger's Cubs"), E. Hoffmann Price ("Pale Hands"), Edmond Hamilton ("The Snake-Men of Kaldar"), and Paul Ernst ("Death in My House") as well as works by H. Bedford-Jones ("Berber Loot"), K.B. Montague ("The Young Men Speak"), Warren Hastings Miller ("King's Assassins") Arreph El-Khoury ("A Woman of the Hills"), James W. Bennett ("When China Buries Its Dead"), and Hung Long Tom ("The Pool"). Cover by Margaret Brundage.

The classic pulp magazine "The Popular Magazine" thrilled readers twice every month for generations. This issue, from November 7, 1916, presents a huge selection of fiction, including a complete novel by Henry C. Rowland ("Dicky"). Short stories by Charles E. Van Loan ("For Brodie's Benefit"), Frederick Irving Anderson ("The Peppercorn Entail"), H.C. Witwer ("Pretty Soft"), Robert Welles Ritchie ("Stalemate"), Henry Rucker ("The Cheerful Giver"), Henry Herbert Knibbs ("Indigo Pete, Adjuster"), and B.M. Bower & Buck Connor ("Get Your Man"). Plus "Sea Plunder," first of a new series by Henry de Vere Stacpoole; "The Third Phase," by Francis Metcalfe (part 2 of a 2-part serial); and "Rimrock Jones," by Dane Coolidge, first of a 5-part serial.

"Surely the most deeply-rooted need of the human soul, its purest aspiration, is for the closest possible union with God. As one turns over the pages of this little work, written by Blessed Albert the Great towards the end of his life, when that great soul had ripened and matured, one feels that here indeed is the ideal of one's hopes.Simply and clearly the great principles are laid down, the way is made plain which leads to the highest spiritual life. It seems as though, while one reads, the mists of earth vanish and the snowy summits appear of the mountains of God. We breathe only the pure atmosphere of prayer, peace, and love, and the one great fact of the universe, the Divine Presence, is felt and realized without effort."

This gripping novel follows Dr. Alan Caister, who becomes entangled in a dark mystery surrounding the Childerbridge family. After being summoned to treat a patient at Childerbridge Manor, Caister uncovers a web of secrets, supernatural events, and an ancient curse that haunts the family. Blending elements of mystery, adventure, and the occult, this thrilling tale keeps readers guessing as Caister confronts both human deceit and otherworldly forces.Guy Newell Boothby (1867-1905) was an Australian novelist and writer. Some of Boothby's earlier works relate to stories of Australian life, but later he turned to genre fiction. He was once well known for his series of five novels about Doctor Nikola, an occultist anti-hero seeking immortality and world domination. In "A Prince of Swindlers" he created the character of Simon Carne, a gentleman thief in the Raffles mould: Carne first appeared in 1897, predating Raffles by two years.

This volume collects all 6 of Piper's short stories and novelets set in the Paratime universe. Included are these classic tales: "He Walked Around the Horses," "Police Operation," "Time Crime," "Last Enemy," "Temple Trouble," "Genesis."

Old King Brady and Alice, peering in between the curtains, saw enough. Harry had got himself into a bad fix. There he lay on the floor with three Chinamen bending over him. One held a box, another a long glass vial. What were they about?Originally published in 1910, this Dime Novel is #604 in the Secret Service series, which frequently featured the melodramatic exploits of Old King Brady.

"Some Famous Problems of the Theory of Numbers and in particular Waring's Problem" was a lecture delivered at the University of Oxford in 1920 by G.H. Hardy, M.A., F.R.S.

Uncle Wiggily's Travels follows the delightful adventures of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an elderly rabbit gentleman with a knack for finding excitement and making new friends. Written by Howard R. Garis, this charming collection of short stories chronicles Uncle Wiggily's encounters with various animal characters as he travels in search of a cure for his rheumatism. Filled with humor, whimsy, and life lessons, these stories have entertained children for generations with their lighthearted and imaginative tales.Howard Roger Garis (1873-1962) was an American author, best known for a series of books that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an engaging elderly rabbit.