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Originally published in 1935, "The Mystery of Khufu's Tomb" features Mundy's hero Jeff Ramsden, as he sets out to aid the beautiful Joan Angela Leich, whose interests in Egypt have brought her unwelcome attention. Ramsden as Joan are soon off to the desert in search of Khufu's tomb -- and whatever treasures await!
This followup volume to Amazon Nights presents more adventures of Amazon workers Pedro and Lourenço, as they work, explore, and play in the exotic depths of the Amazon jungle. Included are the novels "Black Hawk" and "The Pathless Trail" and the novelette "The Tapir."
William Clark Russell (1844-1911) was a popular writer of nautical novels and horror stories. His works include "The Wreck of the Grosvenor" (1877), "The Frozen Pirate" (1887) , and "The Phantom Death" (1895).
In My Life, Vol. 1, renowned composer Richard Wagner offers an intimate autobiographical account of his early years, chronicling his journey from a young, aspiring musician to a celebrated figure in the world of opera. The volume provides insights into Wagner's creative process, personal struggles, and the artistic and political environment of 19th-century Europe. This facsimile reprint captures the original text, offering readers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of music's most influential and controversial figures.
William Hamilton Osborne (1873-1942) wrote such books as "The Red Mouse," "The Running Fight," and "Neal of the Navy" (which became a motion picture serial).
The Standard edition of his educational tool teaches Russian grammar.
Elizabeth Louisa Moresby (1862-1931) was a British-born novelist that was to became the first prolific, female fantasy writer in Canada. As E. Barrington, she wrote historical romances.
James Brander Matthews (1852-1929) was a U.S. writer and educator. He was one of the founders of the Authors' Club and of the Players' Club, both of New York and one of the organizers of the American Copyright League.
Elsie Singmaster Lewars (1879-1958) was an American author. Her story "The Courier of the Czar" earned a position of honor in the 1924 O. Henry Short Story Awards, and in 1934 her novel "Swords of Steel" was a Newberry Award honor book.
Lays of Marie de France and Other French Legends
Included: "George Dandin," "The Miser," and "Monsieur de Pourceaugnac." In French, with an English translation and notes by A.R. Waller, M.A.
Sidney Kilner Levett-Yeats (1858-1916) was an English novelist known professionally as S. Levett-Yeats. Inspired by Anglo-Indian writers like Rudyard Kipling, Levett-Yeats wrote bestselling Victorian potboilers, often set in Europe.
Gonzales (1857-1926) grew up speaking the Gullah language with slaves working on his family's South Carolina plantations, and he authored several books of Gullah dialect writings, including The Black Border (1922) and With Aesop Along the Black Border (1924).
Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819-1881) was a novelist and poet. He helped to found and edit Scribner's Monthly (afterwards the Century Magazine), in which appeared his novels, "Arthur Bonnicastle," "The Story of Sevenoaks," and "Nicholas Minturn."
John M. Brewer was head of Department of Psychology and Education, Los Angeles State Normal School.
Mary Jane Holmes (1828-1907) was an American author who wrote many popular novels, including "Gretchen" (1887), "Meadow Brook" (1857), and "Chateau d'Or" (1880).
Thomas Hardy is renowned for his short stories, which often explore themes of rural life, fate, and social constraints. His stories typically reflect the darker, more tragic aspects of human existence, much like his famous novels.
Robert Browning (1812-1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.
Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker, Sometime Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on the Staff of his Excellency General Washington
E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946), an English novelist, was the self-styled "prince of storytellers." He composed some 150 novels, mainly suspense and international intrigue. He was the earliest writer of modern spy fiction and invented the "Rogue Male" school of adventure thrillers.
Leonard Merrick (1864-1939) was dubbed "The novelist's novelist." The New York Times wrote: "The often made assertion that there is nothing new under the sun is re futed once again by this new edition of the works of Leonard Merrick."
Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (1871-1919) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who led the Expressionist movement in the national literature. He was active between the 1905 revolution and the Communist revolution which overthrew the Tsarist government.
David Pinski (1872-1959) was a Yiddish-language writer, best known as a playwright. At a time when Eastern Europe was only beginning to experience the industrial revolution, Pinski was the first to introduce a play about urban Jewish workers. His work has stronger connections to German language literary traditions than Russian.
Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (1863-1933), was an English novelist and playwright. Although a prolific writer, he is remembered best for "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1894) and its sequel, "Rupert of Hentzau" (1898).
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