Complete Works of R. Austin Freeman (Delphi Classics)

Complete Works of R. Austin Freeman (Delphi Classics)
Author: R. Austin Freeman
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 3569
Release: 2016-01-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786560240

The pioneering creator of the inverted detective story, R. Austin Freeman was a popular Edwardian author of novels and short stories featuring Dr. Thorndyke, a pathologist-detective. Well-liked by readers of Sherlock Holmes, Freeman’s detective and mystery tales offered an innovative approach to the genre, selling thousands of copies on both sides of the Atlantic. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Freeman’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Freeman’s life and works * Detailed introductions to the major novels and other texts * All 27 novels, with individual contents tables * Rare novels often missed out of collections * All the Thorndyke short story collections * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original Edwardian texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Freeman’s rare non-fiction works, including the fully illustrated travel book TRAVELS AND LIFE IN ASHANTI AND JAMAN – available in no other collection * Includes Freeman’s seminal essay THE ART OF THE DETECTIVE STORY * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Thorndyke Novels THE RED THUMB MARK THE EYE OF OSIRIS THE MYSTERY OF 31 NEW INN A SILENT WITNESS HELEN VARDON’S CONFESSION THE CAT’S EYE THE MYSTERY OF ANGELINA FROOD THE SHADOW OF THE WOLF THE D’ARBLAY MYSTERY A CERTAIN DR. THORNDYKE AS A THIEF IN THE NIGHT MR. POTTERMACK’S OVERSIGHT PONTIFEX, SON AND THORNDYKE WHEN ROGUES FALL OUT DR. THORNDYKE INVESTIGATES DR. THORNDYKE INTERVENES FOR THE DEFENCE: DR. THORNDYKE THE PENROSE MYSTERY FELO DE SE; OR DEATH AT THE INN THE STONEWARE MONKEY MR. POLTON EXPLAINS THE JACOB STREET MYSTERY The Thorndyke Short Story Collections JOHN THORNDYKE’S CASES THE SINGING BONE DR. THORNDYKE’S CASEBOOK THE PUZZLE LOCK THE MAGIC CASKET THE FAMOUS CASES OF DR. THORNDYKE DR. THORNDYKE’S CRIME FILE The Other Novels THE GOLDEN POOL THE UNWILLING ADVENTURER THE UTTERMOST FARTHING THE EXPLOITS OF DANBY CROKER FLIGHTY PHYLLIS The Shorter Fiction THE ADVENTURES OF ROMNEY PRINGLE THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF ROMNEY PRINGLE FROM A SURGEON’S DIARY THE GREAT PORTRAIT MYSTERY AND OTHER STORIES THE SURPRISING EXPERIENCES OF MR. SHUTTLEBURY COBB Index of Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Non-Fiction TRAVELS AND LIFE IN ASHANTI AND JAMAN SOCIAL DECAY AND REGENERATION THE ART OF THE DETECTIVE STORY Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Collected Works of R. Austin Freeman (Delphi Classics)

Collected Works of R. Austin Freeman (Delphi Classics)
Author: R. Austin Freeman
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 6158
Release: 2016-01-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786560259

The pioneering creator of the inverted detective story, R. Austin Freeman was a popular Edwardian author of novels and short stories featuring Dr. Thorndyke, a pathologist-detective. Well-liked by readers of Sherlock Holmes, Freeman’s detective and mystery tales offered an innovative approach to the genre, selling thousands of copies on both sides of the Atlantic. This comprehensive eBook presents the most complete edition possible of Freeman’s works in the US, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Freeman’s life and works * Detailed introductions to the major novels and other texts * 11 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original Edwardian texts * Rare novels often missed out of collections * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Freeman’s rare non-fiction works, including the fully illustrated travel book TRAVELS AND LIFE IN ASHANTI AND JAMAN – available in no other collection * Includes Freeman’s seminal essay THE ART OF THE DETECTIVE STORY * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, 16 novels and 5 story collections cannot appear in this edition. When new texts become available in your public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: Thorndyke Novels THE RED THUMB MARK THE EYE OF OSIRIS THE MYSTERY OF 31 NEW INN A SILENT WITNESS HELEN VARDON’S CONFESSION THE CAT’S EYE Thorndyke Short Story Collections JOHN THORNDYKE’S CASES THE SINGING BONE Other Novels THE GOLDEN POOL THE UNWILLING ADVENTURER THE UTTERMOST FARTHING THE EXPLOITS OF DANBY CROKER FLIGHTY PHYLLIS The Shorter Fiction THE ADVENTURES OF ROMNEY PRINGLE THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF ROMNEY PRINGLE FROM A SURGEON’S DIARY THE GREAT PORTRAIT MYSTERY AND OTHER STORIES THE SURPRISING EXPERIENCES OF MR. SHUTTLEBURY COBB Index of Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Non-Fiction TRAVELS AND LIFE IN ASHANTI AND JAMAN SOCIAL DECAY AND REGENERATION THE ART OF THE DETECTIVE STORY Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated)
Author: Aristotle
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 9818
Release: 2013-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1909496286

