Books from Jovian Press
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Captain William Kidd
By John AbbottThere are but few persons, in the United States, who have not heard the name of the renowned pirate, Captain Kidd.
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The Mystery of Choice
By Robert W. ChambersThese classic tales, centering on an American in Breton and a local French girl include stories about the murder of a butterfly collector and the haunting spirit of a renegade priest.
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Caves of Terror
By Talbot MundyTalbot Mundy (born William Lancaster Gribbon) (1879-1940) was an English writer who wrote under the pseudonym Walter Galt.
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The Wolves of God and Other Fey Stories
By Algernon BlackwoodS. T. Joshi has stated that "his work is more consistently meritorious than any weird writer's except Dunsany's" and that his short story collection Incredible Adventures (1914) "may be the premier weird collection of this or any other ...
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Famous American Statesmen
By Sarah BoltonThree days after this, he stood in New York, asking for work at the only printing-office in the city, owned by William Bradford. Alas! there was no work to be had, and he was advised to go to Philadelphia, nearly one hundred miles away, ...
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The Mystery Girl
By Carolyn WellsThat is until a strange new woman comes in to town. Who is she? Why is she there? And when murder strikes the quiet little town, everyone wonders what role was played by . . . The Mystery Girl
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A Study in Shadows
By William LockeFelicia Graves was puzzled.
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The Medici Popes
By Herbert VaughanNot daring to disobey Alexander's explicit message, although the Pontiff's request was generally interpreted as a ... the chapel of Or San Michele despite the threatening attitude of the mob and the repeated cries of Popolo e Liberia !
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History of the German Empire
By William DawsonWilliam Dawson. the hoped-for conciliatory effect. Towards the end of March the proposal of a European congress was ... The Emperor Francis Joseph had already urgently sought help from Prussia, and sought it as a right even more than a ...
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A History of England
By Charles OmanThe new government collected an army under General Mackay, and sent it against Dundee. But the Jacobite leader retired before it till Mackay's men had pushed up the long and narrow pass of Killiecrankie. When the Lowland troops were ...
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Riddle Stories
By Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wilkie CollinsHe rose hastily and followed me like a lamb. He recovered himself once we got into the hall, and affably rejected all my proffers of brandy and soda—medical advice—everything else my limited experience could suggest.
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The Secret of the Ninth Planet
By Donald WollheimHe ran down a long hall to a vast central chamber and arrived a split second before the door slammed shut after him. The museum of galactic life! It was a huge hall, oval in shape. In its center was a block that might be an altar.
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Sentiment, Inc.
By Poul AndersonPoul Anderson. Thank you for reading. If you enjoy this book, please leave a review or connect with the author. All rights reserved. Aside from brief quotations for media coverage and reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced or ...
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The Mystery of Angelina Frood
By R. Austin FreemanOnly Dr Thorndyke, a master of detection, may be able to solve the baffling mystery of Angelina Frood.
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The Paradise Mystery
By J. S. FletcherA quiet cathedral town in England, full of gossips and people who are not quite who they seem to be, is the setting for this murder mystery. J. S. Fletcher weaves a brilliant and enticing tale of mystery and suspense, and of course, murder!
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The Herapath Property
By J. S. FletcherJ. S. Fletcher has put together an intriguing puzzle with plenty of twists and turns in . . . The Herapath Property!
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The Secret of the Night
By Gaston LerouxLike The Mystery of the Yellow Room, The Secret of the Night is a Joseph Rouletabille mystery.
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The Wars of Religion in France
By James ThompsonIt was plain throughout the proceedings at Pontoise (and at Poissy) that the chancellor of France, L'Hôpital, and the admiral, had the chief direction of affairs in their hands, although the queen mother and the king of Navarre had the ...
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The Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians
By J. B. BuryThe story reminds us of the similar anecdote that Alexander the Great was born on the day on which his father's general won a victory over the Illyrians. Whenever Alexander's birthday was—the exact date is unknown—it was certainly ...
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Tales of El Borak
By Robert E. HowardThe wily Texan El Borak, a hardened fighter who stalks the sandscapes of Afghanistan like a vengeful wolf, is rivaled among Howard's creations only by Conan himself.