“There is no more to be said, gentlemen. My name is Blood—Captain Blood, if you please, of this ship the Cinco Llagas, taken as a prize of war from Don Diego de Espinosa y Valdez, who is my prisoner aboard.
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
Denied and glossed over, death was eating its way along the narrow streets, and its dissemination was especially favoured by the premature summer heat which made the water of the canals lukewarm.
The Viy
“There he is!” exclaimed the Viy, pointing an iron finger at him; and all the monsters rushed on him at once.
The Secret Adversary
TO ALL THOSE WHO LEADMONOTONOUS LIVESIN THE HOPE THAT THEY MAY EXPERIENCEAT SECOND HANDTHE DELIGHTS AND DANGERS OFADVENTURE CONTENTS PrologueI The Young Adventurers, Ltd.II Mr. Whittington’s OfferIII A Set BackIV Who Is Jane Finn?V Mr. Julius P. HersheimmerVI A Plan…
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