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BRITISH TALES OF THE BUSH: 5 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated)

Author : E. W. Hornung

Publisher : e-artnow

Page : 721 pages

File Size : 49,74 MB

Release : 2017-05-29

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 8075832833

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Australian outback had always fascinated the British colonial imagination when rags to riches stories of the British convicts and other social outcasts transformed the image of Australia as a gold digger's paradise (remember Abel Magwitch's story in Charles Dicken's Great Expectations?). This interaction which proved deadly for the aboriginal culture and population of Australia also impacted the British literature in a way that it had stories to tell of its incomprehensible wilderness and its inhabitants. This edition brings you an assorted collection of stories about the Australian outback and its people from the pen of a renowned British author – E. W. Hornung. Hornung had also lived and travelled in Australia for two years and unlike his contemporaries wrote a lot of stories with Australia in the background. E. W. Hornung (1866–1921) was an English author and poet and also brother-in-law to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Hornung is known for writing the A. J. Raffles series about a gentleman thief based on a deliberate inversion of the Sherlock Holmes series. Hornung dedicated his creation as a form of flattery to Doyle. Hornung's works are also remembered for giving insight into the social mores of late 19th and early 20th century British society.



The Flying Stingaree (illustrated)

Author : Harold Leland Goodwin

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Page : 136 pages

File Size : 27,37 MB

Release : 2020-07-14

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What's shaped like a sting ray and flies over Chesapeake Bay? This is the eerie riddle which confronts Rick Brant and his friend Don Scott when, seeking shelter from a storm, they anchor the houseboat Spindrift in a lonely cove along the Maryland shore and spot the flying stingaree. The "thing," they learn, is not the only one of its kind--one is actually suspected of having kidnaped a man! The residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland believe the strange objects are flying saucers, but, weary of ridicule, have ceased reporting the sightings. Rick and Scotty, their scientific curiosity aroused, begin a comprehensive investigation, encouraged by their friend Steve Ames, a young government intelligence agent, whose summer cottage is near the cove. As the clues mount up, the trail leads to Calvert's Favor, a historic plantation house--and to the very bottom of Chesapeake Bay. How Rick and Scotty, at the risk of their lives, ground the eerie menace forever makes a tale of high-voltage suspense.





Stingaree

Author : Ernest William Hornung

Publisher :

Page : 376 pages

File Size : 20,17 MB

Release : 1905

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Delphi Complete Works of E. W. Hornung (Illustrated)

Author : Ernest William Hornung

Publisher : Delphi Classics

Page : 7088 pages

File Size : 12,79 MB

Release : 2016-03-28

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1786560194

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Famous for his A. J. Raffles series of detective stories, E. W. Hornung wrote novels and short stories that explored scientific and medical developments, commenting on important themes of guilt, class and the unequal role of women in society. This comprehensive eBook presents Hornung’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hornung’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * Famous works in the Raffles series are illustrated with their original artwork * Includes the complete Raffles stories, with a special Raffles table of contents * All 20 novels, with individual contents tables * Includes rare novels, appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including THE ROGUE’S MARCH and THE UNBIDDEN GUEST * Features rare short stories from various Edwardian periodicals * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Hornung’s rare war poetry – available in no other collection * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: no known copies of ‘Trusty and Well Beloved’, the dramatisation of ‘Raffles’ and several short stories are available at the time of this collection’s publication. As soon as we are able to locate a copy of these scarce works, they will be added to the collection as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The A. J. Raffles Series The Novels A BRIDE FROM THE BUSH TINY LUTTRELL THE BOSS OF TAROOMBA THE UNBIDDEN GUEST IRRALIE’S BUSHRANGER THE ROGUE’S MARCH MY LORD DUKE YOUNG BLOOD DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES THE BELLE OF TOORAK PECCAVI AT LARGE THE SHADOW OF THE ROPE DENIS DENT NO HERO MR. JUSTICE RAFFLES THE CAMERA FIEND FATHERS OF MEN THE THOUSANDTH WOMAN WITCHING HILL The Short Story Collections UNDER TWO SKIES SOME PERSONS UNKNOWN THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN THE BLACK MASK STINGAREE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT THE CRIME DOCTOR OLD OFFENDERS AND A FEW OLD SCORES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Poetry THE YOUNG GUARD The Non-Fiction NOTES OF A CAMP-FOLLOWER ON THE WESTERN FRONT Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks



