Books with title The Mystery of the Old Car

Excerpt:I had just arrived at Cruden Bay on my annual visit, and after a late breakfast was sitting on the low wall which was a continuation of the escarpment of the bridge over the Water of Cruden. Opposite to me, across the road and standing under the only little clump of trees in the place was a tall, gaunt old woman, who kept looking at me intently. As I sat, a little group, consisting of a man and two women, went by. I found my eyes follow them, for it seemed to me after they had passed me that the two women walked together and the man alone in front carrying on his shoulder a little black box—a coffin. I shuddered as I thought, but a moment later I saw all three abreast just as they had been. The old woman was now looking at me with eyes that blazed. She came across the road and said to me without preface:“What saw ye then, that yer e’en looked so awed?” I did not like to tell her so I did not answer. Her great eyes were fixed keenly upon me, seeming to look me through and through. I felt that I grew quite red, whereupon she said, apparently to herself: “I thocht so! Even I did not see that which he saw.”

The Mystery of the Sea, a mystery novel by Bram Stoker, was originally published in 1902. Stoker is best known for his 1897 novel Dracula, but The Mystery of the Sea contains many of the same compelling elements. It tells the story of an Englishman living in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who meets and falls in love with an American heiress. She is involved with the intrigues of the Spanish–American War, and a complex plot involving second sight, kidnapping, and secret codes unfolds over the course of the novel.Archibald Hunter, a young Englishman, is passing his leisure time near Cruden Bay in the small Scottish village of Whinnyfold when he has a vision of a couple walking past him, carrying a tiny coffin. Archibald also notices a strange old woman watching him. Later, he finds out that his vision has come true, and a child in town has died. Archibald encounters the bizarre old woman again on the seashore; this woman, who introduces herself as Gormala MacNeil, knows that Archibald saw something out of the ordinary.

The Mystery of the Sea, a mystery novel by Bram Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) , was originally published in 1902. Stoker is best known for his 1897 novel Dracula, but The Mystery of the Sea contains many of the same compelling elements. It tells the story of an Englishman living in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who meets and falls in love with an American heiress. She is involved with the intrigues of the Spanish–American War, and a complex plot involving second sight, kidnapping, and secret codes unfolds over the course of the novel.

The Mystery of the Sea, a mystery novel by Bram Stoker, was originally published in 1902. Stoker is best known for his 1897 novel Dracula, but The Mystery of the Sea contains many of the same compelling elements. It tells the story of an Englishman living in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who meets and falls in love with an American heiress. She is involved with the intrigues of the Spanish–American War, and a complex plot involving second sight, kidnapping, and secret codes unfolds over the course of the novel.The Mystery of the Sea contains supernatural elements, but is in many respects a political thriller. Stoker draws from personal experience and incorporates historical strands from the Spanish–American War as well as the sixteenth-century conflict between Spain and Elizabethan England, using these events to explore important themes of his time such as national identity and changing concepts of womanhood. Although The Mystery of the Sea received many favorable reviews when it was published (and many of the criticisms it received could be equally well applied to Dracula), it has been significantly overshadowed in scholarship and criticism by Dracula.

The Mystery of the Sea, a mystery novel by Bram Stoker, was originally published in 1902. Stoker is best known for his 1897 novel Dracula, but The Mystery of the Sea contains many of the same compelling elements. It tells the story of an Englishman living in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who meets and falls in love with an American heiress. She is involved with the intrigues of the Spanish–American War, and a complex plot involving second sight, kidnapping, and secret codes unfolds over the course of the novel.The Mystery of the Sea contains supernatural elements, but is in many respects a political thriller. Stoker draws from personal experience and incorporates historical strands from the Spanish–American War as well as the sixteenth-century conflict between Spain and Elizabethan England, using these events to explore important themes of his time such as national identity and changing concepts of womanhood. Although The Mystery of the Sea received many favorable reviews when it was published (and many of the criticisms it received could be equally well applied to Dracula), it has been significantly overshadowed in scholarship and criticism by Dracula.

