His Last Bow [Large Print]

His Last Bow
The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This premium quality large print edition contains the complete and unabridged classic version of His Last Bow, including eight stories featuring Arthur Conan Doyle’s “consulting detective”, Sherlock Holmes.

Unfortunately, many ebook and reprint editions of His Last Bow have been assembled from a particular set of free digital files which have been commonly available for nearly twenty years and which contain numerous errors introduced by the electronic scanning process, including typographical errors, missing words and paragraphs, and attempts by unknown “editors” to “correct” or “update” the text based on their assumptions or personal judgments as to what the text “should be,” introducing additional errors and distortions. Continue reading “His Last Bow [Large Print]”

The Hound of the Baskervilles [Large Print]

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This volume, which has been freshly edited and typeset by human editors, not machine-scanned, contains the complete original text and corrects a number of errors introduced in the many editions published over the years. Also included are a biographical sketch of the author and a detailed selected bibliography of his work.

Perhaps the most popular of all the Sherlock Holmes stories, The Hound of the Baskervilles was originally published as a serial in The Strand magazine between August 1901 and April 1902. The first appearance of Holmes since his “death” in the short story “The Final Problem,” it was immediately successful, meeting the demand of the reading public for the return of Sherlock Holmes and permanently securing the future popularity of the fictional detective. Continue reading “The Hound of the Baskervilles [Large Print]”

The Pathfinder

The Pathfinder
by James Fenimore Cooper
Foreword by Nathaniel Waring Barnes

“The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea” was published in 1840, the fourth published of Cooper’s “Leatherstocking Tales” saga. Chronologically, it is set after “The Last of the Mohicans” and before “The Pioneers” and thus third in the series.

Sent on a secret mission to a British fortress hidden among the Thousand Islands of Canadian Lake Ontario, Cooper’s indomitable frontier hero, Natty Bumppo, sometimes called Hawkeye or Deerslayer, is known in this tale as the Pathfinder, guiding his companions on the perilous journey to Lake Ontario, the “inland sea” of the novel’s original subtitle. Continue reading “The Pathfinder”

Agatha Christie eBook Collection – Mystery Classics

Five novels and a collection of short stories from the “Golden Age” of the mystery genre by Agatha Christie. Includes Christie’s first detective novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, widely considered Christie’s best work, along with Poirot Investigates, a collection of short stories from Christie’s early career.

Poirot Investigates
The Man In The Brown Suit
The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd
The Murder On The Links
The Mysterious Affair At Styles
The Secret Adversary

This collection includes eBook editions of all six titles 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 “Agatha Christie eBook Collection – Mystery Classics”

The Prairie

The Prairie
by James Fenimore Cooper
Foreword by Nathaniel Waring Barnes

The Prairie, published in 1827, was the third of James Fenimore Cooper’s five novels comprising the “Leatherstocking Tales” saga, although the time period in which the story is set makes it the fifth and last chronologically.

Set in 1804, the tale follows the adventures of Natty Bumppo, over 80 years of age and ranging the plains, having departed his home along the now-vanished New York frontier in search of open country. Called “the trapper” or “the old man” and never referred to by name, numerous references to the previous two novels, as well as the stories and characters in the two which would not be written until years later, leave no doubt that the old trapper is the “Leatherstocking.” Continue reading “The Prairie”

The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757

The Last of the Mohicans
A Narrative of 1757
by James Fenimore Cooper
Foreword by Nathaniel Waring Barnes

Widely regarded as the masterpiece of a writing career spanning thirty years, over thirty novels and an extensive body of lesser works, “The Last of the Mohicans” was James Fenimore Cooper’s sixth novel and the second in the Leatherstocking Tales saga.

Set in 1757 during the Seven Years’ War (The French and Indian War in America) between Britain and France, the tale recounts the exploits of Natty Bumppo, called Hawkeye in this story, and his companions Chingachgook and Uncas against the backdrop of a French siege of British-held Fort William Henry. Crossing paths with a relief column also escorting the daughters of the British garrison commander, the three companions become embroiled in a series of frontier adventures involving forest battles, captures, rescues, flights and pursuits through the wilderness. Continue reading “The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757”

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers
Complete and Unabridged Classic Edition
by Alexandrè Dumas
Translated by William Robson

The year is 1625 and France is ruled by King Louis XIII, weak, indecisive, and heavily influenced by his Minister, Cardinal Richelieu. Young D’Artagnan, brash and provincial, arrives in Paris hoping to become a member of the King’s Musketeers, and almost immediately offends three members of that elite corps, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Arranging separate but virtually simultaneous duels with each, the four meet but instead of dueling among themselves they band together when attacked by the Cardinal’s guards. The four become fast friends, and, when asked by D’Artagnan’s landlord to find his missing wife, embark upon a series of adventures that embroils them in the intrigues of the Royal Court and the machinations of Cardinal Richelieu and his most dangerous agent, a beautiful young spy known simply as “Milady,” who will stop at nothing to disgrace the Queen, advance the agenda of her master, and take her revenge upon the four friends who have interfered with her schemes. Continue reading “The Three Musketeers”

Trailin’! [Large Print]

Trailin’!
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by Max Brand

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

From an unlikely chance encounter at an improbable location, the unexpected opening scenes of this early Max Brand western classic quickly shift to the vast spaces of the old west and the non-stop western action Max Brand fans have expected and enjoyed for generations. Continue reading “Trailin’! [Large Print]”

The Childerbridge Mystery [Large Print]

The Childerbridge Mystery
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by Guy Newell Boothby

The son of a hardworking country doctor, William Standerton found himself alone in Australia at the age of sixteen. In fifty years’ time, he was a wealthy man, telling himself that he owed his good fortune to his own hard work and shrewd business capabilities. A widower with a grown son and daughter, he turned his Australian holdings over to carefully selected managers, took his children with him, and returned to England to live the life of a country gentleman.

Deciding that Childerbridge Manor will suit his needs, he settles into the estate despite local lore which holds it to be haunted. But once the family takes up residence, the trouble starts. The ghost – or ghosts – seem to be both real and unfriendly, and a menacing secret has followed him from Australia, along with the villanous man who holds the key to that secret.

William Standerton will meet his fate in Childerbridge Manor, and an unexpected twist or two will lie along the path to solving the mystery of his death and uncovering the dark secret of his life. Continue reading “The Childerbridge Mystery [Large Print]”

King Solomon’s Mines & Allan Quatermain

King Solomon’s Mines & Allan Quatermain
Two Original Classics, Complete & Unabridged
by Rider Haggard

This premium quality edition contains the complete and unabridged original classic versions of King Solomon’s Mines and the sequel, Allan Quatermain, printed on heavy, bright white paper in a large 6″x9″ format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color cover featuring an original design.

Published in 1885 King Solomon’s Mines became the best-selling book of the year after being rejected by numerous publishers who found it too unusual to publish. The first “lost world” novel and the first English adventure novel set in Africa, it was also unconventional for its use of the first-person subjective viewpoint and simple conversational style. Continue reading “King Solomon’s Mines & Allan Quatermain”