Brought to you by Penguin.A thrilling and perplexing investigation of a true Victorian crime at Dublin railway station.Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk.He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. T...

A thrilling and perplexing investigation of a true Victorian crime at Dublin railway station.Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk.He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. Thousands of pounds in gold and silver are left unto...

"Delightfully horrifying."--Popular ScienceOne of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2018· A mysterious epidemic of dental explosions…· A teenage boy who got his wick stuck in a candlestick...· A remarkable woman who, like a human fountain, spurted urine from virtually every orifice...These are...

'This real-life murder mystery had as many twists and turns as an Agatha Christie whodunit' Daily Mail on The Dublin Railway MurdersA shocking murder. A suspect with an alibi. A courtroom trial that gripped a nation.On an autumn night by the London docks, shipyard magnate Isaac Blight is found shot dead in his own armchair. Within hours, rumours spread across London and all fingers point to his business partner, Richard Pa...

Thomas Morris's Dubliners 100 invites new and established Irish writers to create 'cover versions' of their favourite stories from James Joyce's Dubliners. Dubliners 100 is a timely conversation with Joyce's classic short story collection one hundred years after its publication. It serves to bring together ambitious new writers, like Elske Rahill, with well-known voices, like Patrick McCabe, looking in, reacting to and reinterpreting Joyce. Dubliners 100 is a celebration, an invitation, a ...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine by Thomas Morris, read by Thomas Morris and Rupert Farley.· A mysterious epidemic of dental explosions.· A teenage boy who got his wick stuck in a candlestick.· A remarkable woman who, like a human fountain, spurted urine from virtually every orifice.The...

A shocking murder. A suspect with an alibi. A courtroom trial that gripped a nation.On an autumn night by the London docks, shipyard magnate Isaac Blight is found shot dead in his own armchair. Within hours, rumours spread across London and all fingers point to his business partner, Richard Patch. But Patch has an alibi, he has no obvious motive, and the crime scene is anything but clear.Enter three men who will change the face of British justice: brilliant ...

A: Oh, They were sick to bloody death. They were ten years old, and already half of their lives had been spent sitting in that bottom group— Q: How else—A: —dealing with teachers who asked the class to do one thing, and the bottom group another; teachers who couldn't subtly differentiate their lesson plans; teachers who asked the class to turn to page fifteen in the workbook, while handing the bottom group a separate sheet…

Once interested in the air, science soon began to take up that commonplace but baffling phase of it called the weather. Now, of all matters under the sun the weather was the deepest intrenched in superstition and hearsay. From the era of Noah it had been made the subject of more remarks unrelieved by common sense than any other. It was at once the commonest topic for conversation and the rarest for thought.

"The Adirondacks is a lovely dedication and exploration of the area just a year after President Roosevelt preserved the park." The Sun Community NewsThomas Morris Longstreth (1886–1975) was a famous American author of over 40 books. In 1918 he published "The Catskills"Longstreth had for many years been acquainted with the several ranges of the Appalachians, had described the Adirondacks and the Catskills, and was no stranger to the wilderness haunt...

"The Catskills" by Thomas Morris LongstrethIn this enchanting 2024 republication of the timeless classic "The Catskills," journey alongside Thomas Morris Longstreth as he explores the captivating landscapes of the Catskill Mountains. Originally published in 1918, this travelogue remains a cherished ode to nature's grandeur and the rugged beauty of upstate New York.Author's Biography: Thomas Morris Longstreth was born on February 17, 1886, amidst a blizzard ...

FORECAST Science is certainly coming into her own nowadays,—and into everybody else’s. Every activity of man and most of Nature’s have felt her quickening hand. Her eye is upon the rest. Drinking is going out because the drinker is inefficient. The fly is going out because he carries germs. And for everything that goes out something else comes in that makes people healthier and more comfortable, and, perhaps, wiser. One strange thing about this flood-tide of science is that it overwhelms t...