9 Best horror books like The Captain of the Pole-Star by Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Captain of the Pole-Star

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.58

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of detective Sherlock Holmes, is the father of crime fiction. H…

If you liked the horror plot in The Captain of the Pole-Star by Arthur Conan Doyle , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery (Father Brown) by G.K. Chesterton, James Arthur

1. The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery (Father Brown)

By: G.K. Chesterton , James Arthur

3.66

Format: 2 pages, Audio Cassette

This Father Brown mystery is one of twelve from the first collection of short stories about the dim… read more

Similar categories in G.K. Chesterton's The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery (Father Brown) book and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star

  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery (Father Brown)

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2. The Old Nurse's Story

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

3.64

Format: 53 pages, Paperback

Even in the stillness of that dead-cold weather, I had heard no sound of little battering hands upo… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Gaskell's The Old Nurse's Story book and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
"You know, my dears, that your mother was an orphan, and an only child; and I dare say you have heard that your grandfather was a clergyman up in Westmoreland, where I come from."

-Elizabeth Gaskell, The Old Nurse's Story

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3. The Offshore Pirate

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.95

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

From time to time there was the bright flare of a match as one of them lighted a cigarette, but exc… read more

Similar categories in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Offshore Pirate book and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star

  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
". . . confirmed libertines don't reform until they're tired . . ."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Offshore Pirate

"You see, this is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding--it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Offshore Pirate

"And courage to me meant ploughing through that dull gray mist that comes down on life--not only overriding people and circumstances but overriding the bleakness of living."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Offshore Pirate

"The idea of a slow approach to the luxury of leisure drove him wild. He was, of course, progressing toward it, but, like a child eating his ice cream so slowly that he couldn't taste it at all."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Offshore Pirate

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4. The Revolt of "Mother" and Other Stories

By: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

3.66

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Eight poignant tales vividly portray patient, self-reliant heroines living in small New England vil… read more

Similar categories in Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's The Revolt of "Mother" and Other Stories book and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star

  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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5. The Signalman

By: Charles Dickens , Scott Cohn

3.66

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

Presents the tale of a young man who, after listening to an eccentric railroad signalman's predicti… read more

Similar categories in Charles Dickens's The Signalman book and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Hallow! Below there!"

-Charles Dickens, The Signalman

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6. Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad

By: M.R. James

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Professor Parkins finds an old whistle, his stay at Globe Inn takes a turn for the eerie. read more

Similar categories in M.R. James's Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad book and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • audiobook
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7. Mr. Jones

By: Edith Wharton

2.90

Format: 96 pages,

When Lady Jane Lynke inherits the Bells, she and her friend Edward Stramer set out to discover the … read more

Similar categories in Edith Wharton's Mr. Jones book and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star

  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
  • horror
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8. The Body Snatcher

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

4.53

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

A young man studying medicine in Edinburgh is asked by his professor to be responsible for receivin… read more

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  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
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9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his … read more

Similar categories in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button book and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star

  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street

By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu

3.83

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was … read more

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  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
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11. The Open Door

By: Mrs. Oliphant

3.80

Format: None pages,

With a sense of mystery and suspense pervading the whole narrative, this is a very unusual work. Du… read more

Similar categories in Mrs. Oliphant's The Open Door book and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star

  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
  • horror

12. The Wind in the Rosebush and Other Stories of the Supernatural

By: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

Freeman began writing stories and verse for children while still a teenager to help support her fam… read more

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13. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

By: Rudyard Kipling

4.57

Format: 270 pages,

The thrilling tale of a brave young mongoose and his great war with the wicked and deadly cobras Na… read more

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14. The Upper Berth

By: F. Marion Crawford

4.09

Format: None pages,

Every now and again, the smell sea water permeates the air, as if the cabin had been flooded and ne… read more

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15. The Man Who Would Be King

By: Rudyard Kipling

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

"My gord, Carnehan," says Daniel, "This is a tremenjus business, and we've got the whole country as… read more

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16. To Build a Fire

By: Jack London

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

To Build a Fire is one of Jack London's most beloved short stories. A heartbreaking tale set in the… read more

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17. Afterward

By: Edith Wharton

4.14

Format: None pages,

Or, rather, Ned answered, in the same strain, "why, amid so much that's ghostly, it can never affir… read more

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18. Referent

By: Ray Bradbury

3.23

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

The life of a child genius was no fun, by Roby couldn't escape it...until a falling star taught him… read more

Similar categories in Ray Bradbury's Referent book and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star

  • short stories
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19. The Captain of the Pole-Star

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.58

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of detective Sherlock Holmes, is the father of crime fiction. H… read more

Similar categories in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star book and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Captain of the Pole-Star

  • gothic
  • classics
  • adventure
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. Doing Clarence a Bit of Good

By: M Capek

3.62

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

Have you ever thought about-and, when I say thought about, I mean really carefully considered the q… read more

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21. An Eddy on the Floor

By: Bernard Capes

3.20

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

After attending a séance at an acquaintance’s home, a man receives an unexpected job offer from ano… read more

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  • gothic
  • short stories
  • horror

12 Best fiction books like The Captain of the Pole-Star by Arthur Conan Doyle

Transform Your Habits

The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery (Father Brown)

G.K. Chesterton , James Arthur

3.66

Transform Your Habits

The Old Nurse's Story

Elizabeth Gaskell

3.64

Transform Your Habits

The Offshore Pirate

F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.95

Transform Your Habits

The Revolt of "Mother" and Other Stories

Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

3.66

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15 Top short stories books like An Eddy on the Floor by Bernard Capes

Transform Your Habits

The Old Nurse's Story

Elizabeth Gaskell

3.64

Transform Your Habits

The Old Nurse's Story

Elizabeth Gaskell

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Mr. Jones

Edith Wharton

2.90

Transform Your Habits

The Open Door

Mrs. Oliphant

3.80

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