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Writings

Articles

A Day with Dr. Conan Doyle by Harry How

An article/interview that originally appeared in the August, 1892 issue of The Strand. Illustrated with photographs.

An Account of Wolves
Nurturing Children in Their Dens
by Major-General Sir W. H. Sleeman

The complete article from an 1888 reprinting with additional historical information.

An Autobiographical Sketch of Neil R. Jones

Reprinted from the January, 1937 issue of Fantasy Magazine.

Authors—from an Artist’s Standpoint by Stanley L. Wood

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.

Death By Electrocution by James S. Metcalfe

Sing Sing Prison and the Electric Chair as they appeared in 1898 from the December, 1898 issue of The Royal Magazine.

George Allan England: The Harvard Years by Bob Gay

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.

George Allan England: A 1923 Newspaper Interview by Archie Kilpatrick

An insightful interview that delves into England’s work ethic and creative process.

The Output of Authors by the Editors of Pearson’s Magazine (UK)

Nineteen authors discuss their working habits and writing speed in an article from the April, 1897 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (UK).

To Introduce Mr. Hesketh Prichard by the Editors 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

The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection

Stories of all types and genres by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, along with a biography and bibliographic information.

The Edmond Hamilton Collection

A selection of works by one of Science Fiction’s Grand Masters including biographical and background content. Illustrated.

The Neil R. Jones Collection

Stories, an extensive biography and ephemera from the creator of Professor Jameson. Illustrated.

The Julius W. Long Collection

The early horror stories by the prolific detective fiction writer.

The Kipling Collection

The Mowgli stories and other works by one of England’s greatest writers, complete with a biography and background information. Illustrated.

The Baroness Orczy Collection

Stories by the creator of The Old Man in the Corner complemented with biographical material. Illustrated.

Short Stories

The Archduke’s Tea by H. C. Bailey

The introduction of Reggie Fortune from the 1919 collection, Call Mr. Fortune.

Author’s Adventure by Upton Sinclair

A short story that was first printed in the late 1890s.

The Battle of Woolly Field by George Allan England

A Civil War story from the April, 1905 of Leslie’s Monthly Magazine. Illustrated.

The Beast With Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey

The first version of the story as it originally appeared in Volume I of The New Decameron (1919)

The Brass Key by Hal K. Wells

A tale of revenge that first appeared in the February, 1929 issue of Weird Tales. Illustrated.

The Caballero’s Way by O, Henry

The first appearance of the Cisco Kid from the July 7, 1907 issue of Everybody’s Magazine. Illustrated.

A Chapparal Christmas Gift by O. Henry

A Christmas western from the December, 1903 issue of Ainslee’s.

The City of Iron Cubes by H. F. Arnold

A story from the March and April, 1929 issues of Weird Tales. Illustrated.

Climax for a Ghost Story by I. A. Ireland

A story that may have originally appeared in Visitations (1919).

The Clock Face of Schaumburg by Kirby Draycott

A story from the November, 1898 issue of The Royal Magazine. Illustrated.

The Coming of Cassidy by Clarence E. Mulford

How Bill Cassidy arrived at the Bar 20 from the June, 1912 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (US).

A Corner in Lightning by George Griffith

A story from the March, 1898 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (UK). Illustrated.

The Crystal Trench by A. E. W. Mason

A story from the December, 1917 issue of The Strand Magazine. Illustrated.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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 Fight at Buckskin by Clarence E. Mulford

The first appearance of Hopalong Cassidy from the October, 1905 issue of Outing Magazine: The Outdoor Magazine of Human Interest. Illustrated.

The Flying Stars by G.K. Chesterton

Father Brown appears in a Christmas-themed story from the May 20th, 1911 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Illustrated.

The Ghost Patrol by Sinclair Lewis

A story from the June, 1917 issue of The Red Book Magazine.

The Ginger King by A. E. W. Mason

A tale of Inspector Hanaud from the pages of The Strand Magazine.

The Good Angel by P. G. Wodehouse

Keggs, the butler, is featured in a tale that first appeared in the February, 1910 issue of The Strand Magazine. Illustrated.

