This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together eighteen tales from the golden age of detective fiction for the first time in audiobook form. The golden age of detective fiction had begun inauspiciously with the publication of E. C. Bentley's schismatic Trent's Last Case in 1913, but it hit its stride in 1920 when both Agatha Christie and Freeman Wills Crofts--later crowned queen and king of the genre--had crime novels published for the first time. They ushered in two decades of exemplary mystery writing, the era of the whodunit, the impossible crime. and the locked-room mystery, with stories that have thrilled and baffled generations of readers. This new volume in the Bodies from the Library series features the work of eighteen prolific authors who, like Christie and Crofts, saw their popularity soar during the golden age. Aside from novels, they all wrote short fiction--stories, serials and plays--and although most of them have been collected in books over the last 100 years, here are the ones that got away. In this audiobook you will encounter classic series detectives including Colonel Gore, Roger Sheringham, Hildegarde Withers, and Henri Bencolin; Hercule Poirot solves "The Incident of the Dog's Ball;" and Dorothy L. Sayers' chilling "The House of the Poplars" is published for the first time. With a full-length novella by John Dickson Carr, this diverse collection concludes with some early "flash fiction" commissioned by Collins' Crime Club in 1938. Each mini story had to feature an orange, resulting in six very different tales from Peter Cheyney, Ethel Lina White, David Hume, Nicholas Blake, John Rhode, and--in his only foray into writing detective fiction--the publisher himself, William Collins.

Bodies from the Library 3: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense by the Queens of Crime and Other Masters of Golden Age Detective (The Bodies From the Library Series)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

NGAIO MARSH

Dorothy-L-Sayers

Others

Agatha, Christie

Mystery

HarperCollins UK and Blackstone Publishing

Survival for Young People

GREENBANK, Anthony

Malone, Jerry

Pan/Macmillan

This superb collection is a reproduction of 60 plates from the lavishly illustrated three-volume set Chants et Chansons Populaires de la France, first published in Paris during the early 1840s. Generally regarded as one of the finest illustrated books of the Romantic period, it is often compared with the masterpieces of 18th-century book illustration. In this rare French edition, pages of commentary and musical arrangements accompany the exquisite engravings. The original French texts of the songs, bordered by these lovely 19th-century illustrations, have been omitted here. What is left are unique vignette borders that may be used in a wide variety of graphic projects.The selection of these 60 plates has been made with an eye toward retaining the finest works from the original collection and providing those designs that will best serve the needs of today's artists and designers.

Old-Fashioned Pictorial Borders (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)

Arts & Photography

Daubigny, Charles-Francois

Graphic Design

Dover Publications

Famed for their innovative use of color and light, the Impressionists created naturalistic works of enduring vitality. This magnificent collection of twenty-four art cards features popular paintings by American Impressionists, including: Mother Combing Her Child's Hair, Mary Cassatt; Washington Arch, Spring, Childe Hassam; A Morning Walk, John Singer Sargent. Additional works by William Merritt Chase, Julian Alden Weir, Edmund Tarbell, Ernest Lawson, Robert Reid, Frederick Frieseke, Willard Metcalf, Frank Benson, Richard Miller, Theodore Robinson, John Twachtman, and Robert William Vonnoh.

American Impressionists: 24 Art Cards (Dover Postcards)

Hassam, Childe

History & Criticism

Scottish Martyrs And Covenanters: An Interesting Series Of Narrative Tracts Illustrative Of The Doctrines Which Led To The Reformation From Popery

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Literature & Fiction

DEFOE, DANIEL

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

Just more than 30 years ago, a little-known poet named Pam Ayres made her debut on the ITV talent show Opportunity Knocks. Since then, she has taken the nation by storm, entertaining millions of people with her books, stage shows, and radio and television appearances. Her first BBC Radio 4 series, Ayres on the Air, was a huge success, and this second series proves to be every bit as droll and delightful. A mix of comic poetry, sketches, and observations on life, each program is themed around a different subject: Fame, Animals, Travel, Motherhood, The Old Days, and Food. Here are much-loved poems such as ‘Do You Think Bruce Springsteen would Fancy Me?,’ ‘I’m Going to Be Surgically Enhanced,’ ‘Clamp the Mighty Limpet,’ ‘How Can That Be My Baby?,’ ‘The Dolly on the Dustcart,’ ‘With These Hands,’ and ‘Thoughts of a Late-Night Knitter;’ and sketches about the frustration of calling rail enquiry lines, the art of text messaging, and trying to stick to a diet. These six programs show the inimitable Pam Ayres at her warmest and wittiest, and are guaranteed to amuse and delight her many fans. 1 CDs, 180 minutes

Ayres On The Air: Series 2

Humor & Entertainment

Ayres, Pam

Reynolds, Peter

Radio

BBC Books

Writer, poet, and broadcaster Pam Ayres has been making her fans smile for more than 30 years since her first television appearance on Opportunity Knocks. This recording is taken from four of Pam's live shows for her BBC Radio 4 series Ayres On The Air, and is packed with her usual mix of comic poetry, prose, and droll observations on life. Pam Ayres has recently been rediscovered via her appearances on Radio 4's Just a Minute, That Reminds Me, and Loose Ends, and Ayres On The Air has been celebrated on both Pick of the Week and Feedback. She regularly tours both the UK and abroad, performing to sell-out audiences. Here, Pam can be heard delighting her public on such topics as holidays, families, aging, and country living. With sketches about being 'Topless at 60,' getting shingles up the Orinoco, and the joys of buying a tractor; and poems including: 'The Wonderbra,' 'Littering,' 'Poor Dad,' and 'The Voice at the Foot of the Stairs,' this collection showcases one of the nation's most popular poets at her very best.2 CDs. 2 hrs.

Ayres On The Air

The Crazy Joke Book

Nixon, Robert

ROGERS, JANET

Random House Children's Books (A Division of Random House Group)

The Ladybird Book of Fairy Tales

Impey, Rose

Dyke, John

Penguin Books, Ltd.

Part Two Of Three Parts PEARL HARBOR: THE VERDICT OF HISTORY is the sequel to Prange's earlier book AT DAWN WE SLEPT. PEARL HARBOR sorts out the responsibility for Pearl Harbor attack. It deals not with action, but with reaction. It is the definitive analysis of the acts, failures to act, and the mental attitudes that made the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor possible. "A more important clue to explaining the Pearl Harbor disaster than even the most intriguing revelations about code breaking or espionage." (Washington Post Book Review) "Logically organized and clearly presented...a useful introduction and guide to the major arguments and areas of controversy." (The New York Times)

Pearl Harbor: The Verdict Of History Part 2 Of 2

History

Prange, Gordon W.

Military

BOOKS-ON-TAPE, INC.

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