The history of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island is told in story form. It tells of the conflict between England and Spain to establish a foothold in the New World, the voyages arranged by Sir Walter Raleigh, the establishment of a...

A video of the book "The Backyardigans: The Mystery of the Jeweled Eggs", written by Lara Bergen, and illustrated by Warner McGee. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic)...

Text of the short story "The Master of Mystery" by Jack London. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Text of the short story "A Mystery Explained" by American author T.S. Arthur. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Text of the short story "The Mystery of Joseph Laquedem" by British author Arthur Quiller-Couch. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Text of the short story "The Mystery of Sasassa Valley" by Arthur Conan Doyle. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

H.H. Munro is well known for his stories of magic and mystery. In "The Wolves of Cernogratz" the Cernogratz family has to sell off their castle when they fall on hard times. Read the full text of the short story on this site.

Melville Davisson Post was known for writing mysteries. Read one of his short stories "The Wrong Sign" on this site.

Mary Roberts Rinehart was a prolific mystery writer. "Will it Pay" is a tale of greed that you can read on this site.

This is the full text of the book The Golden Slipper by Anna Katharine Green, a collection of mystery stories featuring Violet Strange. "A daring debutante solves the crimes of upper-crust Manhattan in this groundbreaking story...

This site features the author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu including a biography and the full text of 9 novels and 13. He is called the father of the modern ghost story; his vampire story Carmilla influenced Bram Stoker's Dracula.

This is the full text of the novel The Gold of the Gods by Arthur B. Reeve, a mystery involving an ancient Peruvian dagger, poisoned cigars, a beautiful heiress, a journalist/investigator, professors and doctors and a host of other...

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1902, one work is The Hound of the Baskervilles, part of the Sherlock Holmes series. This mystery was written by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1914, one short story is Death at the Excelsior. This work was the written by the British author, P.G. Wodehouse.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1910, one work is The House of the Whispering Pines. This mystery was written by Anna Katharine Green.

This site provides the complete etext for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax."

This site provides the complete etext for G. K. Chesterton's story, "The Innocence of Father Brown."

This site provides the complete etext for Agatha Christie's story, "The Mysterious Affair At Styles."

This site provides the complete etext for Agatha Christie's story, "The Secret Adversary."

This site provides the complete etext for G. K. Chesterton's story, "The Trees of Pride."

Read the full text of the short story "Harmony" by Ring Lardner that is both a baseball story and a mystery.

Read the short story "A Carnival Jangle" by Alice Dunbar which is filled with carnival excitement and mysteries.

Read the mysterious short story "The Cobweb" by H.H. Munro, otherwise known as Saki.

Read the humorous novel "When a Man Marries" by mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart.