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This classic novel by Marie Corelli depicts a passionate affair that ignites a dark flame of love that has gone bad. The story centers on Ziska, a mystery Egyptian woman who is sort of a reincarnation of an old Egyptian woman who was murdered by her boyfriend when he became bored of her. A group of aristocratic English tourists is entranced and seduced by Ziska, whose remarkable likeness to an ancient Egyptian woman prompts a flurry of swirling rumors and ideas about who and what she may actually be. One specific visitor, a well-known painter, grows torridly attracted to the woman, which has ancient ramifications and throws a shadow over him and his fixation, bringing about a fated conclusion that has been brewing for thousands of years. Along the way, a visiting scholar with interests makes the claim that Ziska's life and the lives of the obsessive, love-sick tourists are both imprisoned in enormous mysteries involving reincarnation, past incarnations, eternal love, and the struggle between good and evil. To know the complete story, readers should read this book as it can be a thrilling story!

The New York City Police Department goes to Columbia University in search of Professor Craig Kennedy whenever they come across a problem that is so bizarre that it appears impossible to solve. When he's not educating students about chemistry, Kennedy uses his brilliant mind and skill with cutting-edge technology to apprehend the city's evilest criminals. In "The Confidence King," he competes with a criminal who can imitate fingerprints and also paper money. In "The Firebug," Kennedy uses advanced handwriting analysis to stop an arson epidemic. The title story's unexpected cure for cyanide poisoning also turns out to be as harmful as it is beneficial. The Poisoned Pen is one of the best mystery novels written by Arthur B. Reeve. The book contains many ups and downs which might give a thrilling experience to readers.

The Works Of Edgar Allan Poe is a collection of short life stories of Edgar Allan Poe which are very engaging. The book includes various famous stories such as The unparalleled adventures of one Hans Pfaal which is an extremely long-winded science fiction tale about traveling to the moon in a balloon, which makes this tale into a great adventurous science fiction tale. One tale, Four Beasts in One, transports the reader to ancient Syria where they witness a strange ritual involving an emperor of Syria who is clothed as an odd hybrid beast and is praised for his brutality. The oval portrait, a science fiction or police procedural that is one of the book's most well-known stories, is succinct and to the point without sacrificing any of its power due to its concision or lack of detailed cataloging. A girl who was painted to death is the main subject of this ghost story.

"The Rosary" is a beautiful love story written by Florence L. Barclay. The Honorable Jane Champion wins the heart of Gareth Dalmain. She loves him in return, but she does not trust him since she is quite plain and he is well known for being a big admirer of beauty. She makes the decision to believe him, but then she finds that he was engaged in a hunting accident that left him blind. She wants to see him, but he is unwilling to see her since he only wants her love, not her sympathy. She gets a job as his nurse under a false identity with the assistance of their mutual acquaintance and doctor, and as a result, gets to know the "new" Gareth. The story has a strong sense of nobility, dignity, and faithfulness. Read the complete novel to know how the lovers overcame all barriers to the perfection of their love.

The Vanishing Man is a mystery fiction novel written by R. Austin Freeman. The plot begins with John Bellingham, an internationally renowned archaeologist who mysteriously vanishes while traveling home after an Egyptian treasure hunt. However, Bellingham appears to have left hints about his whereabouts. Instead of following the leads, Dr. Thorndyke starts looking for a man who has the Eye of Osiris tattooed on his body. There are parts of the body found in various places in England. Bellingham is missing. Is there anything in common between the two events, or it's just a coincidence? Is Dr. Thorndyke heading on the right path? Will he be able to solve the case? Read out The Vanishing Man to know the complete story.

Thomas Hardy, an English author, wrote a book titled Under the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School. The Mellstock Parish Choir, a group of west gallery musicians, and one of their members, Dick Dewy, who develops a romantic interest in the attractive new local schoolmistress Fancy Day, are the protagonists of the novel. Dick first notices Fancy when the choir and fiddlers are making their rounds in Mellstock village on Christmas Eve in the first scene of the book. Dick tries to ingratiate himself into Fancy's life and affections, but the wealthy farmer Shiner and the new parish priest Mr. Maybold are among the other suitors drawn to her attractiveness. Fancy and Dick secretly get engaged, but Fancy's father is initially against it. However, once Fancy stops eating, he changes his mind. Following Fancy's first Sunday service as organist, Maybold drops the question and assures her of a life of great wealth. She agrees, but later finds out that she has already been spoken for when she meets Dick by coincidence. She is warned by Maybold to be truthful with Dick and to break off her engagement with him if she truly meant what she said. How Dick will get her love? Read the complete novel where the author has beautifully crafted the plot.

The Professor, A Tale was Charlotte Bronte's debut book. The book is written in the first person from the perspective of a young guy named William Crimsworth and narrates his story. It talks about his personal connections, his profession as a teacher in Brussels, and his maturation. Edward offers William a job as a clerk, but Edward is jealous of his intelligence and education. William is relieved of his post by Mr. Hunsden's actions, and he begins a new position at a boys' boarding school in Belgium. Mademoiselle Reuter, the headmistress of a nearby girls' school, accepts William as a ""professor."" He is first captivated by her and starts to fall in love with her, but he overhears her and Monsieur Pelet discussing their impending marriage and their deceitful treatment of him. Will William Crimsworth be able to settle in his life? Read The Professor, A Tale of the stressful and chaotic life of a person and how he will overcome his situations to a settled phase of life.

The Rustlers Of Pecos County is a fictional story written by Zane Grey. The narrative begins with a Texas Ranger and a US Deputy Marshal who is battling a rustler gang while falling in love in west Texas. Then, in south Texas' Pecos County, the town of Linrock has been taken over by a band of rustlers. Now, the story takes you to a part of these two rangers who have been sent to a rustler gang's town to enforce law and order-one working covertly as a wild cowboy, the other operating openly and incurring the ire of outlaws. Then, they run the danger of losing the woman's love in order to do it. These women are the rustler chief's niece and daughter, of who they are unaware. There doesn't seem to be a decent choice for these two committed lawmen. Now, the story has two puppies trailing the skirts with sorrowful eyes! The two women are at the center of half of the narrative. The narrative went on to explain that Steel and Russ were there to dismantle the rustler's group. Would the Rangers get their ladies and the women would get their heroes? To read this aimful fictional story you can read the book!

The book starts with Margery Fleming who forces Knox to take the role of detective. First, she sets out to find her father Allan Fleming when she discovers that he has died apparently by suicide. But there is no weapon. Knox continues his search to determine who is responsible for his death. As Knox investigates the crime, he discovers an increasing number of mysterious events, including missing money stolen from a travel bag and lost pearls. Mary Roberts Rinehart has interestingly cooked up the plot by leaving few clues about the mysterious happenings. It is a short story full of action and melodrama. Mary Roberts Rinehart has chosen the characters wisely which makes The Window At The White Cat an interesting read.

The Vicar Of Wakefield is written in a comic and satire nature by Oliver Goldsmith. This amazing plot focuses on the family endurance of Dr. Primrose who resides in a peaceful neighborhood with his wife and children, including his daughters, Olivia, Sophia, and four sons, George is one of them. George is engaged to Arabella Wilmot, on the night of their wedding, the primrose family faces a major financial crisis as their investor has left the city then this wedding is canceled by Arabella's father. The family then moved to Squire Thornhill's property after George was sent to London. Then the family met Mr. Burchell, who saves Sophia from drowning and sparks their attraction. But, Mr. Primrose wants Thornhill to wed Sophia rather than Mr. Burchell, who is a poor man, however, was pleased that Thornhill is showing interest in Olivia. Eventually, Mr. Primrose learns that Thornhill has been misleading the family as his actions were putting this family into embarrassment. Olivia chooses to depart with him rather than marry Thornhill at the cost of her reputation. After many unfortunate events that ruin the family's reputation, the family was saved from disgrace and lived happily but how and who helped them? To know this suspense, the reader should go through The Vicar Of Wakefield!

The mystery books The Secret of the Night, also known as Rouletabille and the Tsar, was written by French author Gaston Leroux in 1913. The Mystery of the Yellow Room and The Perfume of the Lady in Black came before it in his trilogy of books involving the fictitious investigator Joseph Rouletabille. The plot of The Secret Of The Night starts with Nicholas II of Russia who hires Joseph Rouletabille in 1905 to keep an eye on one of his generals whose life has been threatened by revolutionaries. It is one of the best mystery novels written by Gaston Leroux. Readers will be thrilled once they the mystery unfolds.

The Reef is a romantic novel by American writer Edith Wharton. The story begins in a location in Paris and rural France, although most of the characters are Americans. American diplomat George Darrow still keeps in contact with his former lover Anna Leath, who was previously married. Darrow wants to resume their relationship, but he worries about her commitment. Sophy Viner is a woman who is an ambitious aspiring actress, Darrow met her but never got to know her thoroughly. Later in the story, Darrow makes an effort to convince Sophy not to marry Owen, who is Anna's stepson. Darrow admits to Anna that he knew Sophy, she quizzes him out of concern for Owen. Sophy breaks off her engagement with Owen due to Darrow's influence. Read The Reef to know what happens next, will they get to marry each other?

The Picture of Dorian Gray is written by Oscar Wilde and is based on one innocent, eventual downfall, and moral corruption of a young man's seduction. The story begins in the studio of painter Basil Hallward with his friend Lord Henry. Basil confides to Henry that he is working on a portrait of Dorian Gray, who had an extraordinary influence on him. Basil Hallward's portrait of Dorian Gray is admired by Lord Henry Wotton, but Dorian has an extreme response to the portrait, wishing he could trade with it. In between the story of this portrait creation, Dorian begins to seek every experience of life and falls in love with Sybil Vane, a beautiful young actress who embodies Shakespeare's heroines. However, Sybil is in love with her 'Prince Charming' and is determined to marry him. Dorian becomes obsessed with his portrait, leading to his murder of Basil and the destruction of the painting. Dorian killed Basil in frustration but why and then what happened to Sybil? Did she marry Dorian? To know the complete story readers should read The Picture of Dorian Gray!

When a burglary suspect suddenly dies while in custody, Detective Ferguson is assigned to the case. Pretty widow Mrs. Brewster was seated in her big, high-ceilinged room at the McIntyre home. She was excitedly awaiting the interruption she was expecting, but the sound of a bell in the distance caused her to get up. The footman led Dr. Stone into the library, where Mrs. Brewster warmly greeted her cousin. As things go on in Natalie Sumner Lincoln's fascinating mystery, nothing is as it seems. There are several red herrings and red seals, which will keep you wondering until the very end of the book. Some of the other famous books from Natalie Sumner Lincoln are I Spy (1916), The Nameless Man (1917), The Moving Finger (1918), The Three Strings (1918), The Unseen Ear (1921) and many more.

French author Émile Zola wrote the novel Therese Raquin in 1868. It is a story of lust, madness and destruction. It is the story of Therese, a woman who is unwillingly married to her first cousin by an overbearing aunt who, although appearing to have the good intentions, is actually rather self-centered in many respects. Because Therese 's husband, Camille, is unwell and selfish, she has a passionate affair with Laurent, one of Camille's friends. When Laurent's boss no longer allows him to leave early, they come up with a plan to kill Camille. How Therese and Laurent murder Camille? Is he really dead or alive? Will Therese and Laurent marry and make a happy life? Read this amazing psychological fiction by Zola know the climax of this story.

The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian novel written by H. G. Wells, it tells the story of a man, Graham, an Englishman, living in London who falls asleep in the year 1897 and wakes up 203 years later to find that the accumulated interest in his bank deposit has left him the richest man in the world and nominally its owner. He learns that he has inherited huge wealth and that the trustees of the "White Council" have used his wealth to establish a political and economic world order. His awakening sparks to present a personal struggle with confusion and a massive uprising that tries to overbalance the ruling elite. Therefore, Graham is forced to handle his renowned position in society as well as develop a leader to lead the revolution to adjust to the strange futuristic environment. So, this begins his instructive adventure as he discovers the unsettling policies of the ruling power and is forced to make a decision about whether to live up to his role as a rescuer or give up his voice to the existing power. The story is based on social class division, dehumanization, and awareness of the injustice practiced under authoritarian authority. To read this compelling and insightful piece of literature, you need to read the complete story!

