Articles
An article/interview that originally appeared in the August, 1892 issue of The Strand . Illustrated with photographs.
The complete article from an 1888 reprinting with additional historical information.
Reprinted from the January, 1937 issue of Fantasy Magazine .
A humorous article from the March, 1904 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (UK). Illustrated.
Baroness Orczy by the editors of The Royal Magazine
An article from the April, 1902 issue of The Royal Magazine including a picture of the Baroness.
Sing Sing Prison and the Electric Chair as they appeared in 1898 from the December, 1898 issue of The Royal Magazine .
An in-depth look at England’s years as a student at Harvard, including a bibliography of his work for The Harvard Illustrated Magazine , links to stories England wrote while a student and an overview of his first published book, Underneath the Bough .
An insightful interview that delves into England’s work ethic and creative process.
Nineteen authors discuss their working habits and writing speed in an article from the April, 1897 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (UK).
An article from the July, 1903 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (UK) including an early picture of Prichard.
Author Collections
Stories of all types and genres by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, along with a biography and bibliographic information.
A selection of works by one of Science Fiction’s Grand Masters including biographical and background content. Illustrated.
Stories, an extensive biography and ephemera from the creator of Professor Jameson. Illustrated.
The early horror stories by the prolific detective fiction writer.
The Mowgli stories and other works by one of England’s greatest writers, complete with a biography and background information. Illustrated.
Stories by the creator of The Old Man in the Corner complemented with biographical material. Illustrated.
Short Stories
The introduction of Reggie Fortune from the 1919 collection, Call Mr. Fortune .
A short story that was first printed in the late 1890s.
A Civil War story from the April, 1905 of Leslie’s Monthly Magazine . Illustrated.
The first version of the story as it originally appeared in Volume I of The New Decameron (1919)
A tale of revenge that first appeared in the February, 1929 issue of Weird Tales . Illustrated.
The first appearance of the Cisco Kid from the July 7, 1907 issue of Everybody’s Magazine . Illustrated.
A Christmas western from the December, 1903 issue of Ainslee’s .
A story from the March and April, 1929 issues of Weird Tales . Illustrated.
A story that may have originally appeared in Visitations (1919) .
A story from the November, 1898 issue of The Royal Magazine . Illustrated.
How Bill Cassidy arrived at the Bar 20 from the June, 1912 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (US) .
A story from the March, 1898 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (UK) . Illustrated.
A story from the December, 1917 issue of The Strand Magazine . Illustrated.
A story from the May 22, 1922 issue of Collier’s Magazine . Illustrated.
The Curse of Yig by Zealia Brown Bishop and H. P. Lovecraft
A classic horror story that originally appeared in the November, 1929 issue of Weird Tales .
The first appearance of Hopalong Cassidy from the October, 1905 issue of Outing Magazine: The Outdoor Magazine of Human Interest . Illustrated.
Father Brown appears in a Christmas-themed story from the May 20th, 1911 issue of The Saturday Evening Post . Illustrated.
A story from the June, 1917 issue of The Red Book Magazine .
A tale of Inspector Hanaud from the pages of The Strand Magazine .
Keggs, the butler, is featured in a tale that first appeared in the February, 1910 issue of The Strand Magazine . Illustrated.
England’s most famous story that first appeared in the May, 1911 issue of The Scrap Book .
How Bill Cassidy gained the nick-name of “Hopalong” from the November, 1912 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (US)
A boxing tale that first appeared in the July 1906 issue of Pearson’s Magazine . Illustrated.
A Christmas story that originally appeared in the March 1872 issue of The Atlantic Monthly .
A tale of Antarctic horror that first appeared in the January, 1928 issue of Weird Tales
In The Fog by Richard Harding Davis
The atmospheric tale that originally appeared in the March-May, 1902 issues of The Windsor Magazine . Illustrated.
An early space opera that first appeared in the January, 1925 issue of Weird Tales .
A “different” type of love story that first appeared in the June 8, 1918 issue of All-Story Weekly . Illustrated.
The classic adventure story first published in the 1930s.
A delightful story of love, murder and revenge from the January, 1910 issue of The Strand Magazine . Illustrated.
A story that originally appeared in the September, 1899 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (UK). Illustrated.
The classic tale the hunter and the hunted that first appeared in the January 19, 1924 issue of Collier’s Weekly
The seminal detective tale that introduced Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin with all foreign and archaic words and phrases translated. Illustrated.
Fitzgerald’s first published short story that was originally published in 1909.
A classic tale of horror from the September, 1926 issue of Weird Tales .
An eerie tale of the Scottish moors that first appeared in the January, 1899 issue of Blackwood’s Magazine .
An oddly titled mystery that first appeared in the May, 1921 issue of The Century Magazine (UK). Illustrated.
A tale of romance and adventure in Morroco as it first appeared in the January, 1898 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (UK). Illustrated.
An exercise in the “true crime” genre written by the sixteenth President of the United States that first appeared in the April 15, 1846 issue of The Quincy Whig .
A tale originally published under the Peter Collinson pseudonym in the February, 1923 issue of Brief Stories .
Crawford’s final horror story as it appeared in the July 11 and 18, 1908 issues of Collier’s The National Weekly . Illustrated.
England’s first story as a professional writer from the pages of the January 14, 1905 issue of Collier’s The National Weekly . Illustrated.
The She Fiend by the Author of the “Three Days’ Raid.”
A tale of a female pirate from the July, 1901 issue of The Royal Magazine. Illustrated.
A classic tale of the American West that originally appeared in the April 10, 1937 issue of Collier’s Weekly . Illustrated.
Crawford’s first supernatural story that originally appeared in The Broken Shaft: Tales in Mid-Ocean .
The classic horror tale originally presented in the November, 1907 issue of The Blue Book Magazine .
A two-part serial that originally appeared in the October, 1937 issue of Amazing Stories . Illustrated.
Novels & Story Collections
The twelve episode serial that featured the first (and only) appearance of the gentleman rogue, Colonel Clay as it appeared in The Strand from June of 1896 to May of 1897. Illustrated.
The first 6 adventures of the brigand chief of the Andalusian highlands, Don Q., by Kate and Hesketh Prichard as they appeared in Pearson’s Magazine with biographical and background information. Illustrated.
The Father Brown stories presented in the order they originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post . Illustrated.
The complete Mowgli stories from The First and Second Jungle Books with introductory material by Dan Neyer that discusses the history of the stories and their legacy. Illustrated.
Baroness Orczy’s armchair sleuth is featured in the twelve stories from the 1908 collection, The Old Man in the Corner and the rarely reprinted tale, "The Glasgow Mystery." Illustrated.
A complete presentation of the original sword-and-planet fantasy from the 1917 edition. Illustrated.
The complete 1915 novel detailing one possible end for humanity. Illustrated.
Works written by England while a student at Harvard. Illustrated.
The complete six-part tale as it originally appeared in Pearson’s Magazine (US) with the addition of annotations, biographical and background information. Illustrated.
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