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All is not well in the English town of Castle-Dinas, a strange un-English-looking, tumbled hill-town, which seemed to have jutted up out of the Middle Ages. Concerned about the brooding atmosphere surrounding his fiancee Katherine and her family, Jardine is persuaded by...
The story takes place on Jowle Street in London, where many of the houses are empty. Ben, a homeless man with a rich sense of humor and "naïve philosophies," has taken up residence in one of the untenanted properties, No. 29. He is a reluctant sleuth, often confused by...
"The Restless Flame" by Louis de Wohl is a historical novel vividly recounting the dramatic life of St. Augustine, chronicling his transformation from a worldly, sensual youth in the decadent Roman Empire to the brilliant theologian, focusing on key figures like his...
''Ben on the Job'' by J. Jefferson Farjeon is a humorous, thrilling mystery featuring Ben the tramp, an unlikely Cockney detective, who stumbles upon a murder on a London bridge, gets framed, and then finds himself entangled in a dangerous plot involving an...
Louis de Wohl's ''Saint Helena and the True Cross'' tells the thrilling, faith-filled story of St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, focusing on her determined pilgrimage to Jerusalem in her old age to discover the actual Cross of Christ, overcoming obstacles with...
At the heart of this story is the eponymous man with the squeaky voice, a mysterious figure who appears at a small town, seemingly out of thin air. His peculiar voice and enigmatic presence arouse suspicion among the townspeople, especially when a series of strange...
When Broadall the merchant banker fails to appear at his office in Cumberland Court, his confidential clerk calls on Philip Tolefree to investigate the disappearance with the minimum of publicity. Breaking into Broadall's London residence, Tolefree finds that there is a...
''Lay Siege to Heaven'' by Louis de Wohl is a historical novel that tells the vibrant life story of St. Catherine of Siena (14th century), focusing on her mystical experiences, refusal of marriage, intense devotion, and extraordinary influence in a turbulent era, as she...
''The Corpse in the Green Pyjamas'' is a classic 1935 mystery novel by R.A.J. Walling, featuring his recurring detective Philip Tolefree, about a baffling case where a corpse appears and disappears, challenging Tolefree to unravel hidden truths and impossible...
A corpse is found in the Jeu de Paume Court of the Lanivet Castle. The corpse was bound, gagged and almost strangled before it was shot. And the white glove on one hand was smeared with oily graphite. Tolefree was not surprised when he discovered the body was that of...
''Detective Ben'' by J. Jefferson Farjeon is a Golden Age mystery featuring Ben, a resourceful Cockney tramp who stumbles into crime, becoming an accidental detective who thwarts international conspiracies with humor and thrills, starting with finding a dead man on a...
''Set All Afire'' by Louis de Wohl is a historical novel about the life of Saint Francis Xavier, a pioneering Jesuit missionary to the Orient, detailing his journey from student days in Paris, his conversion, founding the Jesuits with St. Ignatius of Loyola, and his...
Ronald Knox's ''A Retreat for Lay People'' is a collection of spiritual talks (conferences) designed to guide everyday Catholics in living a deeper spiritual life, bridging the gap between retreat experiences and daily life by exploring faith's foundations, Christ's...
12,000 A.D. The Earth, after the atomic holocaust, had reverted to a strange kind of barbarism, where men could build space ships but could not communicate except by the most primitive means. Alien invaders had been sighted at the edge of the galaxy - but no one took...
THE following pages contain my memories of many years spent in the African bush, where I did little else than hunt game and study their habits and tracks. In 1906 my friend the late Major (then Captain) C. H. Stigand and myself brought out Central African Game and its...
First published in 1987 by the National Defense University (NDU) Press, a government publishing arm, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, publishing vital national security materials like Joint Force Quarterly, books, and monographs for military and government...
One of the foremost resources on existentialism from renowned philosopher, poet, and Nietzsche translator Walter Kaufmann—a must-read for philosophers, both armchair and professional. Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre provides basic writings of Dostoevsky,...
Man's Higher Consciousness is a book written by Hilton Hotema in 1962 that explores the concept of human consciousness and its potential for evolution. The book delves into the idea that humans have the ability to tap into a higher level of consciousness, which can lead...
The successful novelist and writer recounts the events that led her to become a born again Christian, and describes the ways her faith has sustained her.
A fascinating analysis of world history immediately after WWII, including the causes of the War from the post-War perspective. This work will forever change your understanding of how America was dragged into that war. Chapter 1. Revisionism and the Historical Blackout...
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