Gothic mystery author Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera was initially serialized in 1910. The book revolves around a "ghost" who supposedly haunts the Paris Opera and the strange occurrences that are linked to him. The main characters and the narrator attempt to learn more about this ghost, who is actually Christine Daaé, an opera singer who is infatuated with a masked man. The narrator explains that the Opera Ghost is a man with an incredible talent for illusions who can explain disappearances, deaths, and accidents 30 years prior. The story takes a turn towards Raoul and the Persians who discovers a cellar full of explosives and Erik threatens to blow up the Opera if Christine rejects him. The Christine, Erik, and Raoul love triangle serve as the plot's focal point. Christine cares deeply about Raoul, but she also has compassion for Erik. Only the Persian, who had previously saved Erik's life, demonstrates compassion for Erik's damaged visage. To read this love triangle story and who will get each other's companionship at the end of the story, readers should read this gothic horror and mystery book!

The Return of Tarzan is the second book by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs'. The book starts where ''Tarzan of the Apes'' ended, the ape-man is recovering from his sacrifice at marriage to Jane Porter and goes to visit Paul d'Arnot in France. This story is based on the adventures of Tarzan as he travels back to Paris to see his buddy Paul D'Arnot after becoming depressed about the loss of Jane Porter's hand to his cousin Clayton. Tarzan's adventurous character is more suited to a position in the French Secret Service and he made two friends, who are Nikolas Rokoff and Alexis Paulvitch, and it turns out that Rokoff who is the evil brother. Later, Tarzan makes friends with the Waziri tribe and takes them on a journey to discover the abandoned city of Opar, a realm inhabited by a bestial race and ruled by the erratic high priestess La. There, Tarzan and Jane Porter will cross paths once more, but will they be able to see that their love is meant to be? Will Tarzan escape? Will Jane marry Clayton? Will Rokoff be successful in his sinister plans? To find out the answer readers should read this novel!

Joseph Conrad wrote the book The Secret Agent, which was released in 1907. The main character of "The Secret Agent" is Mr. Adolf Verloc, a clandestine agent working for an unspecified foreign power who poses as a seedy shopkeeper in Soho and lives with his devoted but stoic wife, her ailing mother, her younger brother Stevie, and their family. This polite, soft-spoken man now reports to a new spymaster, a condescending and gloating man by the name of Mr. Vladimir, who gives him a new assignment that will attack the foundation of science and therefore make enough noise to accomplish his deeper, more implicit purpose. Also involved unwittingly in the same conspiracy are Verloc's revolutionary comrades, each one of them quite an enigmatic character on his own, including someone named The Professor but you find out about him after reading the novel! Although, this story sounds like a classic spy story which makes it interesting!

The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur tells the tale of a murder that goes unsolved in the picturesque English countryside of Birlstone. The mysterious story revolves around John Douglas of Birlstone where Manor House's murder is astounding and considerably more compelling than any of the earlier Sherlock Holmes tales. Then, the elite criminal genius Professor James Moriarty, who makes his series debut in this tale, is also introduced. The voyage leads to the Scowrers, a clandestine organization of outlaws that are causing havoc in the valley's daily existence. The novel has two interesting turning points, almost like two separate climaxes. The first is the moment when a flamboyant detective solves the case, and the second is the conclusion of the flashback scene. There is no way to foresee what Sir Arthur has in store, no matter how brilliant you think you are. To know about this flamboyant detective and how he solved the case, you should read the novel! The interesting ending of the story can influence readers to read the complete collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories.

"The Pink Fairy Book '' by Andrew Lang is a novel full of magic for readers of all ages that has over forty stories which is an eclectic assortment of fairy tales. This novel has famous tales like The Shirt Collar and The Snow Queen, and many more. Fairy tales frequently evoke the most vivid, imaginative concepts and worlds of the myriad story types, inspiring imagination and reintroducing enchantment. One of the top stories, The Shirt Collar has a moral to read which is about God's judgment of our souls and how God will know all about our lives, for our betterment as a human. But the story is about a douche dude who was harassing women and got what he deserved. The other popular story, The Snow Queen in which ladies help each other, where Gerda's journey and Key's stay with the queen are described. Furthermore, the Queen is merely a potent natural force in this story. To know this amazing chapter and to read other interesting stories, readers should read this fairy tale book!

