18 books like The Gold-Bug
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
The ghost of a seventeenth-century sorcerer emerges as a poltergeist and attempts to make young James his apprentice.
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The midnight folk
Kay Harker lives in an old house in the country, looked after by his unpleasant governess, Sylvia Daisy Pouncer. One night Kay’s great-grandpapa Harker, a sea captain, steps out of his portrait to tell him about a stolen treasure, and Kay embarks on a quest to recover it. Along the way he is helped by the Midnight Folk, including animals such as Nibbins the cat, Rollicum Bitem the fox and his…
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The pirate map
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Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Twelve-year-old Oliver tries to escape from pirates who take him to an island to find the ghost and treasure of Gentleman Jack.
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Il tesoro del pirata fantasma
Billy Squeakspeare wakes to find large holes dug in his yard. The legend says that Morgan Blackwhisker buried a treasure as a gift for lady Squeakspeare .It's upto billy and creepella to to find out if ht ghost of Morgan Blackwhisker has dug the hole or someone else .
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The House of Arden
The famous Arden family treasure has been missing for generations, and the last members of the Arden line, Edred, Elfrida, and their Aunt Edith, have nothing to their names but the crumbling castle they live in. Just before his tenth birthday, Edred inherits the title of Lord Arden; he also learns that the missing fortune will be his if—and only if—he can find it before the turns ten. With no…
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The Secret at Shadow Ranch
While staying at a ranch in Arizona, Nancy Drew becomes involved in a mystery surrounding a mistreated child.
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Freaky Stuff
Brian Hobble wants to be a cool kid instead of dragging his little brother Matt around, but when a television series about zombies takes over Matt's life, Brian performs the ultimate uncool act to protect him from his obsession.
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The Castle of Adventure
Lucy-Ann, Jack, Dinah, and Philip spend the holidays in a cottage near a strange, deserted castle, and find themselves in the midst of another adventure, involving a torch flashing at night and men at work in the depths of the castle.
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The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories]
Angel of the Odd
Assignation
Balloon-Hoax
Berenice
Black Cat
Bon-Bon
Business Man
Cask of Amontillado
Colloquy of Monos and Una
Conversation of Eiros and Charmion
Descent into the Maelstrom
Devil in the Belfry
Diddling Considered As One of the Exact Sciences
Domain of Arnheim
Duc de L'omelette
Eleonora
Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
Fall of the House of Usher
Four Beasts in One : the…
Shares: American Detective and mystery stories, Short Stories, Mystery, Children's fiction
The little bookroom
Collects twenty-seven of Eleanor Farjeon's stories, which include kings, princesses, servants, a mysterious flower, orphans, enchanted woods, an organ-grinder, giants, a little dressmaker, fairies, and a kindly farmer.
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How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel
In exile, and hunted by dragons and humans alike, can Hiccup the Viking find the dragon's jewel and save the world from destruction?
The Dragon Rebellion has begun, bringing the Vikings' darkest hour upon them. Hiccup has become an outcast, but that won't stop him from going on the most harrowing and important quest of his life. He must find the Dragon's Jewel. Book #10
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99 Fear Street
Kody Frasier has come back to Fear Street to be in the film about the house where Kody's sister and brother were killed by an evil spirit. But all her dead sister wants is revenge.
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100 Crooked Little Crime Stories
All sewed up! / Curt Hamlin
Always together / Allen Beck
Appointment with yesterday / Geoffrey Vace
At the pistol's point / E. W. Hornung
The best policy / Ferenc Molnár
Beyond reasonable doubt / Robert C. Dennis
Blind date / J. Lane Linklater
Brand of Cain / Dan Gordon
The burglar's story / W. S. Gilbert
A burning clue / E. Hoffman Price
The compliments of the chief / Lincoln Steffens
The…
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Tombs of Anak
Jay, Lila and their father enter the cavetombs of Anak searching for a lost coworker, but instead stumble onto a frightening religion.
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Nancy Drew ghost stories
WHEN NIGHT FALLS AND THE HORRORS RISE -- WILL NANCY STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE?
What strange dark secrets can a college professor reveal -- after she has risen from the grave?
Do dogs howl at the moon . . .do their eyes glow in the night -- one hundred years after their death?
What evil power lurks in the fortune-teller's den -- embodied in the sinister form of a terrifying froglike…
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Five on Finniston Farm
There's a ruined castle on Finniston Farm, but only the dungeons remain -- and nobody knows where they are! The Famous Five are determined to find them -- and whatever is hidden in them -- but they are not alone. Someone else wants to know, too. The question is: can the Five get there first?
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Five on a Treasure Island
Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In their first adventure, the Famous Five find a shipwreck off Kirrin Island. But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are on the trail, looking for clues, but they're not alone. Someone else has got the same idea! Time is running out for the Famous Five -- who will…
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