Maigret's Revolver
Georges Simenon and Sian Reynolds
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When Maigret's prized gun goes missing, he must travel to London on the trail of a troubled young...

Metamorphosis
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'I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot...

The Complete Richard Hannay: The Thirty-Nine Steps,Greenmantle,Mr Standfast,The Three Hostages,The Island of Sheep
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Contains: The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Mr Standfast, The Three Hostages and The Island of...

Inferno/From an Occult Diary
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"Inferno" and "From an Occult Diary" are for the most part based on a diary that Strindberg kept...

Selected Stories
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This is a selection of stories by Dorothy Parker. They include "Big Blonde", "Too Bad", "Song of the...

The Rule of Benedict
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'Idleness is the enemy of the soul' Saint Benedict's advice to monks - on everything from correct...

Circe and the Cyclops
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'You must be Odysseus, man of twists and turns...' The tales of Odysseus' struggle with a man-eating...

O Cruel Alexis
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'But I, while vineyards ring with the cicadas' scream, Retrace your steps, alone, beneath the...

The Great Fire of London
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'With one's face in the wind you were almost burned with a shower of Firedrops' A selection from...

The Madness of Cambyses
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'Do you see your son, standing over there, in the antechamber? Well, I am going to shoot him.' The...