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...

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

What bird that climbs the cool dim Dawn But loves the air its wild wings roam? And yet when all the day is gone But turns its weary pinions home, And when the yellow twilight fills The lonely stretches of the West, Comes down across the darkened hills, Once more to its remembered nest? And I who strayed, O Fond and True, To seek that glory fugitive And fleeting music that is You, But echoes of yourself can give As through the waning gold I come To where the Dream and Dreamer meet: Yet shou...

Caver studied the girl at the back of the kicker-boat. She impressed him as an incredibly outlandish figure. As she lounged against the oil-stained stern-board with her khaki-clad young legs insolently crossed, she seemed both lawless and sexless. But he felt, as he continued to watch her, that there was something equally timeless about her, that she had rootage in neither the age of steel nor the age of stone. She reminded him, as she sat there oblivious of his presence, with her ...

Arthur Stringer (1874 – 1950) was a Canadian novelist, screenwriter, and poet who later moved to the United States. He published 45 works of fiction and 15 other books, in addition to writing numerous filmscripts and articles. Stringer was popular in his day for his crime fiction and his wilderness adventures, but he wrote in many genres, from social realism (his "Prairie" trilogy, 1915–1921) to psychological fiction (The Wine of Life (1921). He even wrote early science fi...

The protagonist of the story is Carter Brant, a successful New York businessman suffering from severe insomnia. His inability to sleep is not just a minor inconvenience; it has become a debilitating condition that affects every aspect of his life. Desperate for a solution, Brant tries various remedies and consults numerous doctors, but nothing seems to help.The novel begins with Brant reaching the breaking point. His sleeplessness leads to a series of erratic behaviors and a deepening sens...

The Adolescence of Number Eighty-Seven by Arthur Stringer is offered here in a clean English digital edition prepared for fluent ebook reading. The work stands within classics and gives modern readers direct access to a public-domain classic with navigable structure and a restrained typographic presentation. The opening pages establish the book's atmosphere with this first movement: THE prairie drift-snow shrilled and whined under the slowly moving wheels, as the engine and tender for Numb...

This ingenious story has to do with the nefarious industry of eavesdropping by telegraph. Two clever people, a man and a woman, in hard luck, engage in this and other criminal practices, having always before them the hope of gaining a footing in the decent world, represented in the man's mind by successful improvements in electrical apparatus.

In "The Woman Who Couldn't Die," Arthur Stringer masterfully weaves a tale of intrigue that explores the complex interplay between memory and identity. Set against a backdrop of societal expectations in the early 20th century, the narrative follows the enigmatic protagonist, who grapples with a supernatural inability to experience death. Stringer employs a distinctive blend of realism and the fantastical, seamlessly integrating existential themes of mortality with rich, atmospheric prose t...

"The Silver Poppy" is a romantic adventure novel set against the backdrop of the Canadian wilderness during the early 20th century. The story follows the protagonist, Terry Mackaye, a young man who is drawn to the allure of the northern forests and rivers.Terry Mackaye is depicted as a passionate and adventurous soul, seeking to escape the confines of urban life and find his place in the rugged wilderness. He embarks on a journey to the remote regions of Canada, where he hopes to discover ...

In "Shadowed Victory," Arthur Stringer delves into the complex themes of ambition, morality, and the personal toll of success, weaving a narrative that intricately explores the darker sides of human nature. The book is characterized by Stringer's vivid prose and psychological insight, richly painted against the backdrop of early 20th-century America. This literary work navigates the tensions between personal desires and societal expectations, offering a poignant commentary on the American ...

"The Wire Tappers" is a suspenseful novel centered around the world of wiretapping and surveillance. The story follows characters involved in the practice of wiretapping, which involves secretly listening to and recording telephone conversations. This activity is often associated with espionage, crime, and intrigue.The plot typically revolves around a complex web of deceit, as the characters become entangled in a series of events driven by the information obtained through wiretapping. As t...