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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was devised by Scottish author and doctor Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant...

David Jaquay and 9 more 8 hours 34 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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LibriVox volunteers - Mystery (LibriVox NaNoWriMo novel 2006)

The idea was to write a whole novel in the month of November, based on the guidelines of the National Novel Writing Month . The twist is that there are up to 30 people writing together, instead of one toiling alone....

Juho Fröjd and 18 more 7 hours 37 minutes

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Maurice Leblanc - Hollow Needle: Further Adventures of Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin returns in a wonderful story of disguises, love, and of course treasure. Once again, Lupin crosses paths with the famous Holmlock Shears. But this time Arsène matches wits with Isidore Beautrelet,...

RedToby and 5 more 6 hours 58 minutes

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Erskine Childers - Riddle of the Sands

Containing many realistic details based on Childers' own sailing trips along the German North Sea coast, the book is the retelling of a yachting expedition in the early 20th century combined with an adventurous spy...

Gesine 12 hours 24 minutes

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Wilkie Collins - Moonstone

The story concerns a young woman called Rachel Verinder who inherits a large Indian diamond, the Moonstone, on her eighteenth birthday. The book is widely regarded as the precursor of the modern mystery and...

Mike Gardom and 7 more 20 hours 9 minutes

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Maurice Leblanc - Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar

A contemporary of Arthur Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc (1864-1941) was the creator of the character of gentleman thief Arsène Lupin who, in France, has enjoyed a popularity as long-lasting and considerable as Sherlock...

Karen Savage and 5 more 5 hours 54 minutes

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Anna Katharine Green - Leavenworth Case

Anna Katharine Green was one of the first female mystery writers to publish under her own name. She was never very successful as an author, but the technical excellence of her books caused several law schools to use...

Kirsten Ferreri 10 hours 34 minutes

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Ernest Bramah - Four Max Carrados Detective Stories

Ernest Bramah is mainly known for his 'Kai Lung' books — Dorothy L Sayers often used quotes from them for her chapter headings. In his lifetime however he was equally well known for his detective stories. Since...

Andy Minter 3 hours 38 minutes

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J. S. Fletcher - Middle Temple Murder

The dead body of a man is found on the steps to some chambers of Middle Temple Lane, near London's law courts. A journalist and a young lawyer start investigating. — This classic English murder mystery was written in...

Betsie Bush and 15 more 8 hours 16 minutes

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G. K. Chesterton - Wisdom of Father Brown

This is the second of five books of short stories about G. K. Chesterton’s fictional detective, first published in 1914. Father Brown is a short, nondescript Catholic Priest with shapeless clothes and a large...

Martin Clifton 7 hours 17 minutes

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Robert W. Chambers - King in Yellow (part 1)

Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933) studied art in Paris in the late 80's and early 90's, where his work was displayed at the Salon. However, shortly after returning to America, he decided to spend his time in writing. He...

Peter Yearsley 4 hours 38 minutes

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G. K. Chesterton - Innocence of Father Brown

The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) is the first of five collections of mystery stories by G. K. Chesterton starring an unimposing but surprisingly capable Roman Catholic priest. Father Brown's ability to uncover...

Brian Roberg 10 hours 23 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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