In this story I have dealt with an extraordinary phase of modern life in London, which to the majority will come as a startling revelation. Some will, perhaps, declare that no such amazing state of things exists in this, the most enlightened age the world has known. To such, I can only assert that in this decadent civilisation of ours the things which I have described actually take place in secret, as certain facts in my possession indisputably show.

Being some Curious Records concerning the Craft and Cunning of Theodore Drost, an enemy alien in London, together with certain Revelations regarding his daughter Ella The pair had been discussing certain schemes to the detriment of the English: schemes which, in the main, depended upon the crafty old Drost’s expert knowledge of high-explosives.

Our hero, Richard Scarsmere, befriends an individual (Omar) at an English boarding school who turns out to be an African prince from a kingdom called Mo. Omar receives a visit from one of his mother’s trusted advisers. His mother, the Great White Queen, seeks him to return home immediately. Omar convinces Scarsmere to return to Africa with him since there is little opportunity awaiting him in London. What follows is a tale of deceit, treachery, barbarity, and mystery....

Warm, brilliant, and cloudless was the July noon. Beneath the summer sun the broad, shallow waters of the Meuse sparkled as they rippled swiftly onward through the deep, winding valley of grey rocks and cool woods on their way from the mountains of Lorraine, through peaceful, prosperous Belgium, towards the sea.

To allow so young and delicate a girl to tramp England aimlessly in search of some vague and secret information which seemed to be her erratic father’s object, was, we decided, an utter impossibility; therefore, following that night of our first meeting at Helpstone, Burton and his daughter remained our guests for a week, and, after many consultations and some little economies, we were at last successful in placing Mabel at school, a service for which we later received her ...

An interesting classic mystery, yes, I guess I could say enjoyable but to a certain extent... At first you are dragged to the edge of your seat wondering whats going to happen next or what the hell does this unusual introduction mean, then you’re hit with a bunch of senarios that keep you wanting to just continue to the next chapter to see what will happen, then you realise that some of what you may have suspected in the beginning IS the conclusion to the plot...

Frank Burgoyne, newly rich through inheritance, falls madly and improbably in love with a beautiful but mysterious Russian and becomes unwittingly and unknowingly embroiled in an international plot punctuated by a series of murders. Burgoyne suffers several bewildering experiences, including incarcerations in Russia and England, and he is constantly questioning his love’s motivations and fealty.

„It is imperative that active steps must be taken to preserve England’s supremacy, and at the same time frustrate this aggressive policy towards us which is undoubtedly growing. I need not tell you that the outlook is far from reassuring. As a diplomatist you know that as well as I do. The war-cloud which rose over Europe at the end of the last Administration is still darkening. It therefore behoves us to avoid a repetition of the recent fiasco at St. Petersburg with regard...

Then it’s an entire mystery? „Yes, Phrida.” „But it’s astounding! It really seems so utterly impossible,” declared my well-beloved, amazed at what I had just related. „I’ve simply stated hard facts.” „But there’s been nothing about this affair in the papers.” „For certain reasons the authorities are not exactly anxious for any publicity. It is a very puzzling problem, and they do not care to own themselves baffled,” I replied.

A large, square wooden veranda covered by a red and white awning, above a wide silent sweep of flowing river, whose huge rocks, worn smooth through a thousand ages, raised their backs about the stream, a glimpse of green feathery palms and flaming scarlet poinsettias on the island opposite, and beyond the great drab desert, the illimitable waste of stony, undulating sands stretching away to the infinite, and bathed in the blood-red light of the dying day.

Let me gaze down the vista of the tristful past. Ah! there are things that cannot be uttered; there are scenes that still entrance me, and incidents so unexpected and terrible that they cause me even now to hold my breath in horror. The prologue of this extraordinary drama of London life was enacted three years ago; its astounding dénouement occurred quite recently.

”Yes! I’m not mistaken at all! It’s the same woman! „ whispered the tall, good-looking young Englishman in a well-cut navy suit as he stood with his friend, a man some ten years older than himself, at one of the roulette tables at Monte Carlo, the first on the right on entering the room–that one known to habitual gamblers as „The Suicide’s Table.” „Are you quite certain? „ asked his friend. „Positive. I should know her again anywhere.” „She’s very handsome. And look, too, b...

So strange, indeed, were all the circumstances, and so startling the adventures that befell me in my search after truth, that until to-day I have hesitated to relate the narrative, which is as extraordinary as it is unique in the history of any living man. If it were not for the fact that a certain person actively associated with this curious drama of our latter day civilisation, has recently passed to the land that lies beyond the human ken, my lips would have perforce sti...

