Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Audiobook

Voices of the Ghost II: Mysterious Meetings

by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Richard Middleton, Amelia B. Edwards ...

Narrated by Robert Bethune, Susie Berneis ...

Series series Voices of the Ghost
Unabridged

1 hour 17 min

"The Vacant Lot" by Mary E. Wilkins FreemanFrom the time that the editor of Harper's Bazaar overlooked Freeman's cramped handwriting, difficult to read, and published the story "Two Old Lovers", Mary Wilkins Freeman never looked back. Her Vermont and Massachusetts background forms an important part of many of her stories. This story is both a ghost story and a mystery, and the mystery is as ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"The Vacant Lot" by Mary E. Wilkins FreemanFrom the time that the editor of Harper's Bazaar overlooked Freeman's cramped handwriting, difficult to read, and published the story "Two Old Lovers", Mary Wilkins Freeman never looked back. Her Vermont and Massachusetts background forms an important part of many of her stories. This story is both a ghost story and a mystery, and the mystery is as
... Read more
Spiral of Vengeance

by Robert Middleton ...

Israel, August 2000 - When a Palestinian suicide bombing in a crowded Tel Aviv marketplace kills his wife and daughter, grief crazed Oscar Jacobs blames the US President and vows to assassinate him.He travels to Washington DC and using his amateur dramatic skills sets in motion a plan to strike undetected with murderous effect at the heart of the White House.Around the same time ex Deputy Sheriff ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Israel, August 2000 - When a Palestinian suicide bombing in a crowded Tel Aviv marketplace kills his wife and daughter, grief crazed Oscar Jacobs blames the US President and vows to assassinate him.He travels to Washington DC and using his amateur dramatic skills sets in motion a plan to strike undetected with murderous effect at the heart of the White House.Around the same time ex Deputy Sheriff
... Read more
Jakob von Gunten

by Robert Walser ...

Translated by Christopher Middleton ...

The Swiss writer Robert Walser is one of the quiet geniuses of twentieth-century literature. Largely self-taught and altogether indifferent to worldly success, Walser wrote a range of short stories, essays, as well as four novels, of which Jakob von Gunten is widely recognized as the finest. The book is a young man's inquisitive and irreverent account of life in what turns out to be the most ... Read more

$9.99 USD

The Swiss writer Robert Walser is one of the quiet geniuses of twentieth-century literature. Largely self-taught and altogether indifferent to worldly success, Walser wrote a range of short stories, essays, as well as four novels, of which Jakob von Gunten is widely recognized as the finest. The book is a young man's inquisitive and irreverent account of life in what turns out to be the most
... Read more
ROBERT BARR Ultimate Collection: 20 Novels & 65+ Detective Stories (Including Eugéne Valmont Mysteries & The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs)

Enriched edition. Captivating Mystery Collection: Detective Fiction Classics

by Robert Barr, Courtney Middleton ...

In the comprehensive anthology "ROBERT BARR Ultimate Collection: 20 Novels & 65+ Detective Stories," readers are presented with an extensive array of detective fiction that encapsulates the genre's evolution in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. With a deft narrative style characterized by sharp wit and intricate plotting, Barr expertly balances elements of mystery and humor, notably ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In the comprehensive anthology "ROBERT BARR Ultimate Collection: 20 Novels & 65+ Detective Stories," readers are presented with an extensive array of detective fiction that encapsulates the genre's evolution in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. With a deft narrative style characterized by sharp wit and intricate plotting, Barr expertly balances elements of mystery and humor, notably
... Read more
Selected Stories

by Robert Walser ...

Translated by Christopher Middleton ...

