The following is a list of recently released ebooks from various Gutenberg projects, including Project Gutenberg US, PG Australia, Faded Page, and Standard Ebooks.
Manderson of Scotland Yard and Boulet of the Sûreté Générale join forces to unravel the deviating, twisting threads of fate and frailty that weave into the mystery of beautiful Carmen Cranmore’s death.
The author talks about how he found the records and minutes of the Highland Society of Canada (1818-1847) in a trunk in an abandoned derelict building. He pieced together a bit of the Society's history and mentions names of important persons he noted in the papers, that were prominent in the developing years of what would eventually become Canada. He speculates on what may have contributed to the end of the Society.
Trevelyan wrote this book during the Second World War. It is a popular retelling of English life from the 14th to the 19th century. A little bit nostalgic, it was written as a feel-good nostalgia of past English life of the common people. This was his most successful history book.
Une courte biographie de Ludwig van Beethoven, avec une partie de sa correspondance et une bibliographie.
The Fire of Asshurbanipal is a gem rumored to be in the clutches of a skeleton on a throne in a lost city in the Arabian desert–"the ancient City of Evil spoken of in the Necronomicon of the mad Alhazred." Although the jewel is supposed to be cursed, it's sought by Steve Clarney, "a lean and wiry American," and Yar Ali, his Afghan companion. When they find the city and its treasure, they are ambushed and held captive by an old enemy of Clarney's, Nureddin el Mekru.—Fandom
The war has turned and Germany is exhausted. Struggles continue on many fronts in Europe and the Middle East. Events in Russia distract both the British and the Germans, and their respective allies. Eventually the Armistice is reached.
The captain of a cargo ship is forced to rescue the passangers and crew of a yacht stranded on a Malaysian island.
The sea is the setting for this story—the tropic waters of the Pacific and the palm-covered islands which dot them forming the background to a tale of greed and mysterious murder and the determined efforts of an upstanding young man to clear his name of black aspersions. Young Peter Blake, South Sea roamer, trader, adventurer, after a grilling battle in the dark with he knows not how many mysterious opponents, is cast into a small boat and set adrift. Afterward he finds that he is charged with the murder of his nearest friend and that other villainies are laid at his door. The forces against which he has to fight are evil, malignant, powerful and bent on saving themselves, but of course he wins through in the end and wins also the fine girl, who has had her share of the exciting times.—New York Times.
This is the story of two of the most colorful and dominant czars who ever ruled a countryside—F. G. Bonfils and H. H. Tammen, the militant owners of the Denver Post. For forty years, while the west was going through growing pains, murders, intrigues, reforms and promotions, these incredible men ran one of the most sensational and prosperous newspapers in America. They were a fighting pair. Bonfils, a Corsican and a descendant of Napoleon, was a ruthless opponent. Tammen, an ex-barkeep of Dutch descent, was a dreamer, bubbling with ideas, and with a flair for practical jokes. Together they were an inspired team, blasting all opposition out of the way and getting in and out of trouble with a consistent eye to eventual profit.
Broome Stages is a 1931 historical novel by the British writer Clemence Dane. It charts the fortunes of the Broomes, a theatrical dynasty, over two hundred years from Queen Anne's reign through to the present cinema era. It was one of Dane's most popular works.—Wikipedia
The story follows a young, hardworking orphan girl who unexpectedly inherits a large fortune and transforms her life.
A vivid thrill-tale of a desperate voyage on the China Sea, with murder striking from the shadows again and again, and a beautiful girl on board.
A critique of Canadian literature up until 1930. Includes biographies of well known writers of the time and a bibliography of Canadian fiction.
A classic collection of short stories that brings to life the rich supernatural folklore of French Canada.
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