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ISBN:
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Argosy All-story Weekly
Author: A Grave Must Be Deep!
Author: Theodore RoscoePublisher: Steeger Books
ISBN: 9781618274311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Nobody had much use for wealthy old Uncle Eli Proudfoot when he was alive, so there was not much sorrow when he was murdered at Morne Noir, his Haitian estate. Seven of the eight people who were named in his will were eager to have it read. The will stipulated that he was to be buried with voodoo rites, and it was quite clear where his entire estate should be given. But when that recipient was discovered dead, the eighth person-Patricia Dale-became the prime suspect... and she was to be the recipient of the grim business of the Haitian voodoo sect as well.
The Metal Monster
Author: Abraham Grace MerrittPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473378281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This early work by Abraham Grace Merritt was originally published in 1920 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Metal Monster' is a fantasy novel about Dr. Goodwin's travels in the Himalayas and the mysterious metal beings he encounters there. It tells the tale of adventurous explorers who discover an unknown world. Abraham Grace Merritt - also known by his byline, A. Merritt - was born on the 20th January, 1884 in New Jersey, America. Merritt's stories typically revolved around conventional pulp magazine themes. His heroes are gallant Irishmen or Scandinavians, his villains treacherous Germans or Russians and his heroines often virginal, mysterious and scantily clad. Merritt married twice, once in the 1910s to Eleanore Ratcliffe, with whom he raised an adopted daughter, and again in the thirties to Eleanor H. Johnson.
Pulp Culture
Author: Frank M. RobinsonPublisher: Collectors Press, Inc.
ISBN: 1888054123
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Pulp fiction' s lurid adventures were vividly reflected on the magazines' eye-catching covers. Hard-boiled dames, bizarre monsters, dicks and ' tecs, sinister villains, and muscled warriors all appeared each month to tempt readers out of their hard-earned dimes. This gorgeous full-color compilation features hundreds of the genre' s most thrilling covers and includes an index. Taken collectively, they provide a dazzling panorama of some 60 years of illustration and social commentary.
The Blind Spot
Author: The Ship of Ishtar
Author: Abraham MerrittPublisher: eStar Books
ISBN: 1612108288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
The archaeologist hero, Kenton, receives a mysterious ancient Babylonian artifact, which he discovers contains an incredibly detailed model of a ship. A dizzy spell casts Kenton onto the deck of the ship, which becomes a full-sized vessel sailing an eternal sea. The appearance of Kenton is unexpected for the inhabitants of the ship and amazing adventures ensue…
An Argosy of Fables
Author: Frederic Taber CooperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aesop's fables
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Fables from many countries, including many by Aesop and some "modern fables" by contemporary authors.
The Moon Maid Illustrated
Author: Edgar Rice BurroughsPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The Moon Maid is a fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, belonging to the Lost World sub-genre. It was written in three parts, Part 1 was begun in June 1922 under the title The Moon Maid, Part 2 was begun in 1919 under the title Under the Red Flag, later retitled The Moon Men, Part 3 was titled The Red Hawk. As evident from its name, Under the Red Flag was originally set in contemporary Soviet Russia, with the Bolsheviks as villains; as this was not popular with the publishers, Burroughs transferred it to a science-fictional setting, with the evil Communist-like "Kalkars" taking over the Moon (in the first part) and then the Earth (in the second part, with the help of a renegade Earthman) and being finally overthrown in the third part. (Also the Thorists, villains of Pirates of Venus, are clearly modeled on the Russian Communists.)
Pohnpei, an Island Argosy
Author: Gene AshbyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pohnpei (Micronesia)
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 1) January-February 1983
Author: Guy M. TownsendPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434406369
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Mystery Fancier, Volume Seven Number One, January-February 1983, contains: "Captain Joseph T. Shaw's Black Mask Scrapbook," by E. R. Hagemann, "Detection by Other Means," by Bob Sampson, "Joe Orton's and Tom Stoppard's Burlesques of the Detective Genre," by Earl F. Bargainnier, "Bloody Balaclava: Charlotte MacLeod's Campus Comedy Mysteries," by Jane S. Bakerman and "Spy Series Characters in Hardback, Part XIII," by Barry Van Tilburg.