A collection of classic mystery and detective stories, collected and edited by Julian Hawthorne.

Note: the second chapter of Dickens’ The Haunted House is not included in this edition.

Part I

01 The Haunted House Charles Dickens

02 No. 1 Branch Line: The Signal Man Charles Dickens

03 The Haunted and the Haunters Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part II

04 The Incantation, part 1 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

05 The Incantation, part 2 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part III

06 The Avenger, part 1 Thomas de Quincey

07 The Avenger, part 2 Thomas de Quincey

08 The Avenger, part 3 Thomas de Quincey

Part IV

09 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 1 Charles Robert Maturin

10 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 2 Charles Robert Maturin

Part V

11 A Mystery with a Moral Laurence Sterne

12 On Being Found Out William Makepeace Thackeray

13 The Notch on the Ax, part 1 William Makepeace Thackeray

14 The Notch on the Ax, part 2 William Makepeace Thackeray

Part VI

15 Bourgonef, part 1 Anonymous

16 Bourgonef, part 2 Anonymous

Part VII

17 Bourgonef, part 3 Anonymous

18 The Closed Cabinet, part 1 Anonymous

Part VIII

19 The Closed Cabinet, part 2 Anonymous

20 The Closed Cabinet, part 3 Anonymous

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A collection of classic mystery and detective stories, collected and edited by Julian Hawthorne.

Note: the second chapter of Dickens’ The Haunted House is not included in this edition.

Part I

01 The Haunted House Charles Dickens

02 No. 1 Branch Line: The Signal Man Charles Dickens

03 The Haunted and the Haunters Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part II

04 The Incantation, part 1 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

05 The Incantation, part 2 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part III

06 The Avenger, part 1 Thomas de Quincey

07 The Avenger, part 2 Thomas de Quincey

08 The Avenger, part 3 Thomas de Quincey

Part IV

09 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 1 Charles Robert Maturin

10 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 2 Charles Robert Maturin

Part V

11 A Mystery with a Moral Laurence Sterne

12 On Being Found Out William Makepeace Thackeray

13 The Notch on the Ax, part 1 William Makepeace Thackeray

14 The Notch on the Ax, part 2 William Makepeace Thackeray

Part VI

15 Bourgonef, part 1 Anonymous

16 Bourgonef, part 2 Anonymous

Part VII

17 Bourgonef, part 3 Anonymous

18 The Closed Cabinet, part 1 Anonymous

Part VIII

19 The Closed Cabinet, part 2 Anonymous

20 The Closed Cabinet, part 3 Anonymous

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A collection of classic mystery and detective stories, collected and edited by Julian Hawthorne.

Note: the second chapter of Dickens’ The Haunted House is not included in this edition.

Part I

01 The Haunted House Charles Dickens

02 No. 1 Branch Line: The Signal Man Charles Dickens

03 The Haunted and the Haunters Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part II

04 The Incantation, part 1 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

05 The Incantation, part 2 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part III

06 The Avenger, part 1 Thomas de Quincey

07 The Avenger, part 2 Thomas de Quincey

08 The Avenger, part 3 Thomas de Quincey

Part IV

09 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 1 Charles Robert Maturin

10 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 2 Charles Robert Maturin

Part V

11 A Mystery with a Moral Laurence Sterne

12 On Being Found Out William Makepeace Thackeray

13 The Notch on the Ax, part 1 William Makepeace Thackeray

14 The Notch on the Ax, part 2 William Makepeace Thackeray

Part VI

15 Bourgonef, part 1 Anonymous

16 Bourgonef, part 2 Anonymous

Part VII

17 Bourgonef, part 3 Anonymous

18 The Closed Cabinet, part 1 Anonymous

Part VIII

19 The Closed Cabinet, part 2 Anonymous

20 The Closed Cabinet, part 3 Anonymous

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A collection of classic mystery and detective stories, collected and edited by Julian Hawthorne.

Note: the second chapter of Dickens’ The Haunted House is not included in this edition.

