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The Thing from the Lake, by Eleanor M. Ingram. Part I.

To get away from city life periodically, New Yorker Roger Locke purchases an abandoned farm house in rural Connecticut, and with the assistance of his cousin Phillida and her beau Ethan Vere, he sets about fixing up the place. Immediately however, an unseen mysterious woman begins giving him warnings during nocturnal visits to leave the house at once. Soon he begins hearing strange ominous sounds emanating from the tiny lake at the back of the house coupled with a permeation of sickly odors. An ...

May 02, 20241 hr 43 min

The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung. Part V.

"I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitement, romance, danger and a decent living were all going begging together?"- A. J. Raffles, The Ides of March. The Amateur Cracksman is the first collection of stories about A. J. Raffles, gentleman, cricketer, and thief. After stopping his old school friend, Bunny Manders, from a desperate attempt at suicide, Raffles introduces the unsuspecting Bun...

Apr 25, 202456 min

The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung. Part IV.

"I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitement, romance, danger and a decent living were all going begging together?"- A. J. Raffles, The Ides of March. The Amateur Cracksman is the first collection of stories about A. J. Raffles, gentleman, cricketer, and thief. After stopping his old school friend, Bunny Manders, from a desperate attempt at suicide, Raffles introduces the unsuspecting Bun...

Apr 25, 20241 hr 13 min

The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung. Part III.

"I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitement, romance, danger and a decent living were all going begging together?"- A. J. Raffles, The Ides of March. The Amateur Cracksman is the first collection of stories about A. J. Raffles, gentleman, cricketer, and thief. After stopping his old school friend, Bunny Manders, from a desperate attempt at suicide, Raffles introduces the unsuspecting Bun...

Apr 25, 20241 hr 9 min

The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung. Part II.

"I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitement, romance, danger and a decent living were all going begging together?"- A. J. Raffles, The Ides of March. The Amateur Cracksman is the first collection of stories about A. J. Raffles, gentleman, cricketer, and thief. After stopping his old school friend, Bunny Manders, from a desperate attempt at suicide, Raffles introduces the unsuspecting Bun...

Apr 25, 202442 min

The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung. Part I.

"I'd tasted blood, and it was all over with me. Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitement, romance, danger and a decent living were all going begging together?"- A. J. Raffles, The Ides of March. The Amateur Cracksman is the first collection of stories about A. J. Raffles, gentleman, cricketer, and thief. After stopping his old school friend, Bunny Manders, from a desperate attempt at suicide, Raffles introduces the unsuspecting Bun...

Apr 25, 20241 hr 25 min

The Club of Queer Trades, by G. K. Chesterton. Part III.

A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an entirely new profession, and member of the Club of Queer Trades. Part I The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation Part II The Awful Reason of the Vicar's Visit The Singular Speculation of the House-Agent Part III The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady Advertising Inquirie...

Apr 18, 20241 hr 40 min

The Club of Queer Trades, by G. K. Chesterton. Part II.

A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an entirely new profession, and member of the Club of Queer Trades. Part I The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation Part II The Awful Reason of the Vicar's Visit The Singular Speculation of the House-Agent Part III The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady Advertising Inquirie...

Apr 18, 20241 hr 34 min

The Club of Queer Trades, by G. K. Chesterton. Part I.

A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an entirely new profession, and member of the Club of Queer Trades. Part I The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation Part II The Awful Reason of the Vicar's Visit The Singular Speculation of the House-Agent Part III The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady Advertising Inquirie...

Apr 18, 20241 hr 34 min

The Grey Woman, by Elizabeth C. Gaskell. Part II.

A "Bluebeard" story in which a young woman marries a man whom she discovers has killed his previous wives and is trying to murder her as well. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Apr 18, 202447 min

The Grey Woman, by Elizabeth C. Gaskell. Part I.

A "Bluebeard" story in which a young woman marries a man whom she discovers has killed his previous wives and is trying to murder her as well. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Apr 18, 20241 hr 26 min

Greenmantle, by John Buchan. Part VI.

Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay’s first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately before the war started. – Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Middle-Eastern world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy terr...

Apr 11, 20241 hr 28 min

Greenmantle, by John Buchan. Part V.

Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay’s first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately before the war started. – Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Middle-Eastern world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy terr...

Apr 11, 20241 hr 29 min

Greenmantle, by John Buchan. Part IV.

Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay’s first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately before the war started. – Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Middle-Eastern world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy terr...

Apr 11, 20241 hr 38 min

Greenmantle, by John Buchan. Part III.

Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay’s first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately before the war started. – Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Middle-Eastern world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy terr...

Apr 11, 20241 hr 33 min

Greenmantle, by John Buchan. Part II.

Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay’s first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately before the war started. – Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Middle-Eastern world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy terr...

Apr 11, 20241 hr 26 min

Greenmantle, by John Buchan. Part I.

Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay’s first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately before the war started. – Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Middle-Eastern world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy terr...

Apr 11, 20241 hr 48 min

The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, by L. T. Meade and R. Eustace. Part IV.