The Vanished Messenger is a mysterious, detective, and fictional book which is written by Sir E. Phillips Oppenheim. The narrative opens in the Hague, a gathering of European countries is taking place for which England has not been extended an invitation. Due to uninvited England, people thought that war was going to start. After a train crash in England, Mr. John P. Dunster, an American, unexpectedly vanishes while en route to the Hague with a crucial document that could stop the war from starting. While routing towards Hague, Mr, Dunster disappeared this disappearance caused chaos in Conference. Then, the British government asks Richard Hamel, a mining engineer, to investigate the disappearance of Dunster and try to stop a war from breaking out in Europe. Then, how will Mr. Dunster be successful in presenting the document? Will Richard Hamel succeed in his mission? How will the war get stopped? To get answers to these questions, readers should read this book which has a lot of mystery!

The Shepherd of the Hills is a book written by Harold Bell Wright. The plot surrounds the wilderness and the difficulties faced by ordinary people on the frontier and depicts the lives of mountain people living in the Ozarks. The main plot revolves around the relationship between Grant "Old Matt" Matthews Senior and Dad Howitt, an elderly, mysterious, learned man who has escaped the buzzing restlessness to relocate from the city to Mutton Hollow, a rural area. Mad Howard, son of Shepherd, had a love for Old Matt's daughter and guilt over abandoning her drove him insane, leading him to flee to the Ozarks and hide in the woods. The Shepherd is suffering a mental breakdown of his own over the presumed death of his son. On Dewey Bald, Mad Howard dies and is buried in an unmarked area of a cave. Now, a backdrop storyline surrounds a pretty girl, Sammy (Samantha), and Jr. Young Matt marries and has children. Now, the story will take you to a special painting, which was hidden by the Shepherd. But, from whom Shepherd is hiding the painting, how the story takes a turn to Sammy, and who is she? These questions can be answered when readers will read the book!

American author Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote a science fantasy book titled The Warlord of Mars. The Gods of Mars, the first book in the series, ended abruptly where this one picks up. The story opens with the wife of John Carter and two other women are imprisoned in a slowly revolving jail linked to the Temple of the Sun, which is only accessible to outside world once a year. Meanwhile, Xodar, a friend of Carter's, has taken over as the new Jeddak of the black Martian First Born, and the white Martian therns who oppose the traditional religion now have a new leader. The Holy Hekkador Matai Shang is one of the people who still supports the ancient, discredited religion. Meanwhile, Xodar, a friend of Carter's, has taken over as the new Jeddak of the black Martian First Born, and the white Martian therns who oppose the traditional religion now have a new leader. The Holy Hekkador Matai Shang is one of the people who still supports the ancient, discredited religion. Later, the story takes John Carter to the north polar cap where he discovers the Yellow Martians, who live on the north polar cap behind a ring-shaped ice barrier. Will our hero die as a result of this frozen civilization?

The Second Latchkey is written by Charles Norris Williamson and his wife Alice Muriel Williamson. The story begins with a young British woman, the daughter of a clergyman, who has worked as a personal maid and carer to an annoying elderly woman for the past five years in order to support herself and her lifestyle. She responds to a newspaper ad placed by a supposedly wealthy elderly guy looking for a wife out of a need for change. At the restaurant where he told her to meet him, but after waiting for him and sitting at the restaurant, she met with a man and both of them sat together. As romance goes, one thing leads to another, and after two days, they get married. The man has showered her with gifts, clothes, and living accommodations beyond her wildest expectations because she is hopelessly in love with him, her first love. She eventually discovers that he is not who he initially appeared to be.....Then what will she do with him? What will happen to this man? How will she overcome this shock? The suspense has not been disclosed to read the ending, readers should go through the book.

