Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is a deeply introspective and influential autobiography by Thomas De Quincey. Written in a majestic neoclassical...
Set in 19th century Salem, Massachusetts during the golden age of clipper ships, "Java Head" chronicles the lives of a wealthy shipping family amidst...
Jimmie Dale, a cunning detective known as the Gray Seal, navigates the dangerous criminal underbelly of New York City in search of a notorious crimina...
This book delves into the history of the opium trade and its devastating impact on China during the 19th century. Author Samuel Merwin Sr. meticulousl...
This collection of short stories features the early, darker iterations of Boston Blackie, the fictional detective created by Jack Boyle, a former opiu...