G. K. Chesterton was a great admirer of Charles Dickens, and wrote a noted critique of Dickens works expressing his opinion in his own inimitable style. (Summary by Karen Merline)
Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire by DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan
Looking for a replacement to Sherlock Holmes after the author had killed him off in 1894, Doyle wrote this murder mystery in the dying years of the 19th century. Set in Napoleons...
Valley of Fear (Version 2), The by DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan
John Douglas has been murdered at Birlstone manner, but Sherlock Holmes main concern is the missing dumbell in the murder room. This fourth and final novel of Sherlock Holmes is...
The Return Of Sherlock Holmes By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A young gambler is found shot dead in a closed room. Dr. Watson, who still mourns the disappearance of his famous friend is intrigued enough to step out of his house and take a...
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A concoction of twelve stories, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the third book in the original Sherlock Holmes series. It shadows the experiences of detective Sherlock...
Tales Of Terror And Mystery By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Though Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for his detective stories, he also wrote other short stories which are masterpieces of mystery and suspense. In some of the stories in...
Wit and Wisdom of Chesterton by CHESTERTON, G. K.
This little volume, issued as a gift book for lovers of Mr. Chestertons writings in 1911, is made up from essays to be found in The Defandant, Varied Types and Tremendous Trifles....
Hound of the Baskervilles (version 3), The by DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan
The desolate, treacherous Devon moors. A bloodcurdling legend of a ghastly hound from hell, haunting the Baskerville family for generations. Such is the setting for the most...
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (version 3), The by DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan
Dr. Watson chronicles here some of the more interesting detective cases that he and his good friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, have encountered during their association. We see the...
Flying Inn, The by CHESTERTON, G. K.
The Flying Inn is a novel first published in 1914 by G.K. Chesterton. It is set in a future England where a bizarre form of Progressive Islam has triumphed and largely dominates...