Part I

01 The Haunted House Charles Dickens

02 No. 1 Branch Line: The Signal Man Charles Dickens

03 The Haunted and the Haunters Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part II

04 The Incantation, part 1 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

05 The Incantation, part 2 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part III

06 The Avenger, part 1 Thomas de Quincey

07 The Avenger, part 2 Thomas de Quincey

08 The Avenger, part 3 Thomas de Quincey

Part IV

09 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 1 Charles Robert Maturin

10 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 2 Charles Robert Maturin

Part V

11 A Mystery with a Moral Laurence Sterne

12 On Being Found Out William Makepeace Thackeray

13 The Notch on the Ax, part 1 William Makepeace Thackeray

14 The Notch on the Ax, part 2 William Makepeace Thackeray

Part VI

15 Bourgonef, part 1 Anonymous

16 Bourgonef, part 2 Anonymous

Part VII

17 Bourgonef, part 3 Anonymous

18 The Closed Cabinet, part 1 Anonymous

Part VIII

19 The Closed Cabinet, part 2 Anonymous

20 The Closed Cabinet, part 3 Anonymous

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A collection of classic mystery and detective stories, collected and edited by Julian Hawthorne.

Note: the second chapter of Dickens’ The Haunted House is not included in this edition.

Part I

01 The Haunted House Charles Dickens

02 No. 1 Branch Line: The Signal Man Charles Dickens

03 The Haunted and the Haunters Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part II

04 The Incantation, part 1 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

05 The Incantation, part 2 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part III

06 The Avenger, part 1 Thomas de Quincey

07 The Avenger, part 2 Thomas de Quincey

08 The Avenger, part 3 Thomas de Quincey

Part IV

09 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 1 Charles Robert Maturin

10 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 2 Charles Robert Maturin

Part V

11 A Mystery with a Moral Laurence Sterne

12 On Being Found Out William Makepeace Thackeray

13 The Notch on the Ax, part 1 William Makepeace Thackeray

14 The Notch on the Ax, part 2 William Makepeace Thackeray

Part VI

15 Bourgonef, part 1 Anonymous

16 Bourgonef, part 2 Anonymous

Part VII

17 Bourgonef, part 3 Anonymous

18 The Closed Cabinet, part 1 Anonymous

Part VIII

19 The Closed Cabinet, part 2 Anonymous

20 The Closed Cabinet, part 3 Anonymous

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A collection of classic mystery and detective stories, collected and edited by Julian Hawthorne.

Note: the second chapter of Dickens’ The Haunted House is not included in this edition.

Part I

01 The Haunted House Charles Dickens

02 No. 1 Branch Line: The Signal Man Charles Dickens

03 The Haunted and the Haunters Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part II

04 The Incantation, part 1 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

05 The Incantation, part 2 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part III

06 The Avenger, part 1 Thomas de Quincey

07 The Avenger, part 2 Thomas de Quincey

08 The Avenger, part 3 Thomas de Quincey

Part IV

09 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 1 Charles Robert Maturin

10 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 2 Charles Robert Maturin

Part V

11 A Mystery with a Moral Laurence Sterne

12 On Being Found Out William Makepeace Thackeray

13 The Notch on the Ax, part 1 William Makepeace Thackeray

14 The Notch on the Ax, part 2 William Makepeace Thackeray

Part VI

15 Bourgonef, part 1 Anonymous

16 Bourgonef, part 2 Anonymous

Part VII

17 Bourgonef, part 3 Anonymous

18 The Closed Cabinet, part 1 Anonymous

Part VIII

19 The Closed Cabinet, part 2 Anonymous

20 The Closed Cabinet, part 3 Anonymous

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A collection of classic mystery and detective stories, collected and edited by Julian Hawthorne.

Note: the second chapter of Dickens’ The Haunted House is not included in this edition.