The Untamed is a novel written in 1919 by Max Brand. The story revolves around only person who is a young man by the name of Dan Barry, one of the three "untamed" beings. The other two are a black horse named Satan and a wolf-dog named Black Bart. In the early chapters, Dan's adversary is Jim Silent, the leader of a crew of train robbers. When Silent kidnaps Kate (Cumberland's daughter), Texas Calder (a marshal), who has been hunting Silent, joins forces with Dan. Then Silent, the head of a group of railway robbers, and his team murder two guards while robbing a train. They ultimately run with Texas and Dan, who were close on their trail, inside a motel, but Calder is shot by Silent and dies in the boy's arms. The other chapters of the novel are a complicated series of hostage-taking, jailbreaks, and chases and counter-chases in which Dan gets shot and nearly loses his life from blood loss and fever. Will Dane and Kate reunite? If yes, then how will their story get a happy ending? To read the story readers should go through ''The untamed''.

The Talleyrand Maxim has a detective story written by J. S. Fletcher. The plot revolves around Rich Yorkshire entrepreneur and landowner John Mallathorpe, who died in an accident, apparently without making a will. His wife and two children inherited his estate and lived a normal and comfortable life for some time. Then, a copy of Mallathorpe's will was discovered inside one of the old books that an old bookseller was clearing out from the Mallathorpe estate. Unfortunately for the family, the bookseller read that the will had a tiny endowment for the family and the whole estate to the city authorities, he thought about how he can get some profit from this will. The bookseller visits the neighborhood lawyer with the will to ask for guidance but tragically dies in the lawyer's office. But, the on-duty clerk sees a chance to gain something for himself by becoming aware of the will's existence. What will happen next? Who will get the will? Are the city authorities going to seal John's properties under their department? This mysterious novel has lots of twists and turns in between the stories, to read out the suspense, readers should go through the book!

What is Coming?, a classic book first published in 1916, contains the futuristic theories and conceptions of H. G. Wells about the signs of things to come following the World War (1914-1918). The release of this book coincides with the Allied Forces' impending conflict with alleged cruel Germany. These forces consisted of Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and Japan. The author believes that in order to prevent further wars, there will need to be a shared World Peace upheld by a common state with a common peace agenda for all nations. The author makes it extremely obvious how the British people as a whole and people in other warring nations have suffered and will continue to suffer for decades even after the war, which will cause a significant shift in how all social strata think about and live. To know such predictions about time travel, alien invasion, invisibility, and biological engineering before these subjects were common in the genre.

The Shadow Of The Rope is a romantic and mysterious novel written by E.W. Hornung. This is a sensational murder investigation, a delicate romance, love, a satire of Victorian social mores, around-the-world adventures, and much more that can be found in this fast-paced E. W. Hornung's page-turner. When a lady is found not guilty of killing her husband but found guilty in the court of public opinion, the narrative twists happen quickly. The story begins with Rachel Minchin, a woman who married a fascinating stranger named Mr. Steel. Their marriage is by mutual consent to be a platonic one, with the stipulation that neither of them will inquire into the other's background. The two drive to Steel's isolated rural house, where Rachel unintentionally learns that her second husband's past was connected to that of her first husband. Steel won't reveal how, exactly, or why he chose to marry her, though. The story comes to a part where local busybodies threaten to reveal Rachel's personal background as her worries about her spouse grow. And as this intriguing mystery develops, more secrets are revealed, with that being the least of them. How is their secret revealed? Who is killed by whom? Read the book to solve this mysterious and adventurous story!

The Quest of the Sacred Slipper is another rough-and-tumble tale of eastern evil clashing with western civilization by Sax Rohmer. The book has a story of a group of homicidal Muslims who are racing after a slipper that once belonged to the prophet Mohammed in this gory novel by the prolific and commercially successful Sax Rohmer (Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward). In this narrative, journalist Cavanagh becomes entangled in a dispute about a stolen object-the Sacred Slipper-that is purported to have belonged to Mohammed and was guarded by a covert organization. At the very least, anyone who touches the object loses their offending hand; at the absolute worst, they lose their life. There is a lot of what appears to be supernatural behavior that is later revealed to be commonplace deceit, in keeping with Rohmer's usual style. It's quick to read and has an action that compels the reader to move to the next page.