Edith Wharton (1862–1937) wrote carefully structured fiction that probed the psychological and social elements guiding the behavior of her characters... Zobraziť viac
Sherlock Holmes scourge of criminals everywhere whether they be lurking in Londons foggy backstreets or plotting behind the walls of an idyllic country mansion and his faithful colleague Dr Watson solve twelve breathtaking and perplexing... Zobraziť viac
′Sherlock Holmes was transformed when he was hot upon such a scent as this. Men who had only known the quiet thinker and logician of Baker Street would have failed to recognize him. His face flushed and darkened... Zobraziť viac
In a bid to win the affection of the woman he loves, Edward Malone of the Daily Gazette sets out to interview Professor Challenger, an eccentric explorer renowned for his secrecy and mistrust of the press... Zobraziť viac
Newland Archer, a successful and charming young lawyer conducts himself by the rules and standards of the polite, upper class New York society that he resides in. Happily engaged to the pretty and conventional May Welland, ... Zobraziť viac
Three late - Victorian gentlemen, George, Harris and the writer himself as well as their fox terrier Montmorency take a trip... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J. and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt... Zobraziť viac
From his rooms in Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes's brooding figure emerges into the foggy streets of Victorian London to... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Amid the foggy streets of sinister London and the even more sinister countryside, Holmes and Watson once... Zobraziť viac
The return of the beautiful Countess Olenska into the rigidly conventional society of New York sends reverberations... Zobraziť viac