For the first time in digital publishing, Delphi Classics is proud to present the complete works of Aristotle. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents rare works, beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) Features: * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Aristotle's life and works * Features the complete works of Aristotle, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introductions to the treatises and other works * Provides all of the spurious works in English translation, many appearing for the first time * Includes translations previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library editions of Aristotle’s works * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the section or works you want to read with individual contents tables * Includes Bekker reference numbers to aid study * Features five bonus biographies, including Diogenes Laërtius’ famous biography – immerse yourself in Aristotle's ancient world! * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Translations LOGIC Categories (1a) On Interpretation (16a) Prior Analytics (24a) Posterior Analytics (71a) Topics (100a) Sophistical Refutations (164a) PHYSICS Physics (184a) On the Heavens (268a) On Generation and Corruption (314a) Meteorology (338a) On the Universe (391a) On the Soul (402a) The Parva Naturalia Sense and Sensibilia (436a) On Memory (449b) On Sleep (453b) On Dreams (458a) On Divination in Sleep (462b) On Length and Shortness of Life (464b) On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration (467b) On Breath (481a) History of Animals (486a) Parts of Animals (639a) Movement of Animals (698a) Progression of Animals (704a) Generation of Animals (715a) On Colours (791a) On Things Heard (800a) Physiognomonics (805a) On Plants (815a) On Marvelous Things Heard (830a) Mechanics (847a) Problems (859a) On Indivisible Lines (968a) The Situations and Names of Winds (973a) On Melissus, Xenophanes, and Gorgias (974a) METAPHYSICS Metaphysics (980a) ETHICS AND POLITICS Nicomachean Ethics (1094a) Great Ethics (1181a) Eudemian Ethics (1214a) On Virtues and Vices (1249a) Politics (1252a) Economics (1343a) RHETORIC AND POETICS Rhetoric (1354a) Rhetoric to Alexander (1420a) Poetics (1447a) Constitution of the Athenians The Greek Texts PRONOUNCING ANCIENT GREEK LIST OF GREEK TEXTS The Biographies ARISTOTLE: LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS by Diogenes Laërtius ARISTOTLE by Elbert Hubbard ARISTOTLE by Charles McRae ARISTOTLE AND ANCIENT EDUCATIONAL IDEALS by Thomas Davidson ARISTOTLE by William MacGillivray

Delphi Collected Works of John Dos Passos (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of John Dos Passos (Illustrated)
Author: John Dos Passos
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 7182
Release: 2023-10-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1801701504

One of the major novelists of the post-World War I lost generation, John Dos Passos established a reputation as a social historian and radical critic of American life. His experimental novels are written in non-linear form, blending elements of biography, song lyrics and news reports to portray a vibrant tapestry landscape of early twentieth-century American culture. This eBook presents Dos Passos’ collected works (the most complete possible in the US), with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dos Passos’ life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All 8 novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including the unfinished novel ‘Century’s Ebb’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The play ‘The Garbage Man’ and Dos Passos’ poetry — available in no other collection * Includes a wide selection of Dos Passos’ non-fiction * Features the seminal autobiography ‘The Best Times’ – discover the author’s literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, seven novels (including the U.S.A. trilogy) cannot appear in this edition. When new texts become available, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. CONTENTS: The Novels One Man’s Initiation — 1917 (1920) Three Soldiers (1921) Streets of Night (1923) Manhattan Transfer (1925) Chosen Country (1951) The Great Days (1958) Midcentury (1961) Century’s Ebb (1975) The Play The Garbage Man (1926) The Poetry Poems from ‘Eight Harvard Poets’ (1917) A Pushcart at the Curb (1922) The Non-Fiction Rosinante to the Road Again (1922) Facing the Chair (1927) Orient Express (1927) The Men Who Made the Nation (1957) Mr. Wilson’s War (1962) Brazil on the Move (1963) The Portugal Story (1969) Easter Island (1970) The Autobiography The Best Times (1966)

The Island Pharisees by John Galsworthy - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

The Island Pharisees by John Galsworthy - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Author: John Galsworthy
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2017-07-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1788773616

