Stories about murder, mystery and madness, portraying the author's feverish imagination at its creative height. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity ... Zobraziť viac
Sweeping and heartrending – the perfect summer read for fans of Victoria Hislop and Kate Morton. In many ways my life has been rather like a record of the lost and found. Perhaps all lives are like that... Zobraziť viac
Spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth: This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction by John S. Whitley, University of Sussex. This... Zobraziť viac
A murderer is forced to reveal his crime by the sound of a beating heart, a mysterious figure wreaks havoc among a party of noblemen during the time of the plague, a grieving lover awakens to find himself clutching a box of... Zobraziť viac
In a beautiful old apartment block, deep in the backstreets of Paris, secrets are stirring behind every resident's door... Zobraziť viac
Behold: a selection of short stories from the master of the macabre, Edgar Allen Poe... Zobraziť viac
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Classic / American English: There are five stories in this book. 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Barrel of Amontillado' are stories of madness, 'The Maelstrom' describes fear of death during a storm on the ocean, and in... Zobraziť viac
A unique anthology for crime aficionados - six 'perfect murder' stories written by the most accomplished crime writers of the 1930s, designed to fox real-life Scotland Yard Superintendent Cornish, ... Zobraziť viac
Oxford Paperbacks: Since their first publication in the 1830s and 1840s, Edgar Allan Poe's extraordinary Gothic tales have... Zobraziť viac
Travelling aboard a whaling vessel, a young stowaway is swept up in myriad misadventures – mutiny, shipwreck, cannibalism – narrowly escaping numerous brushes with death. This rousing story of a daring sea voyage also presents its ... Zobraziť viac
Agatha Christie’s legendary sleuth, Jane Marple, returns to solve twelve baffling cases in this brand-new collection, penned by a host of acclaimed authors skilled in the fine art of mystery and murder... Zobraziť viac
Guests gather for the opening of The Manor hotel, the new jewel on the Dorset coastline. The champagne is flowing, the guest list sparkling, the sun setting on an unforgettable summer solstice... Zobraziť viac
He is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension praeternatural. Zobraziť viac
During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago... Zobraziť viac
The midnight hour approaches. You lie in bed and try to sleep, but there is the howling of the wind outside, the creak of a floorboard, the scream of a cat, the ticking clock... Your heart beats, your skin crawls, and despite yourself ... Zobraziť viac
Edgar Allan Poe’s only novel is an exciting and unmissable story and a classic of American literature... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenthand early twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary people to whom something unexpected happens... Zobraziť viac
Classic / American English: There are five stories in this book. 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Barrel of Amontillado' are stories of madness, 'The Maelstrom' describes fear of death during a storm on the ocean, and in... Zobraziť viac
