Book Cover of Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 5

Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 5

by Anonymous

In the six volumes of the Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious short stories from all corners of the world. Some of the stories appeared in this collection for the first time translated into English, and many of them come from unexpected sources, such as the letters of Pliny the Younger, or a Tibetan manuscript. In the fifth volume, we find stories written by German, Russian and Scandinavian authors.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1907

Authors

Anonymous image

Anonymous

Unknown

An anonymous author is a writer who has chosen to keep their identity hidden from their readers. The reasons for this decision can vary, and may include political or social persecution, personal priva...

Books by Anonymous

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 2 Cover image

Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 2 by Various

This volume of "Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories" showcases a captivating collection of short stories penned by English and S...

The Trees of Pride  Cover image

The Trees of Pride by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Three trees, known as the Peacock trees, are blamed by the peasants for the fever that has killed many. Squire Vane scoffs at this legend as superstit...

Nightmare Tales Cover image

Nightmare Tales by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, renowned for her contributions to Theosophy, delves into the realm of weird fiction with "Nightmare Tales." This collectio...

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South Cover image

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South by Alexandre Dumas

Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent scenes of...

Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Volume One Cover image

Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Volume One by Edith Wharton

This collection of early short stories by Edith Wharton explores dark and haunting themes. From ghostly apparitions to the lingering shadows of past m...

Die Elixiere des Teufels Cover image

Die Elixiere des Teufels by E. T. A. Hoffmann

The Devil's Elixirs is a novel by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Published in 1815, the basic idea for the story was adopted from Matthew Gregory Lewis's novel Th...

Ashton-Kirk, Investigator Cover image

Ashton-Kirk, Investigator by John Thomas McIntyre

Ashton-Kirk, Investigator is a book about a young, wealthy, and socially prominent man who is also an indefatigable worker in the field of criminal in...

Incredible Adventures Cover image

Incredible Adventures by Algernon Blackwood

This collection of stories by Algernon Blackwood takes readers on incredible adventures to wild rites on nocturnal hills, to secret and terrible aspec...

Рассказы Cover image

Рассказы by Leo Tolstoy

This collection of short stories by Leo Tolstoy, intended for Russian language learners, presents a selection of his most poignant and thought-provoki...

Short Story Collection Vol. 105 Cover image

Short Story Collection Vol. 105 by Various

This collection of short stories is a treasure trove of classic literature from some of the greatest authors in the English language. With works by Er...

Reviews for Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 5

No reviews posted or approved, yet...