The Riddle of the Sands is regarded as the first great modern spy story. Adventures of the effete Foreign Office high-flyer Carruthers and his friend Davis.
In this anti-religious tale, Twain denies the existence of a benign Providence, a soul, an after-life, and even reality itself. As the Stranger in the story a...
This lesser-known, 1920 novella from the author of "The Phantom of the Opera." The story, you'll find, has similar elements, but is clearly unique with shade...