The Ambassador’s office was indeed a very thankless one, while my own position as second secretary of the Paris Embassy was a post not to be envied, even though it is popularly supposed to be one of the plums of the diplomatic service. With Paris full of spies endeavouring to discover our secrets and divine our instructions from Downing Street, and the cabinet noir ever at work upon our correspondence, it behoved us to be always on the alert, and to have resort to all manne...

”Of course the transaction is a purely private one. There is, I suppose, no chance of the truth leaking out? If so, it might be very awkward, you know.” „None whatever. Your Excellency may rely upon me to deal with these people cautiously. Besides, they have their own reputation to consider–as well as ours.” „And how much do you say they offer? „ asked His Excellency in Italian, so that the English servants, if they were listening, should not understand. „If you accept thei...

An Eye for an Eye: The Untold Story of Jewish Revenge Against Germans in 1945, which states that some Jews in Eastern Europe took revenge on their former captors while overseeing over 1,000 concentration camps in Poland for German civilians. The book provides details of the imprisonment of 200,000 Germans „many of them starved, beaten and tortured” and estimates that „more than 60,000 died at the hands of a largely Jewish-run security organisation.”

This mystery collection, written by British author Edgar Wallace, contains the following works: „Mrs. William Jones and Bill”, „The Adventures of George”, „According to Freud”, „Bondage”, „The Society of Bright Young People”, „The King and the Editor”, „Christmas Presents”. Edgar Wallace was a prolific author of crime, adventure and humorous stories, whose best known creations include „The Four Just Men”, „Sanders of the River”, and „J. G. Reeder”. Although Wallace wrote ma...

Eleanor Wilson przedstawia swój pomysł na kampanię reklamową nowego hotelu na Karaibach. Właściciel hotelu Niccolo Rossi uważa, że projekt jest zbyt romantyczny i staroświecki, ale Eleanor nie odstępuje od swojej wizji i przekonań. Dla niego kobieta z charakterem to nowość. Postanawia dać jej szansę. Powinna dobrze poznać kurort, zabiera ją więc na tydzień na karaibską wyspę… 

Z CZEGO SKŁADA SIĘ NASZ KURS?Przerażające zagadki. Kurs angielskiego dla żądnych wrażeń to pakiet fascynujących ebooków w dwóch wersjach językowych; polskiej oraz angielskiej. Osiem niesamowitych historii napisanych przez mistrzów budowania napięcia oraz dodatkowy ebook – podręcznik do nauki języka angielskiego z książką dwujęzyczną.Nauka języka angielskiego z książką dwujęzyczną, Marta OwczarekOpowieści niesamowite, Edgar Allan Poe,Nowelle, Edgar Allan Poe,Pies Baskervi...

Potentat finansowy Matias Rivero od lat planował odegrać się na Jamesie Carneyu, który wzbogacił się, kradnąc wynalazek jego ojca. Gdy jest już bliski celu, przypadkowo dostaje od losu wyjątkowy prezent. Sophie, córka Carneya, właśnie zarysowała mu samochód. Pod pozorem spłaty długu za naprawę maserati Matias zleca Sophie zorganizowanie przyjęcia w swojej rezydencji. Ma nadzieję, że przez te kilka dni dowie się od niej więcej o oszustwach Carneya. Jednak urok Sophie sprawia, ...

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Podczas ważnych negocjacji biznesowych Lucas Capriani odkrywa, że jego podwładna Katy Brennan zna jednego z pracowników tamtej firmy. Aby zachować transakcję w tajemnicy, Lucas postanawia ją natychmiast zwolnić. Wzywa Katy na rozmowę, jednak gdy staje przed nim piękna i delikatna kobieta, nie ma sumienia postąpić tak bezwzględnie. Uznaje, że wystarczy, by do czasu podpisania umowy Katy nie mogła się z nikim kontaktować. Zabiera ją na dwa tygodnie na swój jacht… 

Pierwsza pełna historia najsłynniejszego diamentu świata, Koh-i-Noora, czyli Góry światła. 29 marca 1849 roku dziesięcioletni maharadża Pendżabu został wprowadzony do sali tronowej Pałacu Luster we wspaniałym forcie Lahaur. Tam w czasie publicznej ceremonii, wystraszony, ale zachowujący godność chłopiec, formalnie przekazał prawdziwe skarby najbogatszego państwa Indii prywatnej korporacji – Kompanii Wschodnioindyjskiej. Został również zmuszony do podarowania brytyj...

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