The Book of Forgotten Authors

The Book of Forgotten Authors PDF Author: Christopher Fowler
Publisher: riverrun
ISBN: 1786484919
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 270

Book Description
'JOYOUS . . . READERS WILL LOVE THIS FASCINATING BOOK' CATHY RENTZENBRINK 'A GODSEND WITH THE PRESENT SEASON APPROACHING' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'THE PERFECT GIFT FOR A BOOK-OBSESSED FRIEND' STYLIST, 50 UNMISSABLE BOOKS FOR AUTUMN 2017 'EXCELLENT . . . SHOULD BE READ BY ANYONE WHO LOVES BOOKS' EVENING STANDARD Absence doesn't make the heart grow fonder. It makes people think you're dead. So begins Christopher Fowler's foray into the back catalogues and backstories of 99 authors who, once hugely popular, have all but disappeared from our shelves. Whether male or female, domestic or international, flash-in-the-pan or prolific, mega-seller or prize-winner - no author, it seems, can ever be fully immune from the fate of being forgotten. And Fowler, as well as remembering their careers, lifts the lid on their lives, and why they often stopped writing or disappeared from the public eye. These 99 journeys are punctuated by 12 short essays about faded once-favourites: including the now-vanished novels Walt Disney brought to the screen, the contemporary rivals of Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie who did not stand the test of time, and the women who introduced us to psychological suspense many decades before it conquered the world. This is a book about books and their authors. It is for book lovers, and is written by one who could not be a more enthusiastic, enlightening and entertaining guide. 'A BIBLIOPHILE'S DREAM' FINANCIAL TIMES 'WILL HAVE READERS SCURRYING INTO SECONDHAND BOOKSHOPS' GUARDIAN

When Greek Meets Greek

When Greek Meets Greek PDF Author: G. H. Teed
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 198830489X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
Dr. Huxton Rymer and Mademoiselle Yvonne Cartier join forces to steal bullion from Salvarita, Blake is on the case. Neither Blake nor Dr. Huxton Rymer know the real purpose of Yvonne-and certainly the President does not know why he is kidnapped! Yvonne has her reasons-she will be deterred by no one!

The Mystery of the Banana Plantation

The Mystery of the Banana Plantation PDF Author: G. H. Teed
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1988304962
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90

Book Description
A down and out, Dr. Huxton Rymer is captured during a burglary; fortunately his captor is looking for an accomplice in another venture he has going on. Rymer welcomes an opportunity and they partner up, with a swindle sale of an island Banana Plantation in Costa Rica. Britisher, David Greig, visiting New York, buys the plantation only to be told that his title is void as he arrives at the island. Greig narrowly escapes death when he goes to claim the island. He travels to London to contract Sexton Blake to resolve the issue and the problem of duplicate ownership.

Beyond Reach of the Law

Beyond Reach of the Law PDF Author: G. H. Teed
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1988304946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
In Australia, eight men swindle a mine and ranch owner named Mrs. Cartier out of all she possesses. Shocked by her losses, the woman collapses and dies. Her daughter, Mademoiselle Yvonne, realises that a swindle has occurred and vows revenge on the men. Sexton Blake gets involved much later in the story, initially protecting one of the villains. Yvonne proves, even to Blake, to be a formidable foe. This is the first of a series of 'Mademoiselle Yvonne' stories.

The Green Rose

The Green Rose PDF Author: G. H. Teed
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1988304938
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86

Book Description
Here is a yarn that some of you will doubly welcome-those who have been asking for another story of Mlle. Yvonne, in Australia. Here it is, then, a tale of detective work and adventure under the wide Australian skies "down under," that is going to thrill you more than once before you reach the end, and grip you all along.

The Lumber Looters

The Lumber Looters PDF Author: G. H. Teed
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 198830492X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
A story such as this is one to set your blood tingling. The clean, pure air of the frozen Canadian timber-lands, brisk and stirring action, and a plot embodying villainy versus daring detective work- that is the gist of it. Moreover, the author writes about a land he knows and loves. Not only does he take Sexton Blake there, but he takes you there, in spirit, too.
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