Katharine: 629 books

On a fine evening in the month of September, 1836, a man about thirty years of age was leaning on the parapet of that quay from which a spectator can look up the Seine from the Jardin des Plantes to Notre-Dame, and down, along the vast perspective of the river, to the Louvre. There is not another point...

Early in the autumn of 1826 the Abbe Birotteau, the principal personage of this history, was overtaken by a shower of rain as he returned home from a friend's house, where he had been passing the evening. He therefore crossed, as quickly as his corpulence would allow, the deserted little square called...

Ever since my fortunate—or shall I say unfortunate?—connection with that famous case of murder in Gramercy Park, I have had it intimated to me by many of my friends—and by some who were not my friends—that no woman who had met with such success as myself in detective work would ever be satisfied...

Dedicated to the Comtesse Clara Maffei.

Au bord du précipice... Avery a quitté New York depuis plusieurs mois, tournant le dos à un amour impossible. Mais s'enfuir n'était peut-être pas la meilleure solution, car tôt ou tard elle devra faire face à l'objet de sa peur. Leda est devenue une autre personne depuis la mort de sa...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. In this story, a young girl, Delight Hunter, meets a mysterious...

A woman's body is found in a museum gallery with an arrow through her chest, so all of the other visitors are locked inside while the crime is investigated.

Le lendemain matin, à l’heure indiquée, le petit mot que M. Gryce m’avait promis était venu. Il a été mis dans ma main avec de nombreux clins d’œil sournois par la propriétaire elle-même, qui a développé lors de cette crise une adaptation pour sinon un amour absolu de l’intrigue...

Excerpt: "Mr. Gryce was melancholy. He had attained that period in life when the spirits flag and enthusiasm needs a constant spur, and of late there had been a lack of special excitement, and he felt dull and superannuated. He was even contemplating resigning his position on the force...

A housekeeper reports the disappearance of a sewing-maid from a wealthy household. She insists that the girl has been abducted. Mr Gryce and a young detective investigate. The missing young woman has a secret. But she is not the only one…

Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair.

This brand new Dictionary of Agriculture and Land Management addresses the increasing overlap between agricultural sectors and the demands of the management of rural land and property. It covers the main areas of agricultural management, husbandry, environment, estate management, rural recreation,...

“FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS” is one of the all-time children’s classics. Between 1911 and 1938 it was reprinted on no less than 7 occasions – a record for a children’s book. Like the Grimm Bros. and Andrew Lang before her, Katherine Pyle has collected 15 stories from around the world, then...