The Wisdom of Father Brown (Father Brown, #2)
By: G.K. Chesterton
3.50
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
Father Brown's powers of detection allow him to sit beside the immortal Holmes but he is also, to q…
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1. The Dragon and the Raven, or, The Days of King Alfred
By: G.A. Henty
3.90
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
Follows the exploits of a young nobleman as he takes part in the battles of King Alfred. read more
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- classics
- fiction
2. The Mind of the Maker
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.18
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
This classic, with a new introduction by Madeleine L'Engle, is by turns an entrancing meditation on… read more
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"To complain that man measures God by his own experience is a waste of time; man measures everything by his own experience; he has no other yardstick."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker
"The more genuinely creative [the writer] is, the more he will want his work to develop in accordance with its own nature, and to stand independent of himself"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker
"It will be sent that, although the writer's love is verily a jealous love, it is a jealousy for and not of his creatures. He will tolerate no interference either with them or between them and himself."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker
"The making of miracles to edification was as ardently admired by pious Victorians as it was sternly discouraged by Jesus of Nazareth. Not that the Victorians were unique in this respect. Modern write…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker
3. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.05
Format: 243 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died—and … read more
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- detective
- classics
- fiction
- mystery
- crime
"Exactly. He is the Most Unlikely Person, and that is why Sherlock Holmes would suspect him at once."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I have a peculiar instinct about pubs. I can find one blindfold in a pea-souper with both hands tied behind me."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I’m determined never to be a parent. Modern manners and the break-up of the fine old traditions have simply ruined the business. I shall devote my life and fortune to the endowment of research on the…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
4. Love Among the Chickens (Ukridge, #1)
By: P.G. Wodehouse
3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
Written when he was 25, Love Among the Chickens launched P.G. Wodehouse's career as a novelist and … read more
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- classics
- fiction
5. That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.81
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Spa… read more
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- classics
- fiction
6. The Wisdom of Father Brown (Father Brown, #2)
By: G.K. Chesterton
3.50
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
Father Brown's powers of detection allow him to sit beside the immortal Holmes but he is also, to q… read more
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- detective
- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- catholic
- mystery
- crime
7. Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.84
Format: 212 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for … read more
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- detective
- classics
- fiction
- mystery
- crime
"But if you were investigating a crime,"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"Well, it’s no good jumping at conclusions."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"Oh damn!' said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
8. Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.07
Format: 264 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead--a trifle sooner than expected--but there are no apparent signs o… read more
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- detective
- classics
- fiction
- mystery
- crime
"It doesn't do for people, especially doctors, to go about 'thinking' things. They may get into frightful trouble."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
"…After all, it isn't really difficult to write books. Especially if you either write a rotten story in good English or a good story in rotten English, which is as far as most people seem to get nowad…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
"I sleuth, you know. For a hobby. Harmless outlet for natural inquisitiveness, don't you see, which might otherwise strike inward and produce introspection an' suicide. Very natural, healthy pursuit -…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
"Miss Climpson," said Lord Peter, "is a manifestation of the wasteful way in which this country is run. Look at electricity, Look at water-power. Look at the tides. Look at the sun. Millions of power …"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
9. Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.40
Format: 96 pages,
Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiance died in the manner prescr… read more
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10. My Last Sigh
By: Luis Buñuel , Abigail Israel
4.22
Format: 206 pages, Paperback
This long out-of-paint autobiography provides insight into the genesis of Bunuel's films and convey… read more
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11. The Four Just Men (The Four Just Men #1)
By: Edgar Wallace
3.54
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
When the Foreign Secretary Sir Philip Ramon receives a threatening, greenish-grey letter signed FOU… read more
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12. The Mousetrap and Other Plays
By: Agatha Christie
3.81
Format: 263 pages, Paperback
This special collection of Agatha Christie's greatest suspense plays includes The Mousetrap (the lo… read more
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13. The Light Princess
By: George MacDonald , None
3.53
Format: None pages, Audio CD
The Light Princess is a short story that is warm and humorous, with a surprisingly poignant conclus… read more
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14. The Princess and Curdie
By: George MacDonald , Helen Stratton
3.66
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Princess Irene's great-grandmother has a testing task for Curdie. He will not go alone though, as s… read more
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15. The Word in the Wilderness
By: Holly Ordway , Malcolm Guite
4.04
Format: None pages,
For every day from Shrove Tuesday to Easter Day, the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses a favou… read more
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16. At the Back of the North Wind
By: George MacDonald , Arthur Hughes
4.00
Format: 346 pages, Hardcover
Historias Maravillosas #50 Diamante vive en el Londres victoriano junto a su familia en condicio… read more
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- classics
- fiction
"How kind you are, North Wind!' 'I am only just. All kindness is but justice. We owe it."-George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind
"White hands of whiteness Wash the stars' faces, Till glitter, glitter, glit, goes their brightness Down to poor places."-George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind
"The church grew very lonely about him, and he began to feel like a child whose mother has forsaken it. Only he knew that to be left alone is not always to be forsaken."-George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind
"...though I cannot promise to take you home," said North Wind, as she sank nearer and nearer to the tops of the houses, "I can promise you it will be all right in the end. You will get home somehow."-George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind
17. Lilith
By: George MacDonald
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Lilith is a story concerning the nature of life, death, and salvation. After he followed the old ma… read more
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18. Post After Post-Mortem
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.00
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
The Surrays and their five children form a prolific writing machine, with scores of treatises, revi… read more
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- classics
- fiction
- mystery
- crime
19. The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.78
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
During a painting retreat, a killer takes a creative approach to the ancient art of murder... Th… read more
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- detective
- classics
- fiction
- mystery
- crime
"One of these days you’ll go too far, and somebody will murder you.' 'I shouldn’t be in the least surprised,' said Lord Peter, pleasantly."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
"What's that, mister?" "That's the green for the gentleman's coat. No--don't pinch it, or you'll get it all over you. Yes, you can put the cap on. Yes, that's to keep it from drying up. Yes, put it ba…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
20. The Donnington Affair
By: Max Pemberton
2.89
Format: 50 pages, Paperback
The Donnington Affair was first published in the October edition of The Premier magazine. The story… read more
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- mystery
- classics
- crime
- short stories
21. Ride, Sally, Ride
By: Douglas Wilson
4.25
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
It's two decades in the future, and a Christian college student named Ace Hartwick has just destroy… read more
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- fiction