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Island Pharisees by John Galsworthy - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of John Galsworthy’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Galsworthy includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Island Pharisees by John Galsworthy - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Galsworthy’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Love Peacock (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Love Peacock (Illustrated)
Author: Thomas Love Peacock
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 2438
Release: 2018-09-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786561255

The English novelist and poet Thomas Love Peacock was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley and they are believed to have influenced each other's work. Peacock wrote satirical novels, featuring characters at a table discussing and criticising the philosophical opinions of the day. In his most famous novel, ‘Nightmare Abbey’, romantic melancholy is satirised, with amusing lampoons of Shelley, Coleridge and Byron. For the first time in digital publishing, this eBook presents Peacock’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Peacock’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 7 novels, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including ‘Melincourt’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare unfinished novels available in no other collection * Includes Peacock’s complete poetry – available in no other collection * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Peacock’s plays, discovered for the first time in the twentieth century * Rare non-fiction works * A bonus biography – discover Peacock’s life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels Headlong Hall Melincourt Nightmare Abbey Maid Marian The Misfortunes of Elphin Crotchet Castle Gryll Grange Shorter Fiction and Unfinished Novels Satyrane Calidore The Pilgrim of Provence The Lord of the Hills Julia Procula A Story Opening at Chertsey A Story of a Mansion among the Chiltern Hills Boozabowt Abbey Cotswald Chace The Plays The Dilettanti The Circle of Loda The Three Doctors Gl’Ingannati, or The Deceived The Poetry The Collected Poetry of Thomas Love Peacock List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction The Four Ages of Poetry Recollections of Childhood: The Abbey House Memoirs of Shelley The Last Day of Windsor Forest Prospectus: Classical Education The Biography Thomas Love Peacock by Richard Garnett Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Delphi Complete Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Illustrated)
Author: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 3731
Release: 2013-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1909496243

The greatest poet of the Victorian era deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of poetry. The Delphi Poets Series offers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (5MB Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Tennyson's life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Features Tennyson's first poetry collection, which he wrote with his brother, appearing here for the first time in digital print * Includes other rare collections often missed out of editions * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Also includes the complete poetic dramas * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes the collection of memoirs edited by Tennyson's son - spend hours exploring the poet's letters and anecdotes written by close friends and literary figures * Features two bonus biographies - discover Tennyson's literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Poetry Collections POEMS, BY TWO BROTHERS TIMBUCTOO : A POEM POEMS, CHIEFLY LYRICAL POEMS, 1832 THE LOVERíS TALE. A FRAGMENT. POEMS, 1842 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS, 1831-1868 THE PRINCESS: A MEDLEY IN MEMORIAM A. H. H. MAUD, AND OTHER POEMS IDYLLS OF THE KING ENOCH ARDEN AND OTHER POEMS BALLADS AND OTHER POEMS TIRESIAS AND OTHER POEMS LOCKSLEY HALL SIXTY YEARS AFTER, ETC. DEMETER AND OTHER POEMS THE DEATH OF åNONE, AND OTHER POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays QUEEN MARY: A DRAMA HAROLD: A DRAMA BECKET THE CUP: A TRAGEDY THE FALCON THE PROMISE OF MAY THE FORESTERS: ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN The Biographies TENNYSON AND HIS FRIENDS by Hallam, Lord Tennyson ALFRED TENNYSON by Andrew Lang TENNYSON'S LIFE AND POETRY by Eugene Parsons Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)
Author: Confucius
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 3298
Release: 2016-08-29
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1786560526

The philosophy of Confucius emphasises personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity, which were developed into a system known as Confucianism. Confucius is traditionally credited with having authored or edited many of the Chinese classic texts including all of the Five Classics. This comprehensive eBook presents the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Confucius and the Chinese Classics * Concise introductions to the texts * Features James Legge's seminal translations * All Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism * Includes multiple translations of the ANALECTS, including a special dual text * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes the legendary I CHING divination text * Features three biographies - discover Confucius’ ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Four Books GREAT LEARNING DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN ANALECTS MENCIUS The Five Classics CLASSIC OF POETRY BOOK OF DOCUMENTS BOOK OF RITES I CHING SPRING AND AUTUMN ANNALS The Biographies THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF CONFUCIUS by James Legge THE LIFE, LABOURS AND DOCTRINES OF CONFUCIUS by Edward Harper Parker BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: CONFUCIUS Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The Magic Casket

The Magic Casket
Author: R. Austin Freeman
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2012-09-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755128699

On a misty November night in London, Dr Thorndyke comes across an abandoned handbag in an old church. From examining the contents an address is found and so begins a mysterious trail leading to the owner and a violent murder. This delightful collection of crime stories has been written to amuse and perplex the most ardent of crime aficionados.