Author: Grant AllenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781980447962
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
On the day when I found myself with twopence in my pocket, I naturally made up my mind to go round the world
Miss Cayley's Adventures (Illustrated)
Author: Grant AllenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781980447962
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
On the day when I found myself with twopence in my pocket, I naturally made up my mind to go round the world
Miss Cayley's Adventures (Esprios Classics)
Author: Grant AllenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781006745003
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (February 24, 1848 - October 25, 1899) was a Canadian science writer and novelist, educated in England. He was a public promoter of evolution in the second half of the nineteenth century. After leaving his professorship, in 1876 he returned to England, where he turned his talents to writing, gaining a reputation for his essays on science and for literary works. A 2007 book by Oliver Sacks cites with approval one of Allen's early articles, "Note-Deafness" (a description of what became known as amusia, published in 1878 in the learned journal Mind). Allen's first books dealt with scientific subjects, and include Physiological Æsthetics (1877) and Flowers and Their Pedigrees (1886).
Miss Cayley's Adventures
Author: Grant AllenPublisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8726612798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Lois Cayley is an intelligent, young, attractive and independent woman who is forced to face the world on her own after the death of her stepfather. Since there is nothing left to stop her, she decides to set off in search of adventures. She visits different places, cities and countries. She meets colorful people and falls in love with one of them. Unfortunately, Harold Tillington is in prison. Can Cayley’s save and free her true love? Will she be able to solve his case on her own? Find out in Grant Allen’s "Miss Cayley's Adventures". Grant Allen was a Canadian writer who lived in the period 1848 – 1899. His writing career began around 1876 when he published a series of essays on science. His first books, "Physiological Aesthetics" and "Flowers and Their Pedigrees" took up this subject as well. Grant Allen was also a pioneer in science fiction. He wrote about thirty science fiction novels in the period 1884-1899. In his later works, Allen also took up some revolutionary theories for the time regarding marriage. "The Woman Who Did" which depicts the life of an independent woman who takes care of her child on her own became a bestseller.
Miss Cayley's Adventures
Author: Grant AllenPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781790557912
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
When her stepfather dies, Miss Lois Cayley finds herself alone in the world with only twopence in her pocket. Undaunted, the intelligent, attractive, and infinitely resourceful young woman decides to set off in search of adventure. Her travels take her from London to Germany, Italy, Egypt, and India, as she faces various challenges and meets an assortment of eccentric characters. But when her true love, Harold Tillington, finds himself accused of forging a will and faces prison, Miss Cayley will need all her ingenuity to investigate the case, solve the mystery, and save Harold from the diabolical plot!One of the first novels to feature a female detective, Grant Allen's "Miss Cayley's Adventures" (1899) remains as witty, enjoyable, and engaging today as when first published. This edition includes a new introduction by Elizabeth Foxwell."Scholars might be loath to hear this, but, popular culture being the continuum that it is, "Miss Cayley's Adventures" can be seen as a superior example of the chick lit of its era. Its heroine remains to this day as appealing and amusing as any Bridget Jones, and her exploits are filled with moments of wit, action, and sheer fun."- Michele Slung, editor, "Crime on her Mind: Fifteen Stories of Female Sleuths from the Victorian Era to the Forties""Grant Allen's entertaining Miss Cayley is as lively now as when she first appeared in the "Strand" in 1898. The reprinting of "Miss Cayley's Adventures" is sure to please readers who admire active and clever women protagonists. Sheer fun." - Carolyn Hart, author of "Death Walked In""Mystery readers will be swept away by the adventures of Grant Allen's almost forgotten female sleuth, Miss Cayley. With her unique, independent, and most 'unladylike' behavior, the intelligent Miss Cayley plays an important role in the long line of distaff detectives. A must for mystery readers and academics." ...Gordon Frederick Browne (15 April 1858 - 27 May 1932) was an English artist and children's book illustrator in the late 19th century and early 20th century.He was born in Banstead, the younger son of notable book illustrator Hablot Knight Browne (who as "Phiz" illustrated books by Charles Dickens). He studied art at the Heatherley School of Fine Art and South Kensington Schools and started to receive professional commissions while still at college.From the 1880s, Browne was one of Britain's most prolific illustrators, his work appearing in newspapers, magazines and many books by children's authors including Frederic William Farrar, G.A. Henty, Juliana Horatia Ewing, Andrew Lang, Talbot Baines Reed, L. T. Meade, Catherine Christian and E. Nesbit.Browne worked in watercolour and pen and ink. He was a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI) and the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA). Browne was an early member of the Society of Graphic Art and showed three works at their first exhibition in 1921.He died in Richmond, London in 1932....Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (February 24, 1848 - October 25, 1899) was a Canadian science writer and novelist, and a public promoter of Evolution in the second half of the 19th century.Early life and educationAllen was born near Kingston, Canada West (known as Ontario after Confederation), the second son of Catharine Ann Grant and the Rev. Joseph Antisell Allen, a Protestant minister from Dublin, Ireland.His mother was a daughter of the fifth Baron de Longueuil. Allen was educated at home until, at age 13, he and his parents moved to the United States, then to France, and finally to the United Kingdom. He was educated at King Edward's School in Birmingham and at Merton College in Oxford, both in the United Kingdom.After graduation, Allen studied in France, taught at Brighton College in 1870-71, and in his mid-twenties became a professor at Queen's College, a black college in Jamaica. Despite being the son of a minister, Allen became an agnostic and a socia
Miss Cayley's Adventures
Author: Grant AllenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Miss Cayley's Adventures
Author: Grant AllenPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781977652225
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (February 24, 1848 - October 25, 1899) was a Canadian science writer and novelist, and a proponent of the theory of evolution He was educated at King Edward's School in Birmingham and at Merton College in Oxford, both in the United Kingdom.After graduation, Allen studied in France, taught at Brighton College in 1870-71 and in his mid-twenties became a professor at Queen's College, a black college in Jamaica. Despitehis religious father, Allen became an agnostic and a socialist. After leaving his professorship, in 1876 he returned to England, where he turned his talents to writing, gaining a reputation for his essays on science and for literary works. MISS CAYLEY'S ADVENTURES Miss Cayley's Adventures sees her travelling the world, meeting a range of eccentric characters. An enjoyable read, featuring one of the first female detectives, and is illustrated throughout.
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 830
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