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The Undefeated
'The Undefeated' is a fictional story that begins with a certain Mr. William Hollis, who was sitting on an old bacon box in the lee of a summerhouse in his lock-up garden as he rolled up the sleeves of his shirt and loosened his braces. The presence of a neighbor's elbows on the party hedge forbade a complete return to nature, but the freedom of Old Man Adam from the restraints imposed by society was envied just now by one at least of his heirs. By the side of Bill Hollis was a stone jar of Blackhampton ale, a famous brew, but even this could not save him from gasping like a carp. It was a scorcher and no mistake—thick, slab and hazy, the sort of heat you can almost cut with a knife. Leaning gracefully across from the next plot was a large, rotund gentleman with the face of a well-nourished ferret. Draped in an artful festoon beneath an old straw hat, a wreath of burdock leaves defended him from the weather. "Mr. Hollis"—he addressed the man on the bacon box with conversational charm—"if you want my opinion they're putting in a bit of overtime in Hell."
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Fortune
As I left the place of my birth and long abiding and took the road to that far country where I thought my fortune lay, the sun already had a countenance. It was shining on the chestnut trees; on the tall white walls of the house of justice at the corner of the square; on the worthy priest who was sprinkling holy water on the steps of the monastery of the Bleeding Heart to suppress the dust, to keep away the flies, and to consecrate the building; and especially on the only bailiff that our town could boast, whose salary fluctuated with the thieves he captured. He, honest fellow, had driven so poor a trade of late that he crept along in his winter coat, seeking the shade of trees and houses. E...
Patricia at the Inn
""Patricia At The Inn"" is a novel written by John Collis Snaith and originally published in 1906. The story revolves around the titular character, Patricia, a young woman who finds herself stranded at a remote inn in the English countryside. As she waits for her father to come and rescue her, she becomes embroiled in a series of mysterious and dangerous events that threaten her safety and her sanity. Along the way, she meets a cast of eccentric and intriguing characters, including a handsome artist and a wealthy aristocrat, who may hold the key to unraveling the secrets of the inn. As the plot thickens and the danger escalates, Patricia must use all her wits and courage to survive and uncover the truth behind the sinister goings-on at the inn.
The Diary of a Nobody
`Why should I not publish my diary? I have often seen reminiscences of people I have never even heard of, and I fail to see - because I do not happen to be a `Somebody' - why my diary should not be interesting.' The Diary of a Nobody (1892) created a cultural icon, an English archetype. Anxious, accident-prone, occasionally waspish, Charles Pooter has come to be seen as the epitome of English suburban life. His diary chronicles encounters with difficult tradesmen, the delights of home improvements, small parties, minor embarrassments, and problems with his troublesome son. The suburban world he inhabits is hilariously and painfully familiar in its small-mindedness and its essential decency. ...
There Is a Tide
A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window. To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions. All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come. The neatly parcelled acres somehow reminded her of Noah’s ark. Farmsteads trim and tiny; amusing hedgerows; the cattle and horses in the fields; the comic little villages, each with its moss-grown church tower peering through the damp mist, were so expected and yet so unnatural to the eye of a stranger that it was rather like a scene in a play. The girl was in the compartment alone. By her side was a “grip,” cheap looking, ba...
The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XXXVI
Featuring Contributions by: Tracy J. Revels, David L. Leal, Josh Cerefice, John Farrell, Amanda Knight, Arthur Hall, William Todd, Liese Sherwood-Fabre, Margaret Walsh, Hal Glatzer, Leslie Charteris and Denis Green, Craig Janacek, David Marcum, Tim Symonds, Dan Rowley, and Chris Chan, with a poem by Alisha Shea, and forewords by Nicholas Rowe, Roger Johnson, Emma West, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum 58 New Holmes Adventures Collected in Three Companion Volumes In 2015, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories burst upon the scene, featuring traditional Canonical adventures set within the correct time period, and written by many of today's leading Sherlockian authors from around the world. T...
Cargoes for Crusoes
"Cargoes for Crusoes" by Grant M. Overton contains a list of many books in its over 400 pages. Each book in this collection aims to provoke the reader into self-reflection or a sense of adventure. This text adds commentary and analysis of these important works to help readers understand them, and even to help would-be readers make a final decision of what to pick up next.