Part I

01 The Haunted House Charles Dickens

02 No. 1 Branch Line: The Signal Man Charles Dickens

03 The Haunted and the Haunters Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part II

04 The Incantation, part 1 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

05 The Incantation, part 2 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part III

06 The Avenger, part 1 Thomas de Quincey

07 The Avenger, part 2 Thomas de Quincey

08 The Avenger, part 3 Thomas de Quincey

Part IV

09 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 1 Charles Robert Maturin

10 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 2 Charles Robert Maturin

Part V

11 A Mystery with a Moral Laurence Sterne

12 On Being Found Out William Makepeace Thackeray

13 The Notch on the Ax, part 1 William Makepeace Thackeray

14 The Notch on the Ax, part 2 William Makepeace Thackeray

Part VI

15 Bourgonef, part 1 Anonymous

16 Bourgonef, part 2 Anonymous

Part VII

17 Bourgonef, part 3 Anonymous

18 The Closed Cabinet, part 1 Anonymous

Part VIII

19 The Closed Cabinet, part 2 Anonymous

20 The Closed Cabinet, part 3 Anonymous

This is a collaborative reading.

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A collection of classic mystery and detective stories, collected and edited by Julian Hawthorne.

Note: the second chapter of Dickens’ The Haunted House is not included in this edition.

Part I

01 The Haunted House Charles Dickens

02 No. 1 Branch Line: The Signal Man Charles Dickens

03 The Haunted and the Haunters Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part II

04 The Incantation, part 1 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

05 The Incantation, part 2 Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Part III

06 The Avenger, part 1 Thomas de Quincey

07 The Avenger, part 2 Thomas de Quincey

08 The Avenger, part 3 Thomas de Quincey

Part IV

09 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 1 Charles Robert Maturin

10 Melmoth the Wanderer, part 2 Charles Robert Maturin

Part V

11 A Mystery with a Moral Laurence Sterne

12 On Being Found Out William Makepeace Thackeray

13 The Notch on the Ax, part 1 William Makepeace Thackeray

14 The Notch on the Ax, part 2 William Makepeace Thackeray

Part VI

15 Bourgonef, part 1 Anonymous

16 Bourgonef, part 2 Anonymous

Part VII

17 Bourgonef, part 3 Anonymous

18 The Closed Cabinet, part 1 Anonymous

Part VIII

19 The Closed Cabinet, part 2 Anonymous

20 The Closed Cabinet, part 3 Anonymous

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Lady Dyke disappears mysteriously, and barrister and hobby detective Claude Bruce appears to be one of the last persons to have seen her. A short time later a dead body is found in the river, and Bruce follows the trails. 

Who is Sydney H. Corbett? Why did the Lady's maid disappear shortly after her Lady? And what business did Lady Dyke have at Sloane Square? If Bruce can find the answer to these questions, he will find the solution to the mystery.

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Lady Dyke disappears mysteriously, and barrister and hobby detective Claude Bruce appears to be one of the last persons to have seen her. A short time later a dead body is found in the river, and Bruce follows the trails. 

Who is Sydney H. Corbett? Why did the Lady's maid disappear shortly after her Lady? And what business did Lady Dyke have at Sloane Square? If Bruce can find the answer to these questions, he will find the solution to the mystery.

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Lady Dyke disappears mysteriously, and barrister and hobby detective Claude Bruce appears to be one of the last persons to have seen her. A short time later a dead body is found in the river, and Bruce follows the trails. 

Who is Sydney H. Corbett? Why did the Lady's maid disappear shortly after her Lady? And what business did Lady Dyke have at Sloane Square? If Bruce can find the answer to these questions, he will find the solution to the mystery.

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Lady Dyke disappears mysteriously, and barrister and hobby detective Claude Bruce appears to be one of the last persons to have seen her. A short time later a dead body is found in the river, and Bruce follows the trails. 

Who is Sydney H. Corbett? Why did the Lady's maid disappear shortly after her Lady? And what business did Lady Dyke have at Sloane Square? If Bruce can find the answer to these questions, he will find the solution to the mystery.