In his seventh novel Bram Stoker of "Dracula" fame combines adventure, mystery, romance and the supernatural into a world where both mystery and science can exist side by side. In 1902, the New York Tribune wrote: "A great treasure of the Armada, hidden in a sea cave and sought not only by the hero but by the descendant of the Spaniard who shipped it, provides a starting point of excitement. A gang of ruthless murderers, thieves, and kidnappers in pursuit of the bewitching American heiress who is the heroine furnish forth enough suspense and terror for three ordinary tales."Annotated version with additional footnotes.

Mystery of the Old Shack continues the adventures of the Choctaw Creek Kids who were introduced in Mystery of the Old Skull, the first in the R.E.A.L Book (Read.Enjoy.And.Learn) series. Twins Jenny and Mac Joulian and their cousin Louie Morales find themselves in serious danger when they decide to explore the old abandoned shack where Louie was imprisoned in Mystery of the Old Skull. This time it is Mac who pays the price for the teen's curiosity. Who left the box of drugs in the old shack? Is the owner dead or alive? Is Louie's math teacher somehow involved? Will Mac's injury prevent him from playing football? Who can they trust to help them? Along the way, an oncoming freight train threatens the life of a classmate, Jenny finds love from two unexpected directions and a young woman with a troubled past finds family and starts a new life. Dr. Jordan's Science Notes explain the real medical and scientific facts behind the teens' ill-considered adventures. Words in bold type within the story lead to this important information.The R.E.A.L. Book (Read.Enjoy.And.Learn) series is a new concept in Young Adult fiction that pairs the exciting adventures of modern-day teens with how-to instruction and information to deal with real-life emergencies. A R.E.A.L. book promises to keep readers entertained while learning important life lessons at the same time.

Muniamma has run away again - this time from her father and his partner who are scheming to arrange a marriage she does not want. She is determined to give her life to ‘the God who made the sunrise’... but they are equally determined to stop her. Rushing away in the darkness, Muniamma runs into a low branch of a jacaranda tree and cuts herself. Once again her friends come to the rescue. Slowly she begins to discover the mysterious meaning of the new scar on her face. Muniamma is growing up - can it be that she is also outgrowing her childhood fears and finding her real Father at last?

Nine year old Charlie dug the heels of her dirty sneakers harder into the plump sides of her cream colored pony. With its neck outstretched, Peanut ran as fast as his short legs would take him. Dark shadows were now across the road, indicating they were late getting home! A man sitting in a camouflaged jeep off the side of the road was surprised at Charlie's appearance. Where had that kid been? Did she find the Old Mill? Four young teens discover a mystery around old sugar mill ruins they found while riding their horses in the woods. Its grey tabby walls were crumbling with age and covered with heavy vines. When they rode to the river to eat their lunch, yellowed grass in square shapes were there. Someone was coming into the woods. Would it still be safe for them to ride? Charlie senses a mystery just waiting to be solved. On a night visit, alone, Charlie is seen! In her frantic escape, she runs Peanut off the road through the brush. As she looks back to see if she is being followed, a low hanging branch hits her across the forehead, knocking her off the pony and she falls unconscious to the ground.

The Cave of Mystery is a mid-twentieth-century story filled with the exciting adventure of two twelve-year-old friends who live in the small mid-western town of Hickory Creek. All school year, Andy and Wes overheard the older kids talk about a cave, near the old abandoned farm, that none had ever been able to find. Fascinated that no one had found a simple cave, Andy wakes early on the first day of summer vacation, quickly does his chores and rushes over to Wes's house to see if he could go swimming and possibly do some exploring. On the way to the abandoned farm, Andy and Wes must walk through the woods, which just happen to be next to an old lady's house. The old lady is known and feared by all the kids in the county as the "Old Witch." None of the children dare to get too close for fear they will never be heard from again. During their first day of searching, the two friends stumbled upon the cave. It looks normal. However, it isn't until Andy and Wes invited their siblings to come along with them that it all changed. Summer will never be the same... With this, her first book, L.A. Williams gives us a story for the child in all of us.