Series series FSG Classics
Experience the mind-bending genius of Robert Walser, a master of modern literature, in this captivating collection of short stories.In her preface to Selected Stories, Susan Sontag describes Walser as "a good-humored, sweet Beckett," while others compare him to "a comic Kafka." These formulations perfectly capture the unique reading experience of Walser's works: a delightful blend of wit, charm, ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Experience the mind-bending genius of Robert Walser, a master of modern literature, in this captivating collection of short stories.In her preface to Selected Stories, Susan Sontag describes Walser as "a good-humored, sweet Beckett," while others compare him to "a comic Kafka." These formulations perfectly capture the unique reading experience of Walser's works: a delightful blend of wit, charm,
... Read more
Swiss History in a Nutshell

by Grégoire Nappey ...

Translated by Robert Middleton ...

Swiss History in a Nutshell gives you an easy-to-read insight into - the most fascinating moments in Switzerland's rich and colourful history - from its cavemen to its conquests, foundation, growth, independence and prosperity - Switzerland's surprising past as a leading military power in Europe - how Swiss democracy matured through several revolutions - the origins of Swiss cultural differences ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Swiss History in a Nutshell gives you an easy-to-read insight into - the most fascinating moments in Switzerland's rich and colourful history - from its cavemen to its conquests, foundation, growth, independence and prosperity - Switzerland's surprising past as a leading military power in Europe - how Swiss democracy matured through several revolutions - the origins of Swiss cultural differences
... Read more
75+ BEDTIME COSY MYSTERY TALES - Premium Collection (Thriller Classics Series)

Enriched edition. Classic Mysteries for Bedtime Thrills

by Robert Barr, Courtney Middleton ...

In "75+ BEDTIME COSY MYSTERY TALES - Premium Collection," Robert Barr crafts a rich tapestry of intrigue and suspense, featuring a collection of over seventy-five captivating short stories that exemplify the hallmark traits of the cozy mystery genre. Barr's literary style is both engaging and accessible, employing an evocative use of language that draws readers into charming yet perplexing ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In "75+ BEDTIME COSY MYSTERY TALES - Premium Collection," Robert Barr crafts a rich tapestry of intrigue and suspense, featuring a collection of over seventy-five captivating short stories that exemplify the hallmark traits of the cozy mystery genre. Barr's literary style is both engaging and accessible, employing an evocative use of language that draws readers into charming yet perplexing
... Read more
Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices

A Novel in 36 Voices

by Garth Stein, Jennie Shortridge, Erik Larson, Julia Quinn, Jamie Ford, Kevin O'Brien, Susan Wiggs, Erica Bauermeister, Carol Cassella, Mary Guterson, Elizabeth George, Deb Caletti, Kathleen Alcalá, William Dietrich, Karen Finneyfrock, Stephanie Kallos, Frances McCue, Suzanne Selfors, Craig Welch, Matthew Amster-Burton, Sean Beaudoin, Robert Dugoni, Jarret Middleton, Greg Stump, David Lasky, Kit Bakke, Dave Boling, Maria Dahvana Headley, Kevin Emerson, Clyde W. Ford, Teri Hein, Stacey Levine, Peter Mountford, Nancy Rawles, Ed Skoog, Indu Sundaresan ...

Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page.Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary perched atop Capitol Hill in rain-soaked Seattle. Fourteen-year-old Alexis Austin is fixing the plumbing, ... Read more

$14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page.Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary perched atop Capitol Hill in rain-soaked Seattle. Fourteen-year-old Alexis Austin is fixing the plumbing,
... Read more
Speaking to the Rose

Writings, 1912-1932

by Robert Walser ...

Translated by Christopher Middleton ...