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Lady Dyke disappears mysteriously, and barrister and hobby detective Claude Bruce appears to be one of the last persons to have seen her. A short time later a dead body is found in the river, and Bruce follows the trails. 

Who is Sydney H. Corbett? Why did the Lady's maid disappear shortly after her Lady? And what business did Lady Dyke have at Sloane Square? If Bruce can find the answer to these questions, he will find the solution to the mystery.

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Lady Dyke disappears mysteriously, and barrister and hobby detective Claude Bruce appears to be one of the last persons to have seen her. A short time later a dead body is found in the river, and Bruce follows the trails. 

Who is Sydney H. Corbett? Why did the Lady's maid disappear shortly after her Lady? And what business did Lady Dyke have at Sloane Square? If Bruce can find the answer to these questions, he will find the solution to the mystery.

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Lady Dyke disappears mysteriously, and barrister and hobby detective Claude Bruce appears to be one of the last persons to have seen her. A short time later a dead body is found in the river, and Bruce follows the trails. 

Who is Sydney H. Corbett? Why did the Lady's maid disappear shortly after her Lady? And what business did Lady Dyke have at Sloane Square? If Bruce can find the answer to these questions, he will find the solution to the mystery.

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The Masquerader is one of two Katherine Cecil Thurston’s books that appeared on the Publisher’s Weekly best-seekers list in 1905 (The other is The Gambler). The Masquerader is part mystery, part romance and part political thriller – all tied up in one neat package. Nature has a way of sometimes making two people nearly indistinguishable in appearance. Such is the premise for this book. 

John Chilcote, a British politician, and John Loder, a man down on his luck meet by accident one night during one of London’s worst fogs. Chilcote, addicted to morphine, needs to escape his political responsibilities and presents an offer to Loder to exchange places occasionally. Loder, reluctant at first, finally accepts the proposal and finds he fits into Chilcote’s role – perhaps better than Chilcote himself. The exchanges become more frequent and lengthy. Loder, finding his way, discovers he is worthy of Chilcote’s position, especially during an international crisis, but when Chilcote reclaims his life, Loder’s accomplishments try to unravel. 

Two women are intimately involved in this story – one is Chilcote’s wife, Eve, who is a wife of convenience rather than love. The second is Lady Astrupp. We will say little about Lady Astrupp except that she adds a great deal of suspense to the story. In such a charade, things do not always go as expected. Does Chilcote break his drug habit? What becomes of Loder? Does Eve become suspicious as a wife might? Is the masquerade exposed by……but then I would be telling you more than you should know beforehand. 

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The Masquerader is one of two Katherine Cecil Thurston’s books that appeared on the Publisher’s Weekly best-seekers list in 1905 (The other is The Gambler). The Masquerader is part mystery, part romance and part political thriller – all tied up in one neat package. Nature has a way of sometimes making two people nearly indistinguishable in appearance. Such is the premise for this book. 

John Chilcote, a British politician, and John Loder, a man down on his luck meet by accident one night during one of London’s worst fogs. Chilcote, addicted to morphine, needs to escape his political responsibilities and presents an offer to Loder to exchange places occasionally. Loder, reluctant at first, finally accepts the proposal and finds he fits into Chilcote’s role – perhaps better than Chilcote himself. The exchanges become more frequent and lengthy. Loder, finding his way, discovers he is worthy of Chilcote’s position, especially during an international crisis, but when Chilcote reclaims his life, Loder’s accomplishments try to unravel. 

Two women are intimately involved in this story – one is Chilcote’s wife, Eve, who is a wife of convenience rather than love. The second is Lady Astrupp. We will say little about Lady Astrupp except that she adds a great deal of suspense to the story. In such a charade, things do not always go as expected. Does Chilcote break his drug habit? What becomes of Loder? Does Eve become suspicious as a wife might? Is the masquerade exposed by……but then I would be telling you more than you should know beforehand. 

