Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
If you have always thought of Arthur Conan Doyle as a hyper-rational one-trick pony, it's time to reevaluate your assumptions. This volume of verse from the beloved creator of Sherlock Holmes adds a starkly different dimension to his literary oeuvre. Linked by martial themes, the poems collected in Songs of Action are stirring and thought-provoking.
6) Rodney Stone
Volume I includes the early novel A Study...
The Sea-Story Megapack presents 30 classic nautical tales, plus a bonus poem, ranging from pure adventure to science fiction, from the depths of the ocean to exotic ports of call. Included are:
THE SHIP THAT SAW A GHOST, by Frank Norris
GHOST LANTERNS, by Alan B. LeMay
THE DANGER FROM THE DEEP, by Ralph Milne Farley
THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE OF A CHIEF MATE, by W. Clark Russell
THE DERELICT, by H. M. Tomlinson
THE TEMPLE, by
..."Penny Dreadfuls" were a type of British publication in the 19th century that featured lurid serial stories appearing in parts over a number of weeks, each part costing one penny. The term, however, soon came to encompass a variety of publications that featured cheap sensational fiction. The penny dreadfuls were printed on cheap pulp paper and were aimed at young working class males. Two of the most famous were "Varney the Vampire" (which popularized
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