He of the Glass Heart (aka The Man with the Glass Heart) by George Allan England

England’s most famous story that first appeared in the May, 1911 issue of The Scrap Book.

Hopalong’s Hop by Clarence E. Mulford

How Bill Cassidy gained the nick-name of “Hopalong” from the November, 1912 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (US)

How Kid Brady Fought For His Eyes by P. G. Wodehouse

A boxing tale that first appeared in the July 1906 issue of Pearson’s Magazine. Illustrated.

How Santa Claus Came to Simpson’s Bar by Bret Harte

A Christmas story that originally appeared in the March 1872 issue of The Atlantic Monthly.

In Amundsen’s Tent by John Martin Leahy

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.

Invaders from Outside by J. Schlossel

An early space opera that first appeared in the January, 1925 issue of Weird Tales.

John Ovington Returns by Max Brand (Fredrick Schiller Faust)

A “different” type of love story that first appeared in the June 8, 1918 issue of All-Story Weekly. Illustrated.

Leiningen Versus The Ants by Carl Stephenson

The classic adventure story first published in the 1930s.

The Melonville Expressman by Avery Hopwood

A delightful story of love, murder and revenge from the January, 1910 issue of The Strand Magazine. Illustrated.

The Monster of Lake LaMetrie by Wardon Allan Curtis

A story that originally appeared in the September, 1899 issue of Pearson’s Magazine(UK). Illustrated.

The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

The classic tale the hunter and the hunted that first appeared in the January 19, 1924 issue of Collier’s Weekly

The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe

The seminal detective tale that introduced Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin with all foreign and archaic words and phrases translated. Illustrated.

The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald’s first published short story that was originally published in 1909.

The Night Wire by H. F. Arnold

A classic tale of horror from the September, 1926 issue of Weird Tales.

No Man’s Land by John Buchan

An eerie tale of the Scottish moors that first appeared in the January, 1899 issue of Blackwood’s Magazine.

The Post-Mortem Murder by Sinclair Lewis

An oddly titled mystery that first appeared in the May, 1921 issue of The Century Magazine (UK). Illustrated.

The Powder Play by A. J. Dawson

A tale of romance and adventure in Morroco as it first appeared in the January, 1898 issue of Pearson’s Magazine (UK). Illustrated.

A Remarkable Case of Arrest for Murder by Abraham Lincoln

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.

The Sardonic Star of Tom Doody by Dashiell Hammett

A tale originally published under the Peter Collinson pseudonym in the February, 1923 issue of Brief Stories.

The Screaming Skull by F. Marion Crawford

Crawford’s final horror story as it appeared in the July 11 and 18, 1908 issues of Collier’s The National Weekly. Illustrated.

Sessions and the Steam-Coal by George Allan England

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.

Stage to Lordsburg by Ernest Haycox

A classic tale of the American West that originally appeared in the April 10, 1937 issue of Collier’s Weekly. Illustrated.

The Upper Berth by F. Marion Crawford

Crawford’s first supernatural story that originally appeared in The Broken Shaft: Tales in Mid-Ocean.

The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson

The classic horror tale originally presented in the November, 1907 issue of The Blue Book Magazine.

When Atlantis Was by H. F. Arnold

A two-part serial that originally appeared in the October, 1937 issue of Amazing Stories. Illustrated.

Novels & Story Collections

An African Millionaire by Grant Allen

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 Chronicles of Don Q. by Kate and Hesketh Prichard

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 Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton

The Father Brown stories presented in the order they originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post. Illustrated.

The Mowgli Stories by Rudyard Kipling

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.

The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Orczy

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 Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

A complete presentation of the original sword-and-planet fantasy from the 1917 edition. Illustrated.

The Scarlet Plague by Jack London

The complete 1915 novel detailing one possible end for humanity. Illustrated.

Stories from The Harvard Illustrated Magazine by George Allan England

Works written by England while a student at Harvard. Illustrated.

Stories of Other Worlds by George Griffith

The complete six-part tale as it originally appeared in Pearson’s Magazine (US) with the addition of annotations, biographical and background information. Illustrated.