Stingaree

Author : Ernest William Hornung

Publisher :

Page : 436 pages

File Size : 50,10 MB

Release : 1905

Category : Australia

ISBN :

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Stingaree Rides Again

Author : Peter Rowland

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 128 pages

File Size : 37,97 MB

Release : 2016-04-21

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1326632981

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Stingaree's adventures have long delighted thousands of readers. He is a stylish bushranger, his English origins cloaked in mystery, who operates in New South Wales. He is, after Raffles, the most famous character that E.W. Hornung (1866-1921) ever created. Virtually unknown, however, is the fact that twelve years after the original stories appeared Hornung started to write a fresh batch of tales, relating Stingaree's subsequent history. For various reasons, the project was abandoned but the batch of stories that he completed are now brought together in book-form for the very first time. Peter Rowland is a well-known historian and biographer. He recently transcribed and edited two of Hornung's unfinished novels, His Brother's Blood and The Graven Image, and compiled a fresh collection of Hornung short stories, Tall Tales and short'uns. A revised and much-expanded edition of his 1999 biography of Hornung will appear shortly. (For more information, see www.peterrowland.org.uk).



The Magic Talisman

Author : John Blaine

Publisher :

Page : 247 pages

File Size : 30,90 MB

Release : 1989

Category : Magicians

ISBN : 9780936414065

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Rick Brant and his friends solve a baffling mystery involving a disappearing magician.



Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Wolfe (Illustrated)

Author : Thomas Wolfe

Publisher : Delphi Classics

Page : 5265 pages

File Size : 14,61 MB

Release : 2022-02-17

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1801700508

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The early 20th century American novelist Thomas Wolfe produced highly original, poetic, rhapsodic and impressionistic prose, framed in the guise of autobiographical writing. His novels vividly reflect on 1930’s American culture and the mores of that period, filtered through a sensitive and hyper-analytical perspective. His first novel, ‘Look Homeward, Angel’, is now widely regarded as an American classic, characterised for its intense consciousness of scene and place, combined with an extraordinary lyric power. Wolfe imbues his life story with a lofty romantic quality, employing epic overtones. After Wolfe's untimely death at the age of thirty-seven, William Faulkner described him as “the greatest talent of his generation”. This eBook presents Wolfe’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Wolfe’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the published novels, with individual contents tables * Features rare stories and poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the stories * The complete plays, with rare dramas appearing here for the first time, including both versions of ‘The Mountains’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes Wolfe’s memoirs and essays * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please note: a few posthumous works published many years after Wolfe’s death cannot appear due to copyright restrictions. When new texts become available, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. CONTENTS: The Novels Look Homeward, Angel (1929) Of Time and the River (1935) The Web and the Rock (1939) You Can’t Go Home Again (1940) The Hills Beyond (1941) The Shorter Fiction From Death to Morning (1935) Stories from ‘The Hills Beyond’ (1941) Miscellaneous Short Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Plays Deferred Payment (1919) The Streets of Durham (1919) Concerning Honest Bob (1920) The Return of Buck Gavin (1924) The Third Night (1938) Mannerhouse (1948) The Mountains: A Play in One Act (1970) The Mountains: A Drama in Three Acts and a Prologue (1970) The Poetry Collected Poems The Non-Fiction Miscellaneous Prose The Memoirs The Story of a Novel (1935) A Western Journal (1939) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks



Mustang Designer

Author : Ray Wagner

Publisher : Smithsonian Institution

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 26,66 MB

Release : 2014-12-02

Category : History

ISBN : 1588344282

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Mustang Designer tells the story of American wartime fighter development, including engines and armaments, as part of a nationwide program of aircraft builders and fliers, focusing on Edgar Schmued, the designer of the Mustang. The P-51 Mustang is widely regarded as the best propeller-driven fighter that ever flew. What many might not realize is that the plane's developer was a German migrant. This book tells of how Schmued created a weapon that would ultimately prove lethal to the aspirations of those who had seized control over his native land.