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In this first volume of his CELEBRATED CRIMES, Dumas chronicles the annals of the Borgias and the Cenci. The "crimes" of the Borgias are legend; the name of the noted and notorious Florentine family has become a synonym for intrigue and violence, and yet the Borgias have not been without stanch defenders in history. The Cenci are nearly as ill-famed. The beautiful Beatrice Cenci -- celebrated in the painting of Guido, the sixteenth century romance of Guerrazi, and the poetic tragedy of Shelley, not to mention numerous succeeding works inspired by her hapless fate -- will always remain a shadowy figure and one of infinite pathos.(Vol. I of VIII)

This is the story of Steve Hill, a man with a college degree, great talent, and the driving determination to break through the barriers that society erected against him as a Negro. Here also is the story of the people who became involved in his personal conflict -- the white men who used him and the women, black and white, who desired him.

In harsh lines and broad language, this is a portrayal of the "generation that doesn't have the courage to get lost"-the intellectuals of Greenwich Village, profane, parasitic, insolvent, the insecurity of their future, the tenuousness of their present, the transience of their loves.

Ghosts on the range -- fearsome figures in gleaming armor, spirits of the conquistadores --striking terror into the herdsmen of Texas' Matagorda Bay country.... But maybe, Slade told himself, they're not ghosts -- just smart owlhoots wrapped in tin plate.... So the Ranger ace went "ghost"-hunting -- with hot lead and fighting fury! But Slade didn't know how close he himself would come to being made a ghost....

El Paso was ready for trouble, as Ranger undercover agent Walt Slade found when he rode in -- and was nearly gunned down by quick-triggered citizens, suspicious of any stranger. For a stranger might be one of the dreaded Starlight Riders, who raided and burned from their mysterious mountain hideout, threatening to destroy the Texan ranchers and farmers who refused to pay "protection money." In his role of the "outlaw" El Halcon, Slade prowled the Border Hills and the back streets of El Paso, hunting the Riders' brilliant mastermind -- and keeping his hands close to his guns, because when the Ranger and his quarry met it would be time for gunsmoke talk!

Jonathan Wild (1682 or 1683 - 1725) was a London underworld figure notable for operating on both sides of the law, posing as a public-spirited crimefighter entitled the "Thief-Taker General." He exploited a strong public demand for action during a major London crime wave in the absence of any effective police force. As a powerful gang-leader himself, he became a master manipulator of legal systems, collecting rewards offered for valuables which he had stolen himself, bribing prison-guards to release his colleagues, and blackmailing any who crossed him. He was hanged at Tyburn before a massive crowd. Wild was featured in novels, poems, and plays, some of them noting parallels between Wild and the contemporaneous Prime Minister Walpole (who was known as "The Great Corrupter"). Among the most famous recountings of his life is the one by Henry Fielding, which is notable as a classic satire and ranked among Fielding's best works. This edition includes an introduction by Dr. G. H. Maynadier, Ph.D., of Harvard University.

The M.S. Tilburg, a small German passenger ship on its way to the Far East, has had a pleasantly uneventful trip until she stops at Southampton and takes on a number of passengers. Shortly thereafter, the M.S. Tilburg becomes a hell ship.The first victim is an attractive young woman who falls down stairs-or was she pushed?-and is then attacked next day with a razor blade. Luckily for somebody, she is suffering from amnesia as a result of the fall. Almost immediately thereafter another woman, who has been boasting about the acuteness of her senses, is thrown into the empty swimming pool, and is quite evidently lying about who did it.Meanwhile, a doctor in London is murdered, and the police fish a body out of the Thames, also murdered, also a doctor. Back on the ship, an investigation discloses the fact that the ship's former doctor had died at sea before reaching Southampton-seemingly from a bout of indigestion, but actually from poison.These are not unrelated events. How they are tied together makes for a constantly exciting, baffling, and suspenseful novel by a master of the mystery genre!

The first volume of his History appeared in 1828. The publisher John Murray was disappointed by the sales of the first volume so Napier published the remainder himself. But it was at once seen that the great deeds of the Peninsular War were about to be fittingly commemorated. The excitement which followed the appearance of each volume was proof of innumerable pamphlets issued by those who believed themselves to be victims, by dint of personal altercations with many distinguished officers. The success of the book proved still further an absence of competition amidst bitter controversy. The histories of Southey and Lord Londonderry fell still-born, and Sir George Murray, Wellington's quartermaster-general, who had been determined to produce an historical work, gave up the attempt in despair. Napier's success was due to a combination of factors. When in 1840 the last volume of the History was published, his fame not only in England but in France and Germany was well established.

The Malice Domestic cozy anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition -- 29 original tales with historical settings! Included are:The Blackness Before Me, by Mindy QuigleyHonest John Finds a Way, by Michael DellSpirited Death, by Carole Nelson DouglasHome Front Homicide, by Liz MillironThe Unseen Opponent, by P. A. De VoeThe Black Hand, by Peter W. J. HayesThe Trial of Madame Pelletier, by Susanna CalkinsEating Crow, by Carla CoupeMr. Nakamura's Garden, by Valerie O. PattersonA Butler is Born, by Catriona McPhersonNight and Fog, by Marcia TalleyThe Seven, by Elaine VietsThe Lady's Maid Vanishes, by Susan DalyYou Always Hurt the One You Love, by Shawn Reilly SimmonsThe Hand of an Angry God, by K. B. IngleeThe Cottage, by Charles ToddThe Measured Chest, by Mark ThielmanHe Done Her Wrong, by Kathryn O'SullivanThe Corpse Candle, by Martin EdwardsDeath on the Dueling Grounds, by Verena RoseThe Barter, by Su KopilMistress Threadneedle's Quest, by Kathy Lynn EmersonA One-Pipe Problem, by John Gregory BetancourtThe Killing Game, by Victoria ThompsonThe Tredegar Murders, by Vivian LawrySummons for a Dead Girl, by K. B. OwenThe Velvet Slippers, by Keenan PowellThe Tragic Death of Mrs. Edna Fogg, by Edith MaxwellCrim Con, by Nancy HerrimanStrong Enough, by Georgia Ruth

Preserved Smith, Ph.D. (1880 - 1941) was an American historian best known for his works on the Protestant Reformation. "The Age of the Reformation" is his greatest work, as it is a comprehensive analysis of the economic, intellectual, and social aspects of Protestantism in the 16th Century. [Facsimile reprint edition.]

Lord Ernest Hamilton (1858 - 1939) was an English soldier, politician, and author. Forty Years On is a set of memoirs and recollections. He covers such topics as The Sixties, Blessed Shades, Family History, Barons Court, The Seven Sisters, Harrow, My Father, Viceregal Days, and much more.

Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774) was an Irish playwright, novelist, and poet. He is best known for his poem The Deserted Village, as well as his novel The Vicar of Wakefield. The Deserted Village is a social commentary condemning the pursuit of limitless wealth and the movement of populations into urban areas. The Traveler, published in 1764, was Goldsmith's first popular work. It is a philosophical poem depicting and discussing the causes of happiness and unhappiness in nations. This collection of poems also contains The Hermit, An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog, and The Haunch of Venison.

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (1860 - 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland but moved to London, where he wrote a number of successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. Although he continued to write successfully, Peter Pan overshadowed his other work, and is credited with popularising the then-uncommon name Wendy. Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents.