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  • Audiobook

    Mr Bazalgette's Agent

    by Leonard Merrick ...
    Narrated by Candida Gubbins ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classics

    Unabridged

    3 hours 29 min

    When Miriam Lea falls on hard times, an advertisement calling for private agents catches her eye, and within weeks she finds herself in Mr Bazalgette's employ as a private detective, travelling on a train to Hamburg in pursuit of an audacious fraudster. What follows is a journey through some of the great cities of Europe - and eventually to South Africa - as Miss Lea attempts to find her man. ... Read more

    $44.09 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Essential Novelists - Leonard Merrick

    the novelist's novelist

    by Leonard Merrick, August Nemo ...
    Series Book 166 - Essential Novelists
    Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Leonard Merrick wich are One Man's View and The Quaint Companions. Leonard Merrick was an English novelist. Although largely forgotten today, he was widely admired by his peers; J. M. ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Quaint Companions

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Leonard Merrick ...
    Leonard Merrick's The Quaint Companions is a tender, unsparing novel of race, identity, art, and the hunger to be truly seen. Framed by a biblical insistence on common humanity, it follows people divided by prejudice, class, and self-doubt as they reach toward connection in a world that keeps measuring their worth by appearance and convention. At its center is Elisha Lee, a celebrated Black tenor ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Conrad in Quest of His Youth

    An Extravagance of Temperament

    by Leonard Merrick ...
    In Conrad in Quest of His Youth, Leonard Merrick presents a witty, bittersweet picaresque novel about the elusive nature of nostalgia. After receiving a surprise inheritance, 37-year-old Conrad Warrener attempts to escape his mundane life by journeying across Europe to revisit the locations and romances of his past. Facing comedic, poignant disillusionments with old flames, Conrad ultimately ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • One Man's View

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Leonard Merrick ...
    Leonard Merrick's One Man's View is a keen, emotionally unsparing novel of marriage, ambition, and the gulf between aspiration and reality, set in a vividly rendered late-Victorian world of London, New York, and Duluth. At its center is Lawrence Heriot, a brilliant barrister whose professional triumphs cannot protect him from private ruin, and Mamie Cheriton, the spirited American-born woman he ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Cynthia

    by LEONARD MERRICK ...
    Cynthia: The central character, a young woman whose life and choices form the crux of the story. Her journey through personal and societal challenges is the focus of the novel.Social Context: The novel is set in a society with rigid social norms and expectations, which greatly impact Cynthia's decisions and experiences.Romantic and Personal Struggles: The story includes romantic elements and ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cynthia

    by Leonard Merrick ...
    In Cynthia, Leonard Merrick tracks the turbulent marriage of struggling novelist Humphrey Kent and the bourgeois Cynthia Walford. Beginning in Dieppe and moving to London, their union faces severe financial strain, manuscript rejections, and a bleak period of hack writing. As Humphrey battles professional ruin, the hardship forces Cynthia to evolve from a sheltered girl into a mature, resilient ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Chair on the Boulevard

    by Leonard Merrick ...
    A Chair on the Boulevard by Leonard Merrick is a collection of short stories centered around the lives of creative individuals navigating the complex landscape of Parisian life. The stories explore the balance between love and ambition, highlighting the tension between artistic dreams and the harsh realities of pursuing them. The narrative unveils the bittersweet nature of creativity, where ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD

  • To Tell You the Truth

    by Leonard Merrick ...
    In To Tell You the Truth, Leonard Merrick presents a poignant collection of early 20th-century short stories exploring artistic ambition, romance, and moral dilemmas. The central narrative follows Marie Lamande, a small-town woman who moves to Paris to become a renowned pianist. As she struggles with low-paying teaching jobs in an unforgiving city, her life becomes entangled with a poor widow, ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • To Tell You the Truth

    by Leonard Merrick ...
    She was born in Chauville-le-Vieux. Her mother gave piano lessons at the local Lycée de Jeunes Filles, and her father had been "professeur de violon" at the little Conservatoire. Music was her destiny. As a hollow-eyed, stunted child, who should have been romping in the unfrequented park, she had been doomed to hours of piano practice in the stuffy salon, where during eight months of the year a ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Chair on The Boulevard

    by Leonard Merrick ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Man Who Was Good

    by Leonard Merrick ...
    "The Man Who Was Good" likely explores the life and moral dilemmas of its protagonist, focusing on themes of integrity, redemption, and the complexities of human goodness. The plot may follow the journey of a character who strives to live a virtuous life amidst personal challenges and societal pressures.The narrative may unfold through the protagonist's interactions with others, their internal ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus