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    Neglected Authors, The - Volume 1

    Celebrated in their time, forgotten in ours

    by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Grant Allen, Leonid Andreyev, Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev, Gertrude Atherton, Lady Augusta Gregory, Stacy Aumonier, William Austin, William Austin, Richard Harris Barham, Robert Barr0, Charles Baudelaire1, Aphra Behn2, John Davys Beresford3, Helena Blavatsky4, Marjorie Bowen5, Mary Elizabeth Braddon6, Ernest Bramah7, D K Broster8, Rhoda Broughton9, Valery Bryusov0, Thomas Burke1 ...
    Narrated by Eve Karpf2, Mark Rice-Oxley3, David Shaw-Parker4 ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 31 min

    Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

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  • The Call of the Heart

    John M. Stahl and Hollywood Melodrama

    Edited by Bruce Babington, Charles Barr ...
    A study of an important but neglected director that "fills many gaps and updates our knowledge of a major filmmaker of the silent period and beyond" ( Positif).The profusion of research on film history means that there are now few Hollywood filmmakers in the category of Neglected Master, but John M. Stahl has been stuck in it for far too long. His strong association with melodrama and the "woman's ... Read more

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  • Hitchcock Lost & Found

    The Forgotten Films

    by Alain Kerzoncuf, Charles Barr ...
    Series series Screen Classics
    "It seems there is still plenty to discover and to say about Alfred Hitchcock . . . a host of impressive new research." — Journal of Film PreservationAudiences worldwide know him for Psycho, The Birds, Vertigo, and other classics—but in Hitchcock Lost and Found, fans and film students alike can explore forgotten, incomplete, lost, and recovered productions from all stages of Alfred Hitchcock's ... Read more

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  • Vertigo

    by Charles Barr ...
    Series series BFI Film Classics
    Vertigo (1958) is widely regarded as not only one of Hitchcock's best films, but one of the greatest films of world cinema. Made at the time when the old studio system was breaking up, it functions both as an embodiment of the supremely seductive visual pleasures that 'classical Hollywood' could offer and – with the help of an elaborate plot twist – as a laying bare of their dangerous dark side. ... Read more

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  • The Ultimate Collection of Dective Stories & Murder Mysteries for the Holidays

    Sherlock Holmes Adventures, Hercule Poirot Cases, Father Brown Mysteries, Arsene Lupin

    by Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Robert Barr, E. W. Hornung, John Kendrick Bangs, Melville Davisson Post, Edgar Wallace, Victor L. Whitechurch, Anna Katharine Green, G. K. Chesterton, Ellis Parker Butler, Maurice Leblanc, R. Austin Freeman, A. E. W. Mason, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Mabel Thorne, Paul Thorne, Marion Harvey, Grace Livingston Hill ...
    The Ultimate Collection of Detective Stories & Murder Mysteries for the Holidays' brings together a rich tapestry of intrigue and intellect, showcasing a varied array of literary styles from the classics of the genre. This anthology seamlessly marries the macabre precision of Gothic tales with the meticulous puzzle-solving of Golden Age detective narratives, providing readers a broad spectrum of ... Read more

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  • The Vintage Mysteries for the Holidays

    The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Innocence of Father Brown, Sherlock Holmes, The Leavenworth Case, Fear Stalks the Village, More Tish…

    by Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Robert Barr, E. W. Hornung, John Kendrick Bangs, Melville Davisson Post, Edgar Wallace, Victor L. Whitechurch, Anna Katharine Green, G. K. Chesterton, Ellis Parker Butler, Maurice Leblanc, R. Austin Freeman, A. E. W. Mason, Mary Roberts Rinehart ...
    'The Vintage Mysteries for the Holidays' is a compelling anthology that thrives on the confluence of suspense and celebration. Gathering a remarkable range of detective tales penned by pioneers of mystery and detective fiction, this collection not only celebrates the festive season but also explores the darker, more puzzling aspects of human nature. The literary styles vary from the gothic allure ... Read more

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  • THE OBVIOUS CLUE - Ultimate Murder Mystery Collection

