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Lucy Maud Montgomery, the Canadian author best known for her "Anne of Green Gables" series, also wrote a small number of stand-alone novels that have become among the most admired and well-read books in Canadian literature. Here, we present two of Montgomery's finest novels: "The Blue Castle" and "Kilmeny of the Orchard."

"The Young Women of Mystery Collection" brings together two of Agatha Christie's most entertaining mysteries, each led by a determined young woman whose courage and intelligence carry her into danger. In The Seven Dials Mystery, spirited Bundle Brent investigates a baffling death linked to a secretive society, fashionable parties, and a sinister conspiracy. In The Man in the Brown Suit, Anne Beddingfeld follows the trail of a mysterious stranger from London to South Africa, uncovering murder, romance, and international intrigue along the way.

"The Man in the Brown Suit" is an early, rollicking mystery by the Queen of Crime herself, Agatha Christie. In this thriller, we follow Anne Beddingfeld, an adventurous young woman who leaves England after witnessing a mysterious death in a London Underground station. The incident draws her into a web of stolen diamonds, forged identities, political intrigue, and murder. Hoping to uncover the truth, Anne sails to South Africa, where she meets the charming Doctor Frank Chesney and the enigmatic "man in the brown suit," whose actions seem suspiciously linked to the case.

"The Whosis Kid" by Dashiell Hammett is a gritty detective story featuring the Continental Op, a hard-boiled private investigator navigating a world of crime, deceit, and shifting loyalties. The story follows the Op as he tracks down a notorious criminal known as the Whosis Kid, a slippery figure whose identity and motives remain elusive. Set against Hammett's trademark backdrop of corruption and moral ambiguity, the tale unfolds with sharp dialogue, terse prose, and a relentless pace.

"Zigzags of Treachery" is a hard-boiled story by Dashiell Hammett featuring his unnamed, legendary detective known as the Continental Op. The book is set in San Francisco, where the Op is hired to investigate the suspicious death of Dr. Estep, a respected surgeon with a secretive past. What begins as a murder inquiry quickly becomes a tangled case of false identities, blackmail, and shifting loyalties.

"The Enchanted April" is Elizabeth von Arnim best-known novel, a beloved story of transformation, friendship, and the rejuvenating power of nature. Set in the 1920s, the story follows four very different English women who, weary of their dreary lives at home, decide to rent a medieval castle on the Italian Riviera for a month. As the women settle into the sunlit beauty of San Salvatore, the tranquil surroundings begin to work a quiet magic on them. The castle's enchantment also extends to the men in their lives, leading to reconciliations and renewed affection.

"The Romance in Italy Collection" celebrates two radiant journeys into desire, self-discovery, and the transformative beauty of the Italian landscape. In E. M. Forster's "A Room with a View," a young woman's awakening unfolds amid Florence's sunlit terraces, social restraint, and the liberating pull of passion. In Elizabeth von Arnim's "The Enchanted April," four very different women escape the grey pressures of English life for a blossom-filled villa in the tiny Italian village of San Salvatore, where warmth, friendship, and possibility begin to bloom.

Collected here are the first two novels from acclaimed mystery and hard-boiled crime writer Dashiell Hammett-"Red Harvest" and "The Dain Curse"-each of which features his famous, nameless detective, the Continental Op. In "Red Harvest" we follow the Op as he arrives in the corrupt mining town of...

"The Dain Curse" is the second novel by Dashiell Hammett, the author universally regarded as the father of "hard boiled" detective fiction. The book was first serialized in the pulp fiction magazine Black Mask in 1928 and released as a novel in 1929. The story is told in the first person, narrated by Hammett's enigmatic detective known only as the Continental Op. Sent to investigate a diamond heist from Edgar Leggett, patriarch of the wealthy Leggett family of San Francisco, the Op learns that a supposed "curse" lingers over Leggett's in-laws, the Dain family.

A powerful and disturbing adventure story set in the wilds of Mexico after the First World War, "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" is B. Traven's much-beloved and thrilling tale of three desperate men who set out to make their fortune in the gold-filled Sierra Madre Mountains...and wind up confronting their own greed and paranoia along the way.

The story revolves around three disparate families: the idealistic Schlegels (consisting of Margaret, Helen and brother Tibby), the wealthy Wilcox family (parents Henry and Ruth and their children) and the impoverished Basts (Leonard and his wife Jacky). When the Wilcox family moves to London and discover they are living close to their new acquaintances the Schlegels, a friendship is kindled between the infirm Ruth Wilcox and Margaret Schlegel. Ruth - who has a strong attachment to her country house called Howards End - pens a note leaving the house to Margaret.

The most romantic literary lovers in history: Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth. Lucy Honeychurch and George Emerson. Helen Graham and Gilbert Markham. Now, all three of their classic stories are collected in one volume: the Classic Romance Collection - Volume III featuring Jane Austen's "Persuasion," E.M. Forster's "A Room With a View," and Anne Brontë's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall."

In this tale, Holmes and his faithful companion Dr. John Watson are told of a curse which haunts the wealthy Dartmoor family of Sir Charles Baskerville. This centuries-old curse manifests itself as a gigantic and ferocious hound that is said to prowl the moors adjacent to the Baskerville estate. When Sir Charles drops dead of fright just outside the moor and the footprints of an enormous hound are discovered nearby, the cry goes out for Holmes to come to Dartmoor and solve the mystery.

One of E.M. Forster's most beloved and critically-acclaimed works, "A Room With a View" follows the journeys—both abroad and romantically—of young Lucy Honeychurch, a British girl during the Edwardian era with a distinctly independent nature. On a trip to Italy, with her chaperone Miss Charlotte Bartlett in tow, Lucy encounters a Mr. Emerson and his son George.

Presented here is Volume IV of our Feminist Literary Classics series, featuring three of the most important feminist works ever written: A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather.

Few families in history can boast of the incredible literary achievements of the Brontë sisters - Anne, Emily and Charlotte - who penned three of the most beloved novels ever written: Anne's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall," Emily's "Wuthering Heights" and Charlotte's "Jane Eyre." Collected here are all three of these classic novels, plus a pair of essays penned by Charlotte fiercely defending her sister's books and drawing attention to the literary misogyny of the time, which forced the sisters to publish their novels under male pseudonyms.

"Wuthering Heights" is author Emily Brontë's masterpiece, a haunting and disturbing romance novel with dark themes, a brooding and often cruel protagonist and a tragic, powerful love story. An epic study of love, loss, revenge and obsession, "Wuthering Heights" is the tale of Heathcliff and Catherine; he, an orphan taken in by a kindly benefactor, she, a spirited country girl who loves Heathcliff, but aspires to a higher station.

The most romantic literary lovers in history: Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester. Oliver Mellors and Constance Chatterley. Marie Shabata and Emil Bergson. Now, all three of their classic stories are collected in one volume.

Presented here is Volume III of our Feminist Literary Classics series, featuring three of the most important feminist novels ever written: Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf, O Pioneers! by Willa Cather and So Big by Edna Ferber. The first book in this collection is Orlando: A Biography, a groundbreaking English novel by Virginia Woolf that explores English history, gender roles and sexual politics in a way few books have before or since.

Universally acknowledged as one of the most popular and brilliant books ever written, "Jane Eyre" is Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece, often listed with Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" as among the finest romance novels ever published. The story follows the hardscrabble life of its eponymous lead character, Jane Eyre, who is orphaned at a young age and forced to live under the rule of her heartless Aunt Reed and her equally cruel children.