Librorium Editions: 45 books

It was precisely and carefully written, stating the facts and pulling apart the saintly whitewash Mrs. Gaskell and other previous biographers had done to Charlotte's life. He does a thorough job of getting at the real Charlotte behind all the myth. I'm not even sure the author liked Charlotte very...

A brief, engaging, and beautifully written biography of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Without space for all the historical detail, Williams focuses keenly on the woman and serves us up an intriguing primer for a vast and fascinating subject.

...a series of three novels covering the period of the Franco-Prussian war and the Commune. The last of the series, "The Red Republic," was written first; the first of the series, "Lorraine," was next written. The present volume, "Ashes of Empire," is the middle volume...

The story is of colonists and natives on a small atoll in the South Pacific, set in the late 1800s. The island is set upon by a fierce hurricane that destroys nearly everyone and everything. The story is beautifully crafted, with a detail and richness that vividly paints each scene for the reader's imagination.

A cultural and geographical picture of Tahiti as it was during the early 20th Century. Two young Englishmen stop there on a tour of the south seas. Both fall in love with the people and landscape. This is a story of adventure, love and tragedy set in breathtaking lands of abundant vegetation and kind hearted people.

This book is sent you by the Board of Trade of the town of Orillia, Ontario, Canada in the hope that it may help to draw attention to the opportunities for investment of British capital in the industries of Canada.In "Economic Prosperity in the British Empire" Professor Stephen Leacock discusses...

At first glance J G Reeder is an ordinary, slightly shabby little man with red hair, weak eyes, whiskers, square-toed boots and a chest protector cravat. However, working for the Public Prosecutor he finds plenty to stretch his extraordinary mind. Here are eight thrilling, highly original tales from one of the greatest talents ever applied to detective fiction.

Time and Time Again was James Hilton's last novel. It was published the year before he died. It covers the rather ordinary life of a rather ordinary man. Told in flashbacks, a diplomat outlines the big events in his life. They are basically a series of humiliations and disappointments.

Que se passe-t-il au château des Lebanon ? Quy font ces deux valets américains qui détonnent dans cette ambiance ultraconservatrice ? Et le docteur Amersham ? Malgré son passé trouble, familier des lieux, il semble diriger la maison avec la Comtesse Lebanon, dont le fils Willie, le vrai comte Lebanon, vit dans une totale domination.

Ce polar nous emmène dans Londres et ses clubs privés. Gold, un agent américain est à la poursuite dune bande de faussaires qui sévit depuis lAngleterre. Leurs faux billets, anglais et américains, sont presque parfaits. Sur la piste de son enquête : une orpheline, un milliardaire torturé,...

Dick Martin quitte Scotland Yard car il a fait un héritage. Lors de sa dernière mission, il rencontre la jeune bibliothécaire Sybille Lansdown qui a le don de le mettre à son désavantage. Hélas, il a accepté de partir à la poursuite du jeune et insaisissable lord Selford. Dès lors il va entrer de plain pied dans les mystères de la Porte aux sept serrures.

rnold Long, fils de bonne famille qui a choisi une carrière à Scotland Yard, arrête le faussaire et meurtrier Clay Schelton. Avant dêtre pendu, celui-ci le menace de ses représailles, outre-tombe. En effet, une mystérieuse organisation, " Les Terribles " poursuivent et abattent successivement,...

Stella Barrington a hérité des écuries de courses de son père dont les succès font des jaloux parmi dautres propriétaires de chevaux. Un jour, elle recueille un chemineau mal en point sur le bord de la route et lui offre le logis. Or ce vagabond sy connaît fort bien en chevaux Qui est-il vraiment ? Cette rencontre sera capitale pour Stella et lavenir de lécurie.

Le Pèse-Nerfs et les Fragments dun journal en enfer poursuivent lécriture cathartique de LOmbilic des Limbes. Antonin Artaud souffre, provoque, questionne et met en scène son mal-être. Poétiques, égocentriques, philosophiques, ces cris de douleur qui exposent sa souffrance sont une tentative...