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  • The Specimen Case
    Ernest Bramah
    Twenty-one stories, written across thirty years and gathered by an author who preferred to remain a rumour. A market trader in old China talks his way out of a death sentence. A blind investigator hunts a traitor through wartime London on the evidence of a scent and a sound. In Paris, in the autumn of 1793, two men meet in a rain-swept street and discover which of them holds th...
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    16,36 €

  • The Secret of the League
    Ernest Bramah
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Secret of the League pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Delve into the heart of British politics with Ernest Bramah’s 'The Secret of the League: The Story of a Social War,' a captivating blend of political intrigue and social satire. This meticulously prep...
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    27,07 €

  • Kai Lung’s Golden Hours (Cram Edition)
    Ernest Bramah / Hilaire Belloc
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Kai Lung’s Golden Hours pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Step into the enchanting world of 'Kai Lung’s Golden Hours,' a collection of delightful short stories by Ernest Bramah. These timeless fables offer a humorous and affectionate parody of traditional Chi...
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    26,11 €

  • Max Carrados (Cram Edition)
    Ernest Bramah
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Max Carrados pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Delve into the intriguing world of crime with 'Max Carrados,' a collection of classic detective stories featuring a uniquely gifted protagonist. Though blind, Max Carrados possesses extraordinary powers of observ...
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    25,24 €

  • Kai Lung’s Golden Hours
    Ernest Bramah
    Ernest Bramah’s Kai Lung stories are set in a fantastical ancient China and written with an oblique, ornate prose style that serves to mimic that of Chinese folk tales. The titular character is an itinerant storyteller and the books themselves are mostly collections of stories presented as if he were narrating.Kai Lung’s Golden Hours, published in 1922, is the second of the Kai...
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    23,76 €

  • The Mirror of Kong Ho
    Ernest Bramah
    A Chinese gentleman, freshly arrived in early 20th-century London, peers into the heart of British society-and what he sees is both bewildering and wickedly funny. Through a series of wry, epistolary observations, the world is turned upside down: familiar English customs become strange, and the lines between host and guest, observer and subject, are deliciously blurred. This is...
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    18,00 €

  • The Bravo of London
    Ernest Bramah
    A city cloaked in fog, where secrets flicker behind every lamplit window-London’s underworld pulses with danger, yet justice wears an unexpected face. In the heart of this shadowy metropolis, a detective whose blindness sharpens his other senses unravels mysteries that leave even Scotland Yard bewildered. Within these pages, readers are swept into the golden age of British myst...
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    20,50 €

  • The Game Played in the Dark
    Ernest Bramah
    A match is struck in a silent room; shadows flicker, and a mystery unfolds where sight cannot reach. Here, intellect outpaces vision, and the sharpest mind in early 20th-century detective fiction unravels puzzles that baffle the sighted world. Within these pages, the celebrated blind detective stories featuring the enigmatic Max Carrados invite readers into a realm where percep...
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    15,22 €

  • Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat
    Ernest Bramah
    A jade moon casts shifting shadows across ancient courtyards, where wit proves sharper than any sword and a well-told tale can alter the fate of an empire. Within these pages, the legendary storyteller of old China unfurls a tapestry of adventure, humour, and quiet wisdom, inviting readers to journey through a world where fantasy and folklore entwine. Each story is a delicate b...
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    21,29 €

  • The Eyes of Max Carrados
    Ernest Bramah
    A man who cannot see, yet perceives more than those blessed with sight-here, the fog-laced streets of Edwardian London are not only the backdrop for crime, but the very canvas upon which intellect and intuition paint their masterpieces. In these vintage mystery novels, the boundaries of perception are redrawn, inviting readers to experience the pulse of British crime fiction th...
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    21,21 €

  • The Specimen Case
    Ernest Bramah
    A locked room, a vanished clue, a wry smile behind the magnifying glass-here, the boundaries of logic and imagination blur in the shadows of Edwardian London. Within these pages, the golden age of detective fiction springs to life with wit and suspense, inviting readers to savour a collection of mystery short stories that are as ingenious as they are entertaining. Crafted by a ...
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    21,31 €

  • Max Carrados Mysteries
    Ernest Bramah
    A man who cannot see, yet perceives more than most ever will-step into the shadowed parlours and fog-laced streets where the boundaries of perception and deduction are redrawn. In these masterfully crafted tales, the world of early 20th-century mysteries is turned on its head: blindness becomes a lens, not a limitation, and the unseen is revealed with breathtaking clarity. Here...
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    20,47 €

  • The Mirror of Kong Ho
    Ernest Bramah
    'The Mirror of Kong Ho' is a brilliant work of satirical fiction that employs a series of letters to explore the collision of Eastern and Western cultures. Written by Ernest Bramah, the narrative follows Kong Ho, a young Chinese gentleman visiting London, as he recounts his experiences and observations to his father back in China. Through Kong Ho’s unique perspective, the every...
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    25,21 €

  • The Wallet of Kai Lung
    Ernest Bramah
    'The Wallet of Kai Lung' is a sophisticated collection of interconnected tales featuring the itinerant storyteller Kai Lung. Set within a stylized and satirical reimagining of ancient China, the narrative follows the clever protagonist as he navigates various trials and tribulations, often facing corrupt officials and dangerous adversaries. Kai Lung’s most potent defense is his...
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    26,21 €

  • Kai Llung Unrolls His Mat
    Ernest Bramah
    'Kai Llung Unrolls His Mat' is a sophisticated collection of interconnected tales that blends satirical humor with the art of traditional storytelling. Set against the backdrop of a reimagined, mythic version of ancient China, the work follows the clever and silver-tongued Kai Lung as he uses his narrative prowess to escape treacherous situations and outwit his adversaries. Thr...
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    26,06 €

  • Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat
    Ernest Bramah
    'Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat' is a masterful work of satirical fiction and fantasy by Ernest Bramah, continuing the adventures of the resourceful and silver-tongued storyteller, Kai Lung. Set in a beautifully reimagined, pseudo-ancient China, the narrative follows Kai Lung as he employs his wit and a series of ingeniously woven tales to navigate through peril and overcome his adve...
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    26,08 €

  • Kai Lung’s Golden Hours
    Ernest Bramah
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    17,50 €

  • Max Carrados
    Ernest Bramah
    'Max Carrados' by Ernest Bramah is a captivating collection of detective stories, blending mystery and intrigue with the flair of the early 20th-century. Set against the backdrop of London, the tales revolve around the enigmatic figure of Max Carrados, a detective who relies on his keen senses and heightened perception rather than sight. Published in the early 1900s, Bramah’s w...
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    14,51 €

  • The Secret of the League The Story of a Social War
    Ernest Bramah
    'The Secret of the League: The Story of a Social War' by Ernest Bramah is a riveting tale that falls within the genre of political thriller. Set in the early 20th century, the novel delves into the clandestine machinations of a mysterious organization known only as 'The League,' which seeks to manipulate society for its own sinister purposes. Bramah’s narrative unfolds against ...
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    16,00 €

  • Kai Lung’S Golden Hours
    Ernest Bramah
    'Kai Lung’s Golden Hours' by Ernest Bramah is a captivating book that transports readers to the enchanting realm of ancient China through a tapestry of fantasy, adventure, and Oriental storytelling. Bramah’s mastery of narrative and wit shines through the tales of Kai Lung, a cunning protagonist whose adventures are filled with humor, wisdom, and cunning. Set against the backdr...
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    15,28 €

  • Kai Lung’s Golden Hours
    Ernest Bramah
    In 'Kai Lung’s Golden Hours' by Ernest Bramah, embark on a whimsical journey through ancient China’s mythical realm, where cunning tricksters and clever storytellers reign supreme. Follow the exploits of the charming Kai Lung as he weaves enchanting tales filled with wit, wisdom, and timeless moral lessons. Set against a backdrop of exotic landscapes and vibrant characters, thi...
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    18,71 €

  • KAI LUNG’S GOLDEN HOURS
    Ernest Bramah
    'Kai Lung’s Golden Hours' written by using Ernest Bramah. Kai Lung, a Chinese storyteller, and one-of-a-kind figures who follow him talk to every other over the path of the book. Kai Lung’s memories are exciting to his target market due to the fact they’re complete of wit, smart wordplay, and subtle ethical lessons. The memories take region in a made-up model of historical Chin...
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    14,45 €

  • The Wallet Of Kai Lung
    Ernest Bramah
    'The Wallet of Kai Lung' is a collection of enchanting and exotic tales written by British author Ernest Bramah. Set in ancient China, this book follows the adventures of Kai Lung, a clever and witty storyteller, as he travels through the mythical land of China, captivating listeners with his imaginative and captivating tales. The novel is structured as a frame story, with Kai ...
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    14,47 €

  • The Secret of the League
    Ernest Bramah
    The Secret of the League: The Story of a Social War, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These bo...
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    27,45 €

  • Four Max Carrados Detective Stories
    Ernest Bramah
    A fictitious blind investigator named Max Carrados appears in Ernest Bramah’s 1914 collection of mystery stories and books, Four Max Carrados Detective Stories. In the Strand Magazine, the four Max Carrados detective stories coexisted with the Sherlock Holmes adventures. The Carrados stories routinely outsold the Holmes stories at the time, even though they didn’t have the same...
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    17,99 €

  • Kai Lung’s Golden Hours
    Ernest Bramah
    Kai Lung's Golden Hours is a fantasy novel by English writer Ernest Bramah. It was first published in hardcover in London by Grant Richards Ltd. in October, 1922, and there have been numerous editions since. The first edition included a preface by Hilaire Belloc, which has also been a feature of every edition since. It was reissued by Ballantine Books as the forty-fifth vol...
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    17,48 €

  • Four Max Carrados Detective Stories
    Ernest Bramah
    Max Carrados is a fictional blind detective in a series of mystery stories and books by Ernest Bramah, first published in 1914. The Max Carrados stories appeared alongside Sherlock Holmes stories in the Strand Magazine. Bramah was often billed above Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Carrados stories frequently outsold the Holmes stories at the time, even if they failed to achieve the...
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    16,42 €

  • Max Carrados
    Ernest Bramah
    Max Carrados is a fictional blind detective in a series of mystery stories and books by Ernest Bramah, first published in 1914. The Max Carrados stories appeared alongside Sherlock Holmes stories in the Strand Magazine. Bramah was often billed above Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Carrados stories frequently outsold the Holmes stories at the time, even if they failed to achieve the...
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    16,28 €

  • The Secret of the League
    Ernest Bramah
    The Secret of the League is a 1907 dystopian novel by Ernest Bramah, which describes the overthrow of a democratically elected British Labour Party Government through a carefully prepared plot by members of the upper classes, and depicts such an overthrow as being a positive and desirable outcome.George Orwell credited the book with having given a considerably accurate predicti...
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    18,69 €

  • The Mirror of Kong Ho
    Ernest Bramah
    Ernest Bramah (20 March 1868 – 27 June 1942), whose name was recorded after his birth as Ernest Brammah Smith, was an English author. He published 21 books and numerous short stories and features. His humorous works were ranked with Jerome K. Jerome and W. W. Jacobs, his detective stories with Conan Doyle, his politico-science fiction with H. G. Wells and his supernatural stori...
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    16,42 €


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