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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 12 short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, the first in a series of 56 stories that essentially launched the genre of crime fiction. Like many works o..
The Wharf by the Docks
Florence WardenEverybody knows Canterbury, with its Old-World charms and its ostentatious air of being content to be rather behind the times, of looking down upon the hurrying Americans who dash through its cathedra..
Dracula's Guest
Bram StokerDracula's Guest by Bram Stoker is "short story" to some degree, as it was originally a part of Dracula itself, but was removed for publishing reasons. For those who love the original vampire tale, you..
The Four Just Men
Edgar WallaceThe Four Just Men is a detective thriller published in 1905 by the British writer Edgar Wallace. The eponymous "Just Men" appear in several sequels.Edgar Wallace formed the idea of The Four Just Men —..
The Gadfly
E. L. VoynichThe Gadfly is a novel by Irish writer Ethel Voynich, published in 1897 (United States, June; Great Britain, September of the same year), set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tu..
The Poison Belt
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Poison Belt is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, the second book about Professor Challenger. Written in 1913, much of it takes place in a single room in Challenger's ho..
Jack O' Judgment
Edgar WallaceJack O'Judgment by Edgar Wallace Pining for a gripping tale from the classic early years of detective fiction? Dip into Jack O' Judgment by Edgar Wallace...
The Problem of Cell 13
Jacques FutrelleThe Problem of Cell 13 is a short story by Jacques Futrelle. It was first published in 1905 and later collected in The Thinking Machine, which was featured in crime writer H. R. F. Keating's list of t..