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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Hilton Cubitt lives in the country with his American wife. The couple
start receiving drawings of little dancing men. Cubitt goes to see Sherlock
Holmes about these drawings, which seem to have frightened Cubitt's wife.
Then there is a murder. Now Holmes must quickly work out what the pictures
mean so that he can catch the killer. Watch the detective, Sherlock Holmes,
and his assistant, Dr Watson, at work in this and three other exciting
mysteries.
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The Dagger with Wings and Other Father Brown Stories
In this collection of detective stories, Father Brown
investigates the evil deeds of a clever madman, a gentleman-waiter,
a man who thinks he is God, and many others.
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The Flying Heads and Other Strange Stories
A young man stays in a strange village for the night, and wakes to hear
screams from the valley below. He looks out of the window, and sees terrible
things flying through the air ... A baker wants to know what his beautiful
wife does when she goes out at night. But when he stays up to watch her,
he wishes he had never found out her dreadful secret ... Enjoy these strange
and frightening stories from all over the world. |
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Life Without Katy and Other Stories
John Perkins returns home to find that Katy, his wife, has gone to visit
her sick mother. This is the first time John has been without Katy, and
he misses her very much. He thinks about how much better he will treat
Katy in future. But will John be a better husband when she comes back?
The stories in this collection are about everyday problems and interests,
but each one has a clever ending. We find that ordinary life can be full
of surprises ... |
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Oliver Twist
Poor Oliver! He has no family, and no friends. Nobody cares for him.
The only people he knows are thieves, and they want him to be a thief,
too. Now the police have caught him for stealing. Oliver has done nothing
wrong, but the judge does not believe him. He wants to send Oliver to
prison. One kind old man thinks Oliver might be a good boy, and tries
to help him. Find out how Oliver gets away from the thieves, and how,
at last, he discovers the truth about his past. |
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Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes, the great detective, solves many strange mysteries in
this collection of stories. He discovers that crime in London is being
planned by an evil organization, led by the greatest criminal of them
all, Professor Moriarty. Holmes helps the police to bring this organization
to an end. But at the last minute, Moriarty escapes. Holmes and his friend
Watson are in danger. They go abroad, to Switzerland, and there the detective
and the master criminal meet for the last time. Will this be the end of
Sherlock Holmes? |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
The great detective, Sherlock Holmes, has another case
to solve. The body of Sir Charles Baskerville has been
found lying in the garden of his house, on Dartmoor.
There are no marks on the body, and it seems that the
old man simply died of fright. Was he trying to escape
from some dreadful thing — perhaps the ghostly
animal called the Hound of the Baskervilles?
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The Merchant of Venice and Other Stories from
Shakespeare's Plays
Shylock, the moneylender, hates Antonio and wants to hurt him. He has
an idea. He lends money to Antonio. If Antonio cannot pay back the money,
he must give Shylock a pound of his flesh. From cold, dark Scotland to
the blue sky of the Mediterranean, from the Danish court to the court
of Britain long ago, these five well-known stories are filled with murder,
madness and magic.
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The Missing Scientist
Professor Nicol, one of the most important atomic scientists
in Britain, has just been kidnapped. Detective Superintendent
Roberts is called in to lead the search for the Professor.
With atomic secrets, a collection of valuable diamonds
and a man's life at stake, the pressure is on for Roberts
to find the missing scientist — but will he succeed?
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Tales of Crime and Detection
A rich young man is gambling in Paris. He wins a lot of money, but then
becomes ill. He is put into a large, old-fashioned bed with a heavy cloth
cover, like a roof. As he is lying there, the cover seems to come down
towards him. Is he dreaming, or is he in serious danger? Find out if the
police and private detectives solve this, and other mysteries, in this
exciting collection of short stories. |
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From Russia, With Love
James Bond must get a code-breaking machine from Tatiana, a beautiful Russian spy. She says she is in love with him. However, Tatiana is hiding something: she is working for SMERSH, the most feared organization in Russia. Even she does not know the danger Bond faces as he is followed across Europe by Russia's most cold-hearted killer |
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The Moonstone
Long ago, in India, three priests were commanded to look after a yellow diamond called the Moonstone. Terrible misfortune would come to anyone else who touched it, and to their family.Hundreds of years later, the young and beautiful Rachel Verinder is given the Moonstone as a birthday present. That night the Moonstone is stolen, and the thief is someone in the house ... |
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The Thirty-nine Steps
Back in Britain, Richard Hannay is bored to death after spending years in Africa. He begins to think otherwise when a corpse is found in his London flat and he becomes a murder suspect. Soon he is running for his life across the hills of Scotland. |
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You Only Live Twice
James Bond is sent to Japan on an impossible mission. In return for a new code-breaking machine, Bond must go into the Castle of Death and kill the mad genius within. But what is this strange place? Who is its owner?
In this exciting adventure, Bond, helped by the beautiful Kissy Suzuki, enters the most dangerous garden on earth, and comes face to face with two of his deadliest enemies. |
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