The Mystery of a Black Sheep in a White Flock
Author : G. E. L. Sutton
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Page : 3 pages
File Size : 11,2 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Printed ephemera
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Author : G. E. L. Sutton
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Page : 3 pages
File Size : 11,2 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Printed ephemera
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Author : Dorothy Salisbury Davis
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Page : 221 pages
File Size : 20,13 MB
Release : 1967
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Author : Ellen Wood
Publisher :
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,96 MB
Release : 1867
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Author : Frederick Granville Sinclair (formerly Heathcote.)
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Page : 99 pages
File Size : 47,19 MB
Release : 1917
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Author : Peter SMITH (Author of The Sinner's Warning-Piece)
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Page : 168 pages
File Size : 15,49 MB
Release : 1804
Category : Salvation
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Author : Robert Barr
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 5069 pages
File Size : 46,71 MB
Release : 2017-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8075832914
This unique collection of Robert Barr's most beloved books has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist Tekla: A Romance of Love and War In the Midst of Alarms From Whose Bourne One Day's Courtship The Herald's of Fame The Strong Arm A Woman Intervenes A Prince of Good Fellows The O'Ruddy, A Romance (with Stephen Crane) A Rock in the Baltic The Measure of the Rule The Sword Maker Young Lord Stranleigh Lord Stranleigh Abroad Lady Eleanor: Lawbreaker Cardillac A Chicago Princess Over the Border: A Romance The Victors: A Romance of Yesterday, Morning and This Afternoon Literary Article - "Canadian literature" Robert Barr (1849–1912) was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland. His famous detective character Eugéne Valmont, fashioned after Sherlock Holmes, is said to be the inspiration behind Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. Excerpt: "When I say I am called Valmont, the name will convey no impression to the reader, one way or another. My occupation is that of private detective in London, but if you ask any policeman in Paris who Valmont was he will likely be able to tell you, unless he is a recent recruit. If you ask him where Valmont is now, he may not know, yet I have a good deal to do with the Parisian police." (The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont)
Author : Mrs. Henry Wood
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Page : 302 pages
File Size : 13,74 MB
Release : 1867
Category : Boarding schools
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Author : Leonie Swann
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 10,38 MB
Release : 2010-10-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0385673795
A witty philosophical murder mystery with a charming twist: the crack detectives are sheep determined to discover who killed their beloved shepherd. On a hillside near the cozy Irish village of Glennkill, a flock of sheep gathers around their shepherd, George, whose body lies pinned to the ground with a spade. George has cared devotedly for the flock, even reading them books every night. Led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in Glennkill (and possibly the world), they set out to find George’s killer. The A-team of investigators includes Othello, the “bad-boy” black ram; Mopple the Whale, a Merino who eats a lot and remembers everything; and Zora, a pensive black-faced ewe with a weakness for abysses. Joined by other members of the richly talented flock, they engage in nightlong discussions about the crime, wild metaphysical speculations, and embark on reconnaissance missions into the village, where they encounter some likely suspects. Along the way, the sheep confront their own all-too-human struggles with guilt, misdeeds, and unrequited love. Funny, fresh, and endearing, it introduces a wonderful new breed of detectives to Canadian readers.
Author : Boris Akunin
Publisher : Random House
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 22,46 MB
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1588368688
The ship carrying the devout to Jerusalem has run into rough waters. Onboard is Manuila, controversial leader of the “Foundlings,” a sect that worships him as the Messiah. But soon the polarizing leader is no longer a passenger or a prophet but a corpse, beaten to death by someone almost supernaturally strong. But not everything is as it seems, and someone else sailing has become enmeshed in the mystery: the seemingly slow but actually astute sleuth Sister Pelagia. Her investigation of the crime will take her deep into the most dangerous areas of the Middle East and Russia, running from one-eyed criminals and after such unlikely animals as a red cockerel that may be more than a red herring. To her shock, she will emerge with not just the culprit in a murder case but a clue to the earth’s greatest secret. Sister Pelagia and the Red Cockerel features its beloved heroine’s most exciting and explosive inquiry yet, one that just might shake the foundations of her faith.
Author : Albert Jack
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 37,52 MB
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1101187530
The fun and fascinating follow-up to the international bestseller Red Herrings and White Elephants Why do people put their "skeletons in a closet," "have a hunch," "get the cold shoulder," "get dressed up to the nines," or "call a spade a spade?" These phrases are used every day, yet most people have little or no idea where most of them come from. In Black Sheep and Lame Ducks, Albert Jack takes readers on a journey through the curious- and often bizarre-origins of hundreds of their favorite idioms and expressions. For example, "wearing your heart on your sleeve" comes from the Middle Ages, when a lady would "give her heart" in the form of a handkerchief pinned to the sleeve of a knight who was about to go into battle. And calling someone the "black sheep in the family" refers to a thousands- year-old belief that a black lamb in a flock was unpopular because its fleece was undyeable and therefore less valuable. With Black Sheep and Lame Ducks, any language-lover can feel like a "Smart Aleck"-and also know exactly who that was.