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Laurence Stanninghame walks out of his unhappy marriage in England to pursue adventure in Johannesburg. Things seem to be looking up for Stanninghame, though: on the cruise to South Africa he meets the beautiful Lilith Ormskirk, and when he arrives in Johannesburg he quickly... Read Full Overview

""The Sign of the Spider"" is a thrilling adventure novel written by Bertram Mitford. The story is set in South Africa during the late 19th century, and it follows the journey of Stephen Emery, a young man who sets out to find his missing father. Along the way, he meets a group... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

A classic British adventure novel that turns the imperialistic genre on its head, with an anti-hero protagonist and a monster arachnid...We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are therefore not broadly... Read Full Overview

A classic British adventure novel that turns the imperialistic genre on its head, with an anti-hero protagonist and a monster arachnid...We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are therefore not broadly... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview