W W Jacobs: 155 books

A quiet, unassuming man named Mr. Mullet has achieved a measure of success as the proprietor of an upscale hotel. But when a mysterious stranger shows up in town threatening to reveal Mullet's true identity, all of his hard work could be jeopardized. Will Mullet's dark secret come to light?

A young man is distraught over the fact that the lovely lady who has won his heart doesn't seem to return his affections. But when he turns to her uncle for advice in winning her over, the naive young lover is unwittingly ensnared in a contemptible plot.

One day the captain of the ship which called “Fearless” came on to the wharf. He dodged round an empty van, lurked behind an empty barrel, flitted from that to a post, and finally from the interior of a steam crane peeped melodramatically on to the deck of his craft. To the ordinary man who hadn’t...

A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Diane Mowat. Outside, the night is cold and wet. Inside, the White family sits and waits. Where is their visitor? There is a knock at the door....

A humorous tale of mystery, espionage, and romance.

Sailormen are not good 'ands at saving money as a rule, said the night-watchman, as he wistfully toyed with a bad shilling on his watch-chain, though to 'ear 'em talk of saving when they're at sea and there isn't a pub within a thousand miles of 'em, you might think different...