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1894

The Complete Sherlock Holmes


Arthur Conan Doyle - 1894
    Volume 2. Introduction / by Loren D. Estleman --The hound of the Baskervilles --The valley of fear --His last bow : The adventure of Wisteria Lodge : The singular experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles ; The tiger of San Pedro ; The adventure of the cardboard box ; The adventure of the red circle ; The adventure of the Bruce-Partington plans ; The adventure of the dying detective ; The disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax ; The adventure of the devil's foot ; His last bow --The case-book of Sherlock Holmes : The adventure of the illustrious client ; The adventure of the blanched soldier ; The adventure of the Mazarin stone ; The adventure of the three gables ; The adventure of the Sussex vampire ; The adventure of the three Garridebs ; The problem of Thor Bridge ; The adventure of the creeping man ; The adventure of the lion's mane ; The adventure of the veiled lodger ; The adventure of Shoscombe old place ; The adventure of the retired colourman.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 1 (The Works of Edgar Allan Poe #1)


Edgar Allan Poe - 1894
    F Collier & Son published a five volume collection of Poe's work in hardback in 1903. This is volume 1, with a frontspiece in color from a painting by Arthur E. Becher.contains:Edgar Allan Poe, An Appreciation, by W.H.R.Life of Poe, by James Russell LowellDeath of Poe, by N. P. WillisThe Unparalled Adventures of One Hans PfallThe Gold BugFour Beasts in OneThe Murders in the Rue Morgue (Audio version)The Mystery of Marie RogêtThe Balloon HoaxMS. Found in a BottleThe Oval Portrait

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi


Rudyard Kipling - 1894
    Rudyard Kipling's dramatic tale, here excerpted from the greater volume of The Jungle Book, is the story of the loyal mongoose, Rikk-Tikki-Tavi, and the lengths to which he must go to protect his adoptive human family.

Sherlock Holmes Volume 2


Arthur Conan Doyle - 1894
    "The second volume of IDW's re-presentation of Sir Author Conan Doyle's beloved Sherlock Holmes presents more of the wiley investigator's adventures including: The Valley of Fear (novel), The Noble Bachelar, The Yellow Face, The Greek Interpreter, The Sign of Four (novel), Silver Blaze, and The Cardboard Box.

The Adventure of the Empty House (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, #1)


Arthur Conan Doyle - 1894
    

Complete Shorter Fiction


Oscar Wilde - 1894
    W.H.;" and the parables Wilde referred to as "Poems in Prose," including "The Artist," "The House of Judgment," and "The Teacher of Wisdom."

Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories


Sholom Aleichem - 1894
    Beautifully translated by Hillel Halkin, here is Sholem Aleichem’s heartwarming and poignant account of Tevye and his daughters, together with the “Railroad Stories,” twenty-one tales that examine human nature and modernity as they are perceived by men and women riding the trains from shtetl to shtetl.

The Yellow Fairy Book


Andrew Lang - 1894
    48 tales from all over the world include The Emperor's New Clothes, The Tinder-box, How to Tell a True Princess, and The Nightingale, from Andersen, Grimm, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Germany, France, England, American Indians, and Iceland.

The Story of an Hour


Kate Chopin - 1894
    From the famous proto-feminist tale "The Story of an Hour" to the subtly sexy "A Respectable Woman," Chopin sheds light on the frustrations, desires, and dreams of her own era and their reverberations today. Artist Gemma Correll's quirky illustrations provide a perfect modern counterpoint to Chopin's classic prose.(

Old Surehand 1


Karl May - 1894
    The Comanche are on the warpath and with hundreds of warriors plan to attack Bloody Fox' secret oasis hideaway in the desert. During his ride Old Shatterhand crosses paths with Old Wabble, the legendary 'king of the cowboys' and together they rescue Old Surehand from the clutches of the enemy Indians. Old Shatterhand realises that Old Surehand is at the centre of a desperate secret when he has an eerie encounter with an insane squaw in Kaam-Kulano. The adventure turns complicated when a detachment of mounted white soldiers becomes involved, but together Winnetou, Old Shatterhand, Old Surehand, and Bloody Fox repel the Comanche attack by cunning and subterfuge. When the cactus trap falls shut behind the enemy Indians, a new friend joins them-Apanatshka, a mysterious Comanche chief; but the other companion, Old Wabble, turns from friend to foe when a scoundrel known as the 'general' appears in the oasis.

Emily Dickinson: Letters


Emily Dickinson - 1894
    The selection of letters presented here provides a fuller picture of the eccentric recluse of legend, showing how immersed in life she was: we see her tending her garden; baking bread; marking the marriages, births, and deaths of those she loved; reaching out for intellectual companionship; and confessing her personal joys and sorrows.

Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son


Sholom Aleichem - 1894
    Through the workaday world of a rural dairyman, his grit, wit, and heart, his daughters' courtships and marriages, and the eventual menace of the pogroms, Sholem Aleichem reveals the fabric of a now-vanished world.Motl is the clear-eyed, spirited, mischievous boy who narrates Motl the Cantor's Son, a comic novel about his emigration with his family from Russia to America. It is a journey that mirrors a larger exodus, telling the story of the disintegration of traditional Jewish life and the beginning of a new chapter of Jewish history in America.

Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson


Alfred Tennyson - 1894
    It is indexed alphabetically, chronologically and by category, making it easier to access individual books, stories and poems. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography. Table of Contents List of Works by Genre and TitleList of Works in Alphabetical OrderList of Works in Chronological OrderAlfred Lord Tennyson BiographyPoetry Books :: Poems :: PlaysPoetry BooksIdylls of The KingEnoch Arden, &CPoemsA Farewell All Things Will Die And Ask Ye Why These Sad Tears Stream? Break, Break, Break By An Evolutionist The Brook The Burial of Love The Charge of the Heavy Brigade The Charge of the Light Brigade Come Down, O Maid Come not, when I am dead Crossing the Bar De Profundis Dedicatory Poem to the Princess Alice The Defence of Lucknow FatimaFlower in the Crannied Wall The Higher Pantheism In Memoriam A. H. H. In the Garden at Swainston The Kraken Lady Clare The Lady of ShalottLilian Locksley Hall The Lotos-Eaters The Lover's TaleMariana The Miller's Daughter Miscellaneous Poems and Contributions to Periodicals, 1833-68MontenegroNow Sleeps The Crimson Petal The Oak Ode to Memory The Palace of Art The Princess Ring Out Wild Bells Sir Galahad Spring St. Agnes' Eve Summer Night TimbuctooTo Victor Hugo To Virgil UlyssesPlaysBecket The Cup The Falcon Harold The Promise of May Queen Mary

The Treasure of Silver Lake


Karl May - 1894
    Written by Karl May in 1891, when he was at the peak of his creativity. It was read by millions of avid adventure lovers and has never been out of print in its native language. Now you may enjoy this gripping adventure in English, thanks to the efforts of Herbert Windolf.

Virgin Soil


George Egerton - 1894
    Five years later, she makes the journey she has been putting off ever since she got married: she returns home by train and tells her mother that she leads a miserable life.

Discords


George Egerton - 1894
    A Psychological Moment at Three Periods: The Child / The Girl / The WomanHer ShareGone UnderWedlockVirgin SoilThe Regeneration of Two

Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Vol.2


Lafcadio Hearn - 1894
    Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a bewitching look into a world that few Westerners saw in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—a world that still endures in many ways in spite of the changes that have taken place during the modernization of Japan.

The Third Volume


Fergus Hume - 1894
    Meanwhile, his friend Claude is disturbed by the discovery of a terrible tragedy in his family's past. But when Claude tells Tait of his recent discoveries, his friend is astonished - for the plot of Parver's new novel is exactly the same in every detail as that of Claude's tragic family history. Could this be a coincidence? Or is there a more sinister connection? To find out, the two friends will have to revisit a crime of passion that took place nearly half a decade ago...

Perlycross


R.D. Blackmore - 1894
    This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

The King's Assegai: A Matabili Story


Bertram Mitford - 1894
    Together with an army of fellow Zulus, Untuswa flees the harsh rule of the Zulu king, Shaka, to establish a new nation under a new leader, Umzilikazi.Untuswa quickly earns the King's favour and is appointed his chief messenger; emboldened by this honour, he asks the King's permission to marry. Laughing, the King promises to give Untuswa not only permission to marry, but also his assegai--his spear, which in his hand is symbol of his authority--but only if Untuswa performs a deed braver and bolder than any he has heard of. Untuswa, determined to claim performance of this promise, fights ferociously against enemy tribes, confronts the terrifying magic of the witch-doctors, and risks death at the hands of cannibals in the mountains. But these dangers are nothing compared to the fate that awaits him when he does the unthinkable--elope with the King's intended bride.The first of Bertram Mitford's tetralogy of historical Zulu novels, "The King's Assegai" is remarkable for being a novel written by a white man, but peopled entirely by African characters. Based on Mitford's own experiences in South Africa and local oral tradition, *The King's Assegai* is not simply a great British novel about Africa, but, as Gerald Monsman argues in his introduction, a great African novel. Long out of print and neglected, "The King's Assegai" deserves a place alongside H. Rider Haggard's "Nada the Lily" as precursor to later established African classics such as Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart."

The Romancers


Edmond Rostand - 1894
    Edmond Rostand later became famous with his writing of "Cyrano de Bergerac. The Romancers is best produced with the late 18th century in mind and customs from the Louis XVI period. This light-hearted romance is about two young lovers discovering that love can exist without obstacles and the excitement of danger.