CONTENTS: ALEXANDER PUSHKIN 1. The Queen of Spades ALGERNON BLACKWOOD: 2. Confession 3. S. O. S. 4. The Wings of Horus ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 5. B. 24 ARTHUR O. FRIEL: 6. The Spider 7. The Vulture ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH: 8. Statement of Gabriel Foot, Highwayman 9. The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands 10. The Countess of Bellarmine ARTHUR STRINGER: 11. The Adolescence of Number Eighty-Seven 12. The Button Thief 13. The Wire-Tappers ARTHUR TRAIN: 14. Extradition 15. The Baron de Ville 16. The Golden To...

The anthology 'The Greatest Historical Novels of All Time' presents an expansive array of narratives that collectively explore the depths of human experience through the lens of historical fiction. With contributions from a stellar cast of writers, including giants such as Leo Tolstoy and F. Scott Fitzgerald, the collection spans continents and centuries, intricately weaving the personal with the historical in a range of literary styles. From the refined societal observations of Jane Auste...

History. First published in 1903. According to Wikipedia:" Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker, 1st Baronet PC ( 23 November 1862 6 September 1932),[known as Gilbert Parker, Canadian novelist and British politician, was born at Camden East, Addington, Ontario… The best of his novels are those in which he first took for his subject the history and life of the French Canadians; and his permanent literary reputation rests on the fine quality, descriptive and dramatic, of his Canadian stories. P...

Jamaica and Ireland at the turn of the eighteenth century: a man convicted of a killing he did not do, transported, and a woman who will not accept the verdict. Parker was Canadian-born, settled in England, sat in Parliament for eighteen years and was knighted; he wrote the colonial world as an administrator's son rather than a tourist, and the court-martial here is procedurally exact.

New France and New York in the 1690s: an English boy and a French officer, Frontenac's Canada, the Iroquois, and a feud carried across thirty years and two colonies. Parker was Canadian-born, settled in England, sat in Parliament for eighteen years and was knighted; the Canada here is the real one — snowshoes, mission stations, the long war for the fur trade.

A Quebec lumber town, an election, a father and son on opposite sides of it, and a marriage the son cannot admit to. Parker was Canadian-born, settled in England, sat in Parliament for eighteen years and was knighted; he knew both the timber country and the committee rooms, and the politics here are not decoration — the whole plot turns on a secret that would cost the seat.

'Love Through the Eras' encapsulates not only a vast temporal sweep but also a rich tapestry of literary styles and thematic depth, encompassing seventy historical romances penned by a constellation of great authors. From the nuanced realism of Jane Austen's Regency England to the dramatic passions of Alexandre Dumas' France and beyond, the anthology celebrates love's multifaceted expressions across different societies and epochs. Each narrative, unique in its own right, coalesces into a c...

CONTENTS:ALGERNON BLACKWOODConfessionARTHUR B. REEVE2. The Beauty MaskARTHUR CONAN DOYLE3 to 14. The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH15. The Affair of Bleakirk-on-SandsARTHUR STANWOOD PIER16. The Best FriendARTHUR STRINGER17. The Adolescence of Number Eighty-Seven18. The Bell19. The Benevolence of Montana Bill20. The Button ThiefBARRY PAIN

Welcome to the book series 7 best short stories specials, selection dedicated to a special subject, featuring works by noteworthy authors. The texts were chosen based on their relevance, renown and interest. This edition is dedicated to Canadian literature. Influences on Canadian writers are broad, both geographically and historically, representing Canada's diversity in culture and region. This book contains the following texts: A Red Girl's Reasoning by E. Pauline Johnson; My Financial Ca...

Classic short story collection. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker, 1st Baronet PC (November 23, 1862 September 6, 1932), known as Gilbert Parker, Canadian novelist and British politician, was born at Camden East, Addington, Ontario, the son of Captain J. Parker, R.A... The best of his novels are those in which he first took for his subject the history and life of the French Canadians; and his permanent literary reputation rests on the fine quality, descriptive and ...

Historical Romances – Boxed Set surveys the long evolution of romance as a mode for imagining the past, from courtly intrigue and epistolary experiment to Gothic intensity, social satire, adventure, realism, and modern psychological nuance. Its selection ranges across national traditions and centuries, placing novels of revolution, inheritance, war, colonial encounter, and domestic constraint beside tales of mystery and passionate conflict. Sweeping historical panoramas, sharply observed m...

According to Wikipedia: "Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker, 1st Baronet PC (November 23, 1862 September 6, 1932), known as Gilbert Parker, Canadian novelist and British politician, was born at Camden East, Addington, Ontario, the son of Captain J. Parker, R.A... The best of his novels are those in which he first took for his subject the history and life of the French Canadians; and his permanent literary reputation rests on the fine quality, descriptive and dramatic, of his Canadian storie...