"THAT a secret society, based upon the lines of similar institutions so notorious on the Continent during the last century, could ever have existed in the London of our day may seem impossible. Such a society, however, not only did exist, but through the instrumentality of a woman of unparalleled capacity and genius, obtained a firm footing. A century ago the Brotherhood of the Seven Kings was a name hardly whispered without horror and fear in Italy, and now, by the fascinations and influence of...

Apr 04, 20241 hr 49 min

The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, by L. T. Meade and R. Eustace. Part III.

"THAT a secret society, based upon the lines of similar institutions so notorious on the Continent during the last century, could ever have existed in the London of our day may seem impossible. Such a society, however, not only did exist, but through the instrumentality of a woman of unparalleled capacity and genius, obtained a firm footing. A century ago the Brotherhood of the Seven Kings was a name hardly whispered without horror and fear in Italy, and now, by the fascinations and influence of...

Apr 04, 20241 hr 54 min

The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, by L. T. Meade and R. Eustace. Part II.

"THAT a secret society, based upon the lines of similar institutions so notorious on the Continent during the last century, could ever have existed in the London of our day may seem impossible. Such a society, however, not only did exist, but through the instrumentality of a woman of unparalleled capacity and genius, obtained a firm footing. A century ago the Brotherhood of the Seven Kings was a name hardly whispered without horror and fear in Italy, and now, by the fascinations and influence of...

Apr 04, 20241 hr 50 min

The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, by L. T. Meade and R. Eustace. Part I.

"THAT a secret society, based upon the lines of similar institutions so notorious on the Continent during the last century, could ever have existed in the London of our day may seem impossible. Such a society, however, not only did exist, but through the instrumentality of a woman of unparalleled capacity and genius, obtained a firm footing. A century ago the Brotherhood of the Seven Kings was a name hardly whispered without horror and fear in Italy, and now, by the fascinations and influence of...

Apr 04, 20242 hr 18 min

The Dragon's Secret, by Augusta Huiell Seaman. Part IV.

Sixteen year old Leslie Crane has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for a some quiet rest and recuperation. While the beach is lovely in October, Leslie quickly finds herself getting lonely with no one her own age to talk to. Little does she realize that she will not only soon make a new friend, but that they will both end up in the midst of a puzzling mystery centered around the closed up bungalow next door. Augusta Huiell Seaman ...

Mar 28, 202451 min

The Dragon's Secret, by Augusta Huiell Seaman. Part III.

Sixteen year old Leslie Crane has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for a some quiet rest and recuperation. While the beach is lovely in October, Leslie quickly finds herself getting lonely with no one her own age to talk to. Little does she realize that she will not only soon make a new friend, but that they will both end up in the midst of a puzzling mystery centered around the closed up bungalow next door. Augusta Huiell Seaman ...

Mar 28, 202450 min

The Dragon's Secret, by Augusta Huiell Seaman. Part II.

Sixteen year old Leslie Crane has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for a some quiet rest and recuperation. While the beach is lovely in October, Leslie quickly finds herself getting lonely with no one her own age to talk to. Little does she realize that she will not only soon make a new friend, but that they will both end up in the midst of a puzzling mystery centered around the closed up bungalow next door. Augusta Huiell Seaman ...

Mar 28, 202453 min

The Dragon's Secret, by Augusta Huiell Seaman. Part I.

Sixteen year old Leslie Crane has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for a some quiet rest and recuperation. While the beach is lovely in October, Leslie quickly finds herself getting lonely with no one her own age to talk to. Little does she realize that she will not only soon make a new friend, but that they will both end up in the midst of a puzzling mystery centered around the closed up bungalow next door. Augusta Huiell Seaman ...

Mar 28, 202456 min

The King in Yellow, by Robert W. Chambers. Part IV.

A collection of stories that inspired the works of many writers such as HP Lovecraft, "The King in Yellow" revolves around the play that the main characters read a part of, and those two acts of the play drive them all into madness. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 21, 20242 hr

The King in Yellow, by Robert W. Chambers. Part II.

A collection of stories that inspired the works of many writers such as HP Lovecraft, "The King in Yellow" revolves around the play that the main characters read a part of, and those two acts of the play drive them all into madness. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 21, 20241 hr 50 min

The King in Yellow, by Robert W. Chambers. Part III.

A collection of stories that inspired the works of many writers such as HP Lovecraft, "The King in Yellow" revolves around the play that the main characters read a part of, and those two acts of the play drive them all into madness. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 21, 20241 hr 48 min

The King in Yellow, by Robert W. Chambers. Part I.

A collection of stories that inspired the works of many writers such as HP Lovecraft, "The King in Yellow" revolves around the play that the main characters read a part of, and those two acts of the play drive them all into madness. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 21, 20242 hr 8 min

The Mystery of Edwin Drood, by Charles Dickens. Part VI.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens. The novel was left unfinished at the time of Dickens' death, and readers have often speculated what the ending might have been. The novel is named after Edwin Drood, but it mostly tells the story of his uncle, a Jekyll-and-Hyde-esque choirmaster named John Jasper, who is in love with his pupil, Rosa Bud. Miss Bud is Drood's fiancée, and has caught the eye of the high-spirited and hot-tempered Neville Landless, who comes from Ceylo...

May 29, 20232 hr
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