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The Psychoscope contributed to the new genre of science fiction with its namesake invention, an anticipation of the lie detector. The play distinguishes itself by engaging in bold social commentary and by being one of the earliest examples of the genre of detective fiction. This text, privately published in 1871, is a facsimile of the original play.-- page 4 of cover.
His identity is in jeopardy—and so is his heart… When a number of ill-advised financial dealings threaten her father’s reputation, Lady Constance Danbury finds herself facing an arranged marriage to a cruel man nearly twice her age. Willing to do anything to escape the betrothal, she boards a merchantman bound for Spain to enlist her estranged aunt’s aid. But when the ship is overtaken by pirates, her dream of freedom disappears as memories of her mother’s death at the hand of corsairs flood her with determination never to bow down to a pirate. Percival Avery, Duke of Blendingham, is a member of Nelson’s Tea, an elite group of patriots assigned to protect England’s shores at an...
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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.