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Masterpieces of Mystery- Riddle Stories by Joseph Lewis French
Masterpieces of Mystery- Riddle Stories by Joseph Lewis French
Masterpieces of Mystery - Riddle Stories by Joseph Lewis French
Masterpieces of Mystery - Riddle Stories by Joseph Lewis French
Great Pirate Stories
This book is a collection of piracy-themed stories, featuring seventeen tales from different authors. Titles featured include 'The Capture of Panama, 1671' by John Esquemeling; 'The Daughter of the Great Mogul' by Daniel Defoe; and'A True Account of Three Notorious Pirates' by Howard Pyle.
Masterpieces of Mystery: Riddle Stories
Edited by Joseph Lewis French, this collection of 9 riddle stories includes ""The Mysterious Card"" and its sequel by Cleveland Moffett, ""The Oblong Box"" by Poe, ""A Terribly Strange Bed"" by Wilkie Collins, ""The Lost Room"" by Fitz-James O'Brien and others selected as masterful examples of the genre by the editor. He says in the forward: ""A distinguished American writer of fiction said to me lately: 'Did you ever think of the vital American way we live? We are always going after mental gymnastics.' Now the mystery story is mental gymnastics. ... The stories of this collection cover a wide range and are the choice of reading in several literatures."" Joseph Lewis French (1858-1936) was a novelist, editor, poet and newspaper man. The New York Times noted in 1925 that he may be ""the most industrious anthologist of his time."" He is known for his popular themed collections, and published over twenty-five books between 1918 and his death in 1936.
Masterpieces of Mystery: Detective Stories
The honour of founding the modern detective story belongs to an American writer. Such tales as "The Purloined Letter" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" still stand unrivalled. We in America no more than the world of letters at large, did not readily realize what Poe had done when he created Auguste Dupin-the prototype of Sherlock Holmes et genus omnes, up to the present hour. On Poe's work is built the whole school of French detective story writers. Conan Doyle derived his inspiration from them in turn, and our American writers of today are helped from both French and English sources. It is rare enough to find the detective in fiction even today, however, who is not lacking in one supreme ...
Tales of Terror
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The Best Psychic Stories
First published in the year 1920, the present book 'The Best Psychic Stories' was written by Joseph Lewis French. This book is a collection of fictional psychological short stories.
Great Ghost Stories
Joseph Lewis French (1858-1936) was a novelist, editor, poet and newspaper man. The New York Times noted in 1925 that he may be "the most industrious anthologist of his time." He is known for his popular themed collections, and published over twenty-five books between 1918 and his death in 1936. He founded two magazines, The New West (c. 1887) and The Wave (c. 1890). Afterwards he worked for newspapers "across the country" contributing poetry and articles. He struggled financially, and in 1927 the New York Graphic, a daily tabloid, published an autobiographical article they convinced him to write, entitled "I'm Starving - Yet I'm in Who's Who as the Author of 27 Famous Books." (wikipedia.org)
Knights of Columbus
A 90 year history of the Knights of Columbus, Kentucky State Council.