The Swiss writer of whom Hermann Hesse famously declared, “If he had a hundred thousand readers, the world would be a better place,” Robert Walser (1878–1956) is only now finding an audience among English-speaking readers commensurate with his merits—if not with his self-image. After a wandering, precarious life during which he produced poems, essays, stories, and novels, Walser entered an insane ... Read more

$13.99 USD

The Swiss writer of whom Hermann Hesse famously declared, “If he had a hundred thousand readers, the world would be a better place,” Robert Walser (1878–1956) is only now finding an audience among English-speaking readers commensurate with his merits—if not with his self-image. After a wandering, precarious life during which he produced poems, essays, stories, and novels, Walser entered an insane
... Read more
Audiobook

Dark Masters, The - Volume 5

Richard Middleton to Ernst Raupach

by Richard Middleton, Thomas Street Millington, Robert Duncan Milne, Edward Page Mitchell, Arthur Moore, Dick Donovan, William Mudford, Jan Neruda, Hume Nisbet, Amyas Northcote, Barry Pain, Edgar Alan Poe, John Willaim Polidori, T F Powys, Kate and Hesketh Pritchard, Eric Purves, James S Pyke-Nott, Ernst Raupach ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers, Robert Maskell, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

Life is to be lived. Experiences gained, pleasures sampled. But, troublingly, when you are a classic author your thoughts sometimes lean towards darker thoughts. Within the space of a few paragraphs these literary masters shape a new world; more difficult experiences, darker pleasures. Life becomes uneasy, a queasy feeling, perhaps a repulsion here, a disgust there and very soon what was cosy, ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Life is to be lived. Experiences gained, pleasures sampled. But, troublingly, when you are a classic author your thoughts sometimes lean towards darker thoughts. Within the space of a few paragraphs these literary masters shape a new world; more difficult experiences, darker pleasures. Life becomes uneasy, a queasy feeling, perhaps a repulsion here, a disgust there and very soon what was cosy,
... Read more
Swissness in a Nutshell

by Gianni Haver ...

Translated by Robert Middleton ...

What is Switzerland? With more than two hundred full-colour cartoons, photos, and works of art this accessible guide illuminates the unique alpine nation. From William Tell to Heidi, Swiss Army Knives to cheese, litter-free streets to punctual trains. Winner of the 2013 Albert Oeri Democracy Prize. ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

What is Switzerland? With more than two hundred full-colour cartoons, photos, and works of art this accessible guide illuminates the unique alpine nation. From William Tell to Heidi, Swiss Army Knives to cheese, litter-free streets to punctual trains. Winner of the 2013 Albert Oeri Democracy Prize.
... Read more
Vintage Mysteries - 70+ Stories in One Volume (Thriller Classics Collection)

Enriched edition. The Siamese Twin of a Bomb-Thrower, The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs, The Great Pegram Mystery

by Robert Barr, Courtney Middleton ...

In "Vintage Mysteries - 70+ Stories in One Volume," Robert Barr compiles a rich anthology that spans the breadth of early 20th-century detective fiction, showcasing a tapestry of intricate plots and unforgettable characters. The collection highlights an innovative literary style marked by Barr's sharp wit and keen observation, which beckons readers into a world filled with suspense, clever twists, ... Read more

Was $1.99 USD Now $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In "Vintage Mysteries - 70+ Stories in One Volume," Robert Barr compiles a rich anthology that spans the breadth of early 20th-century detective fiction, showcasing a tapestry of intricate plots and unforgettable characters. The collection highlights an innovative literary style marked by Barr's sharp wit and keen observation, which beckons readers into a world filled with suspense, clever twists,
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in United States

FSG Classics

Wordsworth Classics

Big Book of Best Short Stories Specials

Voices of the Ghost

Voices of the Ghost II: Mysterious Meetings

Spiral of Vengeance

Jakob von Gunten

ROBERT BARR Ultimate Collection: 20 Novels & 65+ Detective Stories (Including Eugéne Valmont Mysteries & The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs)

Selected Stories

Swiss History in a Nutshell

75+ BEDTIME COSY MYSTERY TALES - Premium Collection (Thriller Classics Series)

Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices

Speaking to the Rose

Dark Masters, The - Volume 5

Swissness in a Nutshell

Vintage Mysteries - 70+ Stories in One Volume (Thriller Classics Collection)

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in United States

FSG Classics

Wordsworth Classics

Big Book of Best Short Stories Specials

Voices of the Ghost

Show: