Historical
epub |eng | 2009-09-22 | Author:William Thackeray

Chapter 11 THE FAMOUS MR JOSEPH ADDISON1 THE gentlemen ushers had a table at Kensington, and the Guard a very splendid dinner daily at St James’s, at either of which ...
( Category: Biographical July 20,2020 )
epub |eng | | Author:Patti Callahan Henry

CHAPTER TEN “The thorn in your foot is temporarily appeased, but it is still in.” —GULLAH PROVERB I awoke to face a window full of honey-colored light. I lifted the ...
( Category: Cultural Heritage July 20,2020 )
epub |eng | 2002-12-31 | Author:Gerald Seymour [Seymour, Gerald]

* * * The cell had been warm and the mattress in it had been comfortable. If the woman had stood up in court, and he'd gone down, Ham Protheroe ...
( Category: Espionage July 20,2020 )
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Alain-Rene Lesage [Lesage, Alain-Rene]

CH. II -- The determination of Don Alphonso and Gil Blas after this adventure. We travelled all night, according to our modest and unobtrusive custom; so that we found ourselves ...
( Category: Historical July 20,2020 )
mobi |eng | 2010-06-22 | Author:Agatha Christie

Death on the Nile Chapter 14 Hercule Poirot's observation had not been at fault. There were no pearls on the table by Linnet Doyle's bed. Louise Bourget was bidden to ...
( Category: Murder July 20,2020 )
mobi |eng | 2002-10-29 | Author:Stephanie Barron

1Barque of frailty was the cant term for a mistress or courtesan.— Editor's note. Chapter 14 A turn for the Worse Friday, 27 February 1807, ~ I AWOKE NOT LONG ...
( Category: Historical Mystery July 20,2020 )
mobi |eng | 2010-06-10 | Author:Clive Cussler

“Don't pay any attention to him, ” said Pitt. “Put him in a dark place and he hallucinates.” “I see,” murmured Reinhardt, but obviously he didn't. Finally Pitt rose and ...
( Category: Espionage July 20,2020 )
mobi |eng | 2011-02-28 | Author:Maureen Ash

Nineteen As it came up to the hour for the evening meal Bascot realised that Gianni had been missing for a long time. He went in search of the boy, ...
( Category: Historical Mystery July 20,2020 )
mobi |eng | 2010-06-22 | Author:Agatha Christie

Elephants Can Remember Chapter 10 DESMOND Twelve days later, as Hercule Poirot drank his morning chocolate, he read at the same time a letter that had been among his correspondence ...
( Category: Murder July 20,2020 )
mobi |eng | 2009-08-10 | Author:James Patterson

Chapter 72 “YOU JUST PLAIN don’t need me no more.” Aunt Henry said it straight out as she dabbed at the wounds on my back with one of her secret ...
( Category: Historical Thrillers July 20,2020 )
mobi |eng | 2010-06-22 | Author:Agatha Christie

Dumb Witness Chapter 16 MRS. TANIOS “A gentleman is looking for you, madam.” The woman who was writing at a table in the sitting-room of the Durham hotel, turned her ...
( Category: Historical Thrillers July 20,2020 )
mobi |eng | 2010-06-22 | Author:Agatha Christie

Curtain Chapter 12 “Is anything worrying you, mon ami?” asked Poirot that afternoon. I did not answer, merely shook my head. I felt that I had no right to burden ...
( Category: Murder July 20,2020 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2017-02-21 | Author:Clive Cussler & Justin Scott

Fog was thickening when Isaac Bell pulled up in front of the Charing Cross railroad station in a closed carriage, a roomy cab that Londoners called a growler. He opened ...
( Category: Thriller & Suspense July 20,2020 )
mobi |eng | 1997-01-01 | Author:Stephanie Barron

19 September 1804, coat. ∼ “I AM AFRAID, MISS AUSTEN, THAT THINGS LOOK VERY BAD INDEED for Mr. Sidmouth.” Mr. Crawford turned from his decanter of claret with a sober ...
( Category: Historical Mystery July 20,2020 )
mobi |eng | 2020-06-01 | Author:Brit Bennett

* * * — YOU HAD THE JOHANSENS, of course, on Magnolia Way—Dale worked downtown in finance, Cath served as secretary of the Brentwood Academy PTA, even though she hardly ...
( Category: Women's Fiction July 20,2020 )