The story of William Essex, who rose from humble beginnings to become a successful dramatist and novelist, and his friend Dermot O'Riordon, a fervent Irish patriot and founder of a great London furnishing house; and their sons, Oliver Essex and Rory O'Riordon. Plus some...

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''Literature and Science,'' published in September 1963, was Aldous Huxley's last book - he died two months after it was published. In it, he strives to harmonize the scientific and artistic realms. He argues that language is what divides the two realms and makes...

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First published in 1929, ''The Case of Sir Adam Braid'' by Molly Thynne (d. 1950), public domain worldwide. The action starts on board ship when a man is found strangled. At first it is assumed that the killing is associated with the victim’s shady activities in...

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First published in 1930, ''The Case of Sir Adam Braid'' by Molly Thynne (d. 1950), public domain worldwide. The Case of Sir Adam Braid tells of the murder of an ill-tempered old artist in his flat in the short window of time when his manservant was out of the...

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This delightful set of stories about the adventures of a mischievous koala has been loved by generations of young Australians. Dorothy Wall's amusing tales and drawings, and her love of the bush and concern for its conservation, still have the power to enchant children...

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''Swiss Sonata'' is the first novel by Gwethalyn Graham, written when she was just 25. The novel is set in a girls’ boarding school in Switzerland in 1936. What makes this novel extraordinary is not just the penetrating insights into the behaviour of the girls — but for...

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Narrative poem, a huge success at the time of its publication, and the inspiration for the 1944 movie  The White Cliffs of Dover. The White Cliffs is a novel in verse, the story of an American girl who falls in love with an Englishman in the era of World War I. The...

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Professor Erwin Panofsky’s study, ''Gothic Architecture and Scholasticism,'' captured and holds an eminent place in a series that is not without distinction, the Wimmer Lectures. Erwin Panofsky, in “Gothic Architecture and Scholasticism,” indicates with grace and...

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First published in 1932, ''Murder in the Dentist Chair'' by Molly Thynne (d. 1950), public domain worldwide. In  Death in the Dentist’s Chair  (1932) Thynne adopts the same crime scene as Agatha Christie used some years later in  One, Two, Buckle My Shoe  (1940). She...

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A year after Vita Sackville-West first travelled to Iran - a journey described in the classic Passenger to Teheran - she returned to the land that had so captured her imagination. For twelve days, with her husband and three friends, she embarked on a difficult and often...

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EXCERPT: The morning was warm and fine; the season was late September, the 27th to be exact; and the air gave promise that St. Martin would not be cheated of his summer. Dust, chased in spirals by a light breeze, was dancing down the street and Munich was pleasant to...

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These people live in Cooper Station, U.S.A.: Anthony Cooper, nephew of the owners of Cooper's Mills Chris Pappas, the guy from the wrong side of the tracks Doris Palmer, wife of a wealthy manufacturer David Strong, the music teacher Beneath the seemingly calm surface...

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After winning a lottery, Miss Haslett, a middle-aged school mistress, seeks financial advice. She is introduced to a stockbroker, John Throgmorton, and shortly thereafter is found murdered. Scotland Yard's DI Martin is called in to investigate.

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First published in 1933, ''He Dies and Makes no Sign'' by Molly Thynne (d. 1950), public domain worldwide. The final mystery by Thynne also features Constantine and Detective Inspector Arkwright. In  He Dies and Makes No Sign  (1933) Constantine is summoned by the...

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First published in 1931, ''The Crime at the 'Noah's Ark'' by Molly Thynne (d. 1950), public domain worldwide. In  The Crime at The Noah’s Ark  (1931), an ill-assorted group of guests find themselves marooned by snow at the aptly named hostelry The Noah’s Ark. Most of...

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Set in the early years of the 19th century, this story is a tale of conspiracy, secret societies, foreign agents and a fiendish plot to assassinate the Prime Minister. Anthony Lammas, a young professor of philosophy at St Andrews, becomes involved with a secret society...

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''Not Exactly Ghosts'' by Andrew Caldecott is a collection of downright terrifying tales of blood, anger, and jealousy...

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This tale of intrigue begins with the kidnapping of the bride, Julia, on the first day of the couple's honeymoon. With the help of various friends and the interference of foes, Alistair Granby, agent of the Crown, rescues his new wife from the kidnappers. In doing so,...

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In the days long ago when stories were told and not written, when those who heard the stories told them to others, lived Saint Nicholas, Saint Christopher, Saint Dorothea. As their marvelous deeds came to pass, great was the wonder of the people, widespread the tales....

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In the Côte d'Azur, Hilary and Angie Moon have to live on their wits and her beauty. This novel is a light satirical take on the residents and guests of a Hotel on the French Riviera who have their own strength and flaws and must come to terms with their lives, age, and...

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