Du Phoenix: 1059 books

"Talkin' of bear..." The Klondike King paused meditatively, and the group on the hotel porch hitched their chairs up closer. "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds... 

She met him at the door. "I did not think you would be so early." "It is half past eight." He looked at his watch. "The train leaves at 9.12." He was very businesslike, until he saw her lips tremble as she abruptly turned and led the way. "It'll...

Mr. Caravan , modest office worker, leads a life for thirty years set as clockwork , every night in the tram that brings him back to Courbevoie, he discusses with Mr Chenet , a so-called doctor, Domino party to coffee, then he goes home he found Ms. Caravan , her two children and her mother's ninety...

Hortense lived thirty years a small house in Argenteuil , in town. Queen Hortense 's nicknamed perhaps because of its brittleness . It is an old girl who seems to stick to anything or anyone. For example , it changes right as soon as it reaches twenty-one years . She has two sisters, but these do not come to see her twice a year ...  

A poor widow once lived in a little cottage with a garden in front of it, in which grew two rose trees, one bearing white roses and the other red... 

Once upon a time, the Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage lived happily together. The Bird brings home wood from the forest; the Mouse delivers water, makes the cooking fire, lays the table; and the Sausage cooks...

A huntsman gave an old woman alms. She told him to go to a tree where nine birds fought for a cloak. If he shot among them, one would die and they would drop the cloak that turned out to be a wishing cloak. Furthermore if he swallowed the heart of the dead bird, he would find a gold coin by his pillow every morning...

Le banquier George Devanne est persuadé que son château de Thibermesnil, dans lequel s'entassent tant d'objets rares et précieux, va être cambriolé par Lupin, qui écume la région normande. Il fait appel au célèbre enquêteur anglais,...

Arsène lupin se rend chez la comtesse d'Andillot afin de lui dérober une perle noire de grande valeur. Seulement lorsqu'il entre dans son boudoir, il la trouve assassinée. Son domestique est inquiété puis disculpé. Arsène Lupin n'en restera pas là.

Les aventures d'Arsène Lupin commencent... par son arrestation ! C'est en effet le thème de la première histoire imaginée par Maurice Leblanc en 1905, à la demande d'un directeur de journal, autour de ce personnage appelé à une célébrité...

A magnificent opportunity is waiting for the Pope who shall be ready and brave enough to take it... -Charles Webster Leadbeater  was an influential member of the Theosophical Society, author on occult subjects and co-initiator with J. I. Wedgwood of the Liberal...

There is nothing in the principles of Theosophy which is at all in opposition to the true primitive Christianity, though there may be statements which cannot be reconciled with some of the mistakes of modern popular theology. This modern theology attaches immense importance to texts; in fact it appears...

There was once upon a time a king called Kojata, whose beard was so long that it reached below his knees. Three years had passed since his marriage, and he lived very happily with his wife, but Heaven granted him no heir, which grieved the King greatly. One day he set forth from his capital, in order to make a journey through his kingdom...

Questions have often been asked as to the method by which a person at a distance of some thousands of miles can be instantly found by a trained clairvoyant. Apparently this remains somewhat of a mystery to many, so I will endeavour to give an explanation of the plan commonly adopted, though it is...