During World War II a group of men is held prisoner by the Germans, who determine that three of them must die. This is the story of how one of those men trades his wealth for his life—and lives to pay for his act in utterly unexpected ways.
Bookish, sensitive Rickie Elliot is quite at home amid the placid and scholarly environs of Cambridge. That is, until he falls for the shallow young Agnes Pembroke. Forster skewers undergraduate philosophical debate, the opening day of a public school, and tea with a frightful dowager, as the dire consequences of mistaken love later developed in Howard's End take their toll. Together, these elements combine to form a deft blend of tragedy and social satire that readers will savor.
Amateur detective Sherlock Holmes, the master of deductive reasoning, solves several mysteries with the aid of his friend, Dr. John Watson.
The Red-Headed League --
A case of identity --
The adventure of the blue carbuncle --
The adventure of the speckled band --
The Beryl Coronet --
The Musgrave ritual --
The Greek interpreter --
The final problem --
The adventure of the empty house.
From the internationally acclaimed author of The Book of Evidence and Ghosts comes a mesmerizing novel that is both a literary thriller and a love story as sumptuously perverse as Lolita. "A strange and dreamlike book . . . Banville has a breathtaking style."--Boston Globe.
The first volume of this engrossing biography was the winner of an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Biographical Study as well as a New York Times Notable Book for 1990. Here Sherry continues his fascinating account, emerging with a portrait of Graham Greene at the height of both his spying and literary careers. photos.