    Victorian, Gothic and Golden Age Tales of Detection, Forensics, Ciphers, and Ingenious Crime

    by Agatha Christie, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Robert Barr, E. W. Hornung, John Kendrick Bangs, Melville Davisson Post, Edgar Wallace, Victor L. Whitechurch, Anna Katharine Green, G. K. Chesterton, Ellis Parker Butler, Maurice Leblanc, R. Austin Freeman, A. E. W. Mason, Mary Roberts Rinehart ...
    The Obvious Clue: Ultimate Murder Mystery Collection surveys the enduring pleasures and formal ingenuity of detective fiction, gathering tales that turn apparent certainty into evidence, alibi, misdirection, and revelation. Its range encompasses Gothic atmospheres, police procedures, amateur sleuthing, locked-room puzzles, criminal adventures, comic inversions, and psychologically alert narratives ... Read more

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  • British Cinema

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Charles Barr ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Cinema has had a hugely influential role on global culture in the 20th century at multiple levels: social, political, and educational. The part of British cinema in this has been controversial - often derided as a whole, but also vigorously celebrated, especially in terms of specific films and film-makers. In this Very Short Introduction, Charles Barr considers films and filmmakers, and studios ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Ultimate Cozy Mysteries Collection

    Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot Cases, Father Brown Mysteries, Arsene Lupin, The Four Just Men…

    by Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Robert Barr, E. W. Hornung, John Kendrick Bangs, Melville Davisson Post, Edgar Wallace, Victor L. Whitechurch, Anna Katharine Green, G. K. Chesterton, Ellis Parker Butler, Maurice Leblanc, R. Austin Freeman, A. E. W. Mason, Mary Roberts Rinehart ...
    Translated by Edgar Jepson, George Morehead ...
    In 'The Ultimate Cozy Mysteries Collection', the reader is treated to a rich tapestry of narrative craftsmanship, spanning a variety of literary styles within the mystery genre. From the gas-lit streets of Victorian London to the quaint villages of early 20th-century England, this anthology encapsulates the essence of cozy mysteries, characterized by their cerebral charm and absence of graphic ... Read more

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  • Christmas Under the Veil of Mystery – Ultimate Collection for the Murder Mystery Holiday

    Classic Yuletide Crimes, Gothic Suspense, and Detective Puzzles

    by Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Robert Barr, E. W. Hornung, John Kendrick Bangs, Melville Davisson Post, Edgar Wallace, Victor L. Whitechurch, Anna Katharine Green, G. K. Chesterton, Ellis Parker Butler, Maurice Leblanc, R. Austin Freeman, A. E. W. Mason, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Mabel Thorne, Paul Thorne, Marion Harvey, Grace Livingston Hill ...
    Christmas Under the Veil of Mystery gathers holiday tales in which festivity, domestic intimacy, and winter's enclosing darkness become occasions for detection, deception, and revelation. Spanning puzzle plots, sensation fiction, comic misdirection, supernatural unease, and criminal adventure, the volume places the Christmas setting in productive tension with murder and mystery. Its range extends ... Read more

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  • Vintage Murder Mysteries - Ultimate Anthology

    A Tapestry of Intrigue: Classic and Cosmic Explorations of the Mystery Genre

    by Agatha Christie, Edgar Wallace, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Robert Barr, E. W. Hornung, John Kendrick Bangs, Melville Davisson Post, Victor L. Whitechurch, Anna Katharine Green, G. K. Chesterton, Ellis Parker Butler, Maurice Leblanc, R. Austin Freeman, A. E. W. Mason, Mary Roberts Rinehart ...
    The 'Vintage Murder Mysteries - Ultimate Anthology' traces a broad scope within the detective fiction landscape, blossoming from the classic to the cosmic. With seminal works from the masters of suspense and plot twists, this collection emphasizes the evolutionary arc of the genre, from the gas-lit streets imagined by Dickens to the shrewd psychological corners navigated by Christie. Each story ... Read more

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  • The Unusual Suspects

    Classic Crime Tales of Locked Rooms, Gothic Suspense, Forensic Clues, and Golden Age Detection

    by Agatha Christie, Edgar Wallace, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Robert Barr, E. W. Hornung, John Kendrick Bangs, Melville Davisson Post, Victor L. Whitechurch, Anna Katharine Green, G. K. Chesterton, Ellis Parker Butler, Maurice Leblanc, R. Austin Freeman, A. E. W. Mason, Mary Roberts Rinehart ...
    The Unusual Suspects surveys the formative richness of crime and mystery fiction, bringing together tales of deduction, burglary, psychological suspense, courtroom intrigue, and comic misdirection. Its range extends from Gothic atmospherics and sensation-fiction revelations to the tightly patterned puzzles of the Golden Age, revealing how the genre continually tests the boundaries between evidence ... Read more

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