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The Masquerader is one of two Katherine Cecil Thurston’s books that appeared on the Publisher’s Weekly best-seekers list in 1905 (The other is The Gambler). The Masquerader is part mystery, part romance and part political thriller – all tied up in one neat package. Nature has a way of sometimes making two people nearly indistinguishable in appearance. Such is the premise for this book. 

John Chilcote, a British politician, and John Loder, a man down on his luck meet by accident one night during one of London’s worst fogs. Chilcote, addicted to morphine, needs to escape his political responsibilities and presents an offer to Loder to exchange places occasionally. Loder, reluctant at first, finally accepts the proposal and finds he fits into Chilcote’s role – perhaps better than Chilcote himself. The exchanges become more frequent and lengthy. Loder, finding his way, discovers he is worthy of Chilcote’s position, especially during an international crisis, but when Chilcote reclaims his life, Loder’s accomplishments try to unravel. 

Two women are intimately involved in this story – one is Chilcote’s wife, Eve, who is a wife of convenience rather than love. The second is Lady Astrupp. We will say little about Lady Astrupp except that she adds a great deal of suspense to the story. In such a charade, things do not always go as expected. Does Chilcote break his drug habit? What becomes of Loder? Does Eve become suspicious as a wife might? Is the masquerade exposed by……but then I would be telling you more than you should know beforehand. 

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The Masquerader is one of two Katherine Cecil Thurston’s books that appeared on the Publisher’s Weekly best-seekers list in 1905 (The other is The Gambler). The Masquerader is part mystery, part romance and part political thriller – all tied up in one neat package. Nature has a way of sometimes making two people nearly indistinguishable in appearance. Such is the premise for this book. 

John Chilcote, a British politician, and John Loder, a man down on his luck meet by accident one night during one of London’s worst fogs. Chilcote, addicted to morphine, needs to escape his political responsibilities and presents an offer to Loder to exchange places occasionally. Loder, reluctant at first, finally accepts the proposal and finds he fits into Chilcote’s role – perhaps better than Chilcote himself. The exchanges become more frequent and lengthy. Loder, finding his way, discovers he is worthy of Chilcote’s position, especially during an international crisis, but when Chilcote reclaims his life, Loder’s accomplishments try to unravel. 

Two women are intimately involved in this story – one is Chilcote’s wife, Eve, who is a wife of convenience rather than love. The second is Lady Astrupp. We will say little about Lady Astrupp except that she adds a great deal of suspense to the story. In such a charade, things do not always go as expected. Does Chilcote break his drug habit? What becomes of Loder? Does Eve become suspicious as a wife might? Is the masquerade exposed by……but then I would be telling you more than you should know beforehand. 

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The Masquerader is one of two Katherine Cecil Thurston’s books that appeared on the Publisher’s Weekly best-seekers list in 1905 (The other is The Gambler). The Masquerader is part mystery, part romance and part political thriller – all tied up in one neat package. Nature has a way of sometimes making two people nearly indistinguishable in appearance. Such is the premise for this book. 

John Chilcote, a British politician, and John Loder, a man down on his luck meet by accident one night during one of London’s worst fogs. Chilcote, addicted to morphine, needs to escape his political responsibilities and presents an offer to Loder to exchange places occasionally. Loder, reluctant at first, finally accepts the proposal and finds he fits into Chilcote’s role – perhaps better than Chilcote himself. The exchanges become more frequent and lengthy. Loder, finding his way, discovers he is worthy of Chilcote’s position, especially during an international crisis, but when Chilcote reclaims his life, Loder’s accomplishments try to unravel. 

Two women are intimately involved in this story – one is Chilcote’s wife, Eve, who is a wife of convenience rather than love. The second is Lady Astrupp. We will say little about Lady Astrupp except that she adds a great deal of suspense to the story. In such a charade, things do not always go as expected. Does Chilcote break his drug habit? What becomes of Loder? Does Eve become suspicious as a wife might? Is the masquerade exposed by……but then I would be telling you more than you should know beforehand. 

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