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The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Unabridged Large Print Edition

The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Unabridged Classic Hercule Poirot Mystery in Large Print
by Agatha Christie

This premium quality large print edition contains the complete and unabridged original classic version of The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie’s first mystery novel, printed on heavyweight, bright white paper in a large 7.44″x9.69″ format, with a fully laminated full-color cover featuring an original design.

First published in 1920, The Mysterious Affair at Styles is both the first of Agatha Christie’s many mystery novels and the first appearance of dapper little Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective. Confronted with a house full of suspects, it falls to Poirot to sort throught the clues, examine the motives, fit together the pieces that don’t quite fit, and solve the puzzle of who poisoned Mrs. Inglethorp…and how they did it. Continue reading “The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Unabridged Large Print Edition”

Of Human Bondage: Unabridged Large Print Edition

Of Human Bondage
Unabridged Large Print Edition
Author:
W. Somerset Maugham

This quality large print edition includes the complete, unabridged text of W. Somerset Maugham’s classic tale in a freshly edited edition prepared by human editors. With a generous 7.44″ x 9.69″-page size, this edition is printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design and is not a machine-scanned text or facsimile reproduction of an older version. Continue reading “Of Human Bondage: Unabridged Large Print Edition”

The Warlord of Mars [Large Print]

The Warlord of Mars
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

In this, the third of his tales of Barsoom, Burroughs concludes the trilogy that tells the story of the romance between John Carter and Dejah Thoris, who was trapped by the evil false goddess Issus in the Temple of the Sun at the end of “The Gods of Mars”. When his enemies flee north, taking Dejah Thoris and two other Martian princesses with them, John Carter pursues all the way to the polar region, discovering bizarre creatures and a hidden race of Martian men.

In Edgar Rice Burroughs’ trademark style, the former Confederate officer is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, finding adversaries on seemingly every page and leading the armies of his allies in battle in this epic adventure that will leave John Carter astride an entire planet as “The Warlord of Mars”. Continue reading “The Warlord of Mars [Large Print]”

The Gods of Mars [Large Print]

The Gods of Mars
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

In this, the second of his tales of Barsoom, Burroughs returns to the romance between John Carter, mysteriously and unexpectedly returned to Earth at the end of a “Princess of Mars”, and Dejah Thoris. A decade after being torn away from his family on Barsoom, Carter is once again transported by mysterious forces to the red planet and, materializing in the Valley Dor, where Barsoomians make a last pilgrimage as life nears its end, finds himself thrust into a weird adventure involving the truth behind Martian beliefs in the afterlife and the Gods of Mars.

In Edgar Rice Burroughs’ trademark style, the former Confederate officer is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, discovering a lost race of Barsoomians and the awful secrets behind the Gods of Mars while battling Martian men and beasts, finding adversaries on seemingly every page and discovering perfidy and treachery among both allies and enemies while leading armies and airborne navies in battle in the course of this epic adventure. Continue reading “The Gods of Mars [Large Print]”

Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage
Unabridged Original Classic
by Zane Grey

A classic of the western genre by master storyteller Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage is the story of Lassiter, a black-clad gunslinger who appears in a small frontier town in a remote corner of Utah just in time to thwart the matrimonial designs of a Mormon elder upon an unwilling bride, the young and beautiful rancher Jane Withersteen. Lassiter does not appear by chance, but is on his own quest, which ends with the discovery of a hidden grave on Jane’s ranch. Continue reading “Riders of the Purple Sage”

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous
A Story of the Grand Banks
by Rudyard Kipling

Captains Courageous was first published in serial form in 1896 while Kipling and his family were living in Vermont and published in novel form the following year. It tells the story of Harvey Cheyne, Jr., the arrogant and utterly self-absorbed son of a railroad tycoon who finds himself overboard during an ocean crossing. Rescued by a fishing schooner working the Grand Banks, Harvey, stranded as a member of the crew for the season, learns a series of lessons about life and manhood in this classic coming-of-age tale. Continue reading “Captains Courageous”

The Golden Bough

The Golden Bough
A Study of Magic and Religion
by Sir James George Frazer

This edition includes the complete text of the single-volume version of Sir James G. Frazer’s landmark study of primitive myths, magic and and ancient religion, in a freshly edited and newly typeset volume prepared by professional human editors. Also included are a detailed author biography and an introductory essay discussing the significance, influence and criticisms of this landmark work, providing useful background information, context and perspective for the modern reader. Continue reading “The Golden Bough”

Riders of the Silences [Large Print]

Riders of the Silences
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by Max Brand

A classic western by Max Brand, a master of the genre.

Riders of the Silences…

… The Great West, prior to the century’s turn, abounded in legend. Stories were told of fabled gunmen whose bullets always magically found their mark, of mighty stallions whose tireless gallop rivaled the speed of the wind, of glorious women whose beauty stunned mind and heart. But nowhere in the vast spread of the mountain-desert country was there a greater legend told than the story of Red Pierre and the phantom gunfighter, McGurk. Continue reading “Riders of the Silences [Large Print]”

Jane Austen eBook Collection – Novels

Beloved English author Jane Austen wrote six novels in her lifetime:

1811 Sense & Sensibility
1813 Pride & Prejudice
1814 Mansfield Park
1815 Emma
1817 Persuasion (published posthumously)
1817 Northanger Abbey (published posthumously)

This collection includes eBook editions of all six novels in PDF format, with the complete and unabridged text as originally published, searchable text, and a “clickable” table of contents. These are “free-flow” or “plain vanilla” eBooks, which means the text will flow from screen to screen depending on the size and settings of your device without being broken up by page headers or page numbers. Continue reading “Jane Austen eBook Collection – Novels”

A Princess of Mars [Large Print]

A Princess of Mars
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

This, the first of dozens of popular tales spun by Burroughs, is the story of the romance between John Carter, mysteriously transported to Mars from the Arizona desert, and Dejah Thoris, the “Princess of Mars” for whom the tale is named.

In Edgar Rice Burroughs’ trademark style, former Confederate officer John Carter is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, with the earthling pitted against a variety of Martian men and beasts, finding adversaries and adventure on seemingly every page and finding a few friends – and the love of his life – in the course of this epic adventure. Continue reading “A Princess of Mars [Large Print]”