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The Squire's Daughter
Reproduction of the original: The Squire's Daughter by Silas K. Hocking
The Squire's Daughter
Silas Kitto Hocking (24 March 1850 - 15 September 1935) was a Cornish novelist and Methodist preacher. He was born at St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, to James Hocking, part owner of a tin mine, and his wife Elizabeth. His two siblings were also novelists. As a youngster he read Sir Walter Scott. Although intended to follow his father into the tin business, he felt called to the Methodist ministry. He was ordained in 1870, and worked in different parts of England over the next few years, showing himself to be a brilliant preacher, and he married in 1876. He resigned in 1896 to devote his time to writing, Liberal politics and journalism. Hocking wrote many novels, and was also politically active, for the Liberal party. He died in Highgate, Middlesex, and is buried in St Pancras and Islington Cemetery, along with his son, who died of Spanish flu in 1919, and his wife.
Her Benny
Reproduction of the original: Her Benny by Silas K. Hocking
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The Weapons of Mystery
My story begins on the morning of December 18, 18- , while sitting at breakfast. Let it be understood before we go further that I was a bachelor living in lodgings. I had been left an orphan just before I came of age, and was thus cast upon the world at a time when it is extremely dangerous for young men to be alone. Especially was it so in my case, owing to the fact that at twenty-one I inherited a considerable fortune. One thing saved me from ruin, viz. a passionate love for literature, which led me to make it my profession. I had at the time of my story been following the bent of my inclinations for two years with a fair amount of success, and was regarded by those who knew me as a lucky fellow. That is all I think I need say concerning myself prior to the time when my story opens, except to tell my name; but that will drop out very soon. I had not made very great inroads into the omelette my landlady had prepared for me when I heard the postman's knock, and soon after a servant entered with a letter. One only. I had expected at least half-a-dozen, but only one lay on the tray before me.
Crime Fiction IV
Contains the revised contents of Crime Fiction III, continued through 2000. Includes indexes by author, title, series, character, and setting of over 106,000 detective and mystery novels and over 6,600collections. Includes author, title and contents lists of stories in single author collections, chronological list of books and stories, publisher list, and an index of over 4,500 films derived from the books and stories.
