The Lock and Key Library

The Mediterranean

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English · 1909 · 14h 3m · Mystery & Thriller

For this volume, Julian Hawthorne has gathered tales of Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Turkish, and ancient Greek origin. Mystery, suspense, murder, mayhem, disappearances, hidden caches, royal intrigues... you'll find a great variety of tales from different cultures to enjoy. - Summary by Lynette Caulkins

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PART ONE: ITALIAN AND SPANISH MYSTERY STORIES. Shadows, by I. M. Palmarini, Part One 35:36 Read by Lynette Caulkins
Shadows, by I. M. Palmarini, Part Two 33:19 Read by Lynette Caulkins
The Gray Spot, by Camillo 51:45 Read by docdlmartin
The Stories of the Castle of Trezza, by Giovanni Verga, Part One 45:43 Read by Dabbler025
The Stories of the Castle of Trezza, by Giovanni Verga, Part Two 50:02 Read by Dabbler025
The Imp in the Mirror, by Antonio Fogazzaro 15:49 Read by Jenn Broda
The Deposition, by Luigi Capuana 18:16 Read by Sonia
The Nail, by Pedro de Alarçon 50:15 Read by Lynette Caulkins
The Moscow Theater Plot, by Alfredo Oriani 24:31 Read by Kate Elise
PART TWO: ORIENTAL MYSTERY STORIES. Introduction, A Web of World-Old Oriental Tales, by Charles Johnston 10:57 Read by Catherine Olivia
The Power of Eloquence (from the Japanese of Kikucki Jun) 19:47 Read by Catherine Olivia
The Dishonest Goldsmith and the Ingenious Painter (from the Turkish) 8:03 Read by Chris Egging
The Craft of the Three Sharpers (from the Arabic) 26:20 Read by Rita Boutros
The Cheerful Workman (from the Arabic) 3:56 Read by JeffReynolds21
The Robber and the Woman (from the Arabic) 6:23 Read by JeffReynolds21
The Wonderful Stone (from the Chinese) 12:09 Read by Catherine Olivia
The Weaver Who Became a Leach (from the Arabic) 8:20 Read by Patty H
Viśākhā (from the Tibetan) 15:35 Read by Stéphanie Racette
Told by the Constable (from the Arabic) 15:10 Read by chrishavel
The Unjust Sentence (from the Chinese) 5:51 Read by Rohit Gokhale
The Scar on the Throat (from the Arabic) 42:34 Read by Lynette Caulkins
Devasmitá (from the Sanskrit) 21:37 Read by Rohit Gokhale
The Sharpers and the Money-lender (from the Arabic) 4:42 Read by Kate Elise
The Withered Hand (from the Turkish) 4:37 Read by Kate Elise
The Melancholist and the Sharper (from the Arabic) 3:34 Read by Kate Elise
Lakshadatta and Labdhadatta (from the Sanskrit) 10:57 Read by prachisingh
The Cunning Crone (from the Arabic) 7:40 Read by Rita Boutros
Judgment of a Solomon (from the Chinese) 7:25 Read by Rohit Gokhale
The Sultan and His Three Sons (from the Arabic) 15:12 Read by Rita Boutros
A Tale of a Demon (from the Sanskrit) 26:45 Read by Stéphanie Racette
The Jar of Olives and the Boy Kazi (from the Arabic) 24:47 Read by Stéphanie Racette
Another Solomon (from the Chinese) 3:17 Read by Stacey Malcolm
Calamity Ahmad and Habzalom Bazazah (from the Arabic) 51:56 Read by Lynette Caulkins
A Man-Hating Maiden (from the Sanskrit) 15:36 Read by Rohit Gokhale
Told by the Constable (from the Arabic) 15:40 Read by Stéphanie Racette
The Clever Thief (from the Tibetan) 10:15 Read by Stéphanie Racette
The King Who Made Mats (from the Persian) 12:34 Read by Stéphanie Racette
The Brahman Who Lost His Treasure (from the Sanskrit) 4:46 Read by prachisingh
The Duel of the Two Sharpers (from the Arabic) 18:13 Read by Stéphanie Racette
The Lady and the Kazi (from the Persian) 17:10 Read by Rohit Gokhale
Mahaushadha (from the Tibetan) 6:04 Read by loubet
Avicenna and the Observant Young Man (from the Turkish) 5:35 Read by Beeswaxcandle
PART THREE: ANCIENT LATIN AND GREEK MYSTERY STORIES. Herodotus (484-424 B.C.): The Thief Versus King Rhampsinitus 9:43 Read by loubet
Herodotus: (484-424 B.C.)The Oracle – Its Test by Croesus, Its Repulse of the Persians, and Behind the Scenes 17:06 Read by Stéphanie Racette
Lucius Apuleius (2nd century A.D.): The Adventure of the Three Robbers 20:09 Read by AlexBG
Pliny, the Younger (1st century A.D.): Letter to Sura 7:27 Read by Ben Tucker