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The third volume of Scotland Yard Book by the English writer Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) presents the collection of short stories The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reader, published in 1925. The collection includes the works The Poetical Policeman, The Green Mamba, The Stealer of Marble, The Troupe, Sheer Melodrama, The Investors, The Strange Case, and The Treasure Hunt.

«Tales of the Fish Patrol» is a collection of short stories by the American classic writer Jack London (1876–1916).

South Sea Tales is a collection of short stories by the American classic writer Jack London (1876–1916).

Tess of the d’Urbervilles — a novel by the English writer Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), first published in 1891. One day, the head of the Darbeyfield family learns that their family comes from the ancient knightly family d’Urberville. He quits his job and spends most of his time in local pubs. Tess, the eldest daughter, becomes the support of the family.

«Persuasion» is the last novel completed by the esteemed English writer Jane Austen (1775–1817). It was published at the end of 1817, six months after her death.

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by the English writer H. G. Wells (1866-1946). This is one of the earliest novels detailing the conflict between humanity and an alien race. Aliens from Mars plan to invade Earth as their planet's resources are dwindling.

King Lear is a tragedy by the English playwright WilliamShakespeare (1564–1616). The plot of the play is based on the story of the legendary King Lear, who in his old age decides to retire from business and divide his kingdom between his three daughters. To determine the size of their parts, he asks each of them to say how much she loves him.

This book is about love. It does not contain a single word beginning with ‘lo…’, but it is still about love. It is about magic: not the cheap kind you see on TV screens, but the real kind, the kind that stems from your tribe and from your roots, the kind that has you diving headfirst into the Primordial Sea and surfacing with a fish between your teeth. It is about courage, too: about the out-and-out courage to claim what is rightfully yours, to recognise it, to dig in your heels, and never give away to anyone what is yours: your home, your motherland, your heart, your right to walk with your head held high.

The Adventures of Gerard is a collection of stories Arthur Conan Doyle (1859—1930) about Brigadier Gerard, a soldier in the Napoleonic army.

The Strange High House in the Mist is a collection of several mystical stories by the American writer H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937). In the story of the same name, Thomas Olney is intrigued by a strange house on a cliff overlooking the ocean. Local residents are afraid of this place, which no one visits. With great difficulty, Olney climbs the rock, approaches the house and meets the mysterious man who lives there.

In the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), the dramatic story of Michael Henchard is described. The life path of Henchard—The Man of Character—was determined by fate at the moment of anger and a cruel joke in his youth. Despite the achievements of all subsequent years of life, a shameful act weighs on him and leads to an inevitable collapse.

The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain—one of the five Christmas tales by the English writer Charles Dickens (1812–1870). Professor Redlaw was constantly thinking about the past. A ghost similar to the professor appears and wants to help him. But it is almost impossible to forget your past.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564–1616).

«Northanger Abbey» is a novel by the English writer Jane Austen (1775–1817), written in the Gothic style fashionable at the time with irony characteristic of the author.