Allen Grant: 135 books

Using a language that befits the theme of the novel Allen has produced a brilliant work. With an aura of deep mystery he has created a misty environment that engulfs the imagination of the reader. With grave twists and turns the work startles at every step of the way.

From the author: Of the thirteen stories included in this volume, ?The Gold Wulfric,? ?The Two Carnegies,? and ?John Cann?s Treasure? originally appeared in the pages of the Cornhill; ?The Third Time? and ?The Search Party?s Find? are from Longman?s Magazine; ?Harry?s Inheritance? first saw the light...

Elma a young girl sets off to start a life alone in a new town. The story revolves around the hardships faced by this young character and how coincidences help in her way. Allens expertise in describing minor details is remarkable. The book describes how little occurrences change a bigger portion of life… Worth reading!

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Grant Blairfindie Allen (February 24, 1848 - October 25, 1899) was a Canadian science writer and novelist, and a proponent of the theory of evolution. Biography: Early life and education: Allen was born...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Grant Allen (1848-1899), Canadian anthropologist, scientific writer, novelist and poet wrote The Great Taboo (1890); Whereat Felix smiled an equally quiet smile. "And terrible as it all was,"...

The Canadian science writer and novelist, Grant Allen was an early proponent of the theory of evolution. His first books dealt with scientific subjects, being influenced by associationist psychology as expounded by Alexander Bain and by Herbert Spencer. However, as his career developed he became a...

The Evolutionist at Large By Grant Allen Mr. Allen finds illustrations of the theory of evolution in common things of every-day occurrence. 'Sitting on this little rounded boss of gneiss beside the path which cuts obliquely through the meadow, I am engaged in watching a brigade of ants out on foraging...

Following the popularity of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol (1843), Victorian newspapers and magazines frequently featured ghost stories at Christmas time, and reading them by candlelight or the fireside became an annual tradition. This second volume of Victorian Christmas ghost stories contains...

This file includes: An African Millionaire, The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories, Biographies of Working Men, The British Barbarians, Charles Darwin, Early Britain, Falling In Love, The Great Taboo, Hilda Wade, Michael's Crag, Miss Cayley's Adventures, Philistia, Post-Prandial Philosophy, Recalled to...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Mediterranean - Its Storied Cities and Venerable Ruins. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was born on February 24th, 1848 at Alwington, near Kingston, Canada West (now part of Ontario). Home schooled until 13 when his family moved to England, Grant was to become...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was born on February 24th, 1848 at Alwington, near Kingston, Canada West (now part of Ontario). Home schooled until 13 when his family moved to England, Grant was to become...

Grant Allen was a  a science writer and novelist, and a successful upholder of the theory of evolution. His scandalous book titled The Woman Who Did, promulgating certain startling views on marriage and kindred questions, became a bestseller. The book told the story of an independent...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (February 24, 1848 – October 25, 1899) was a science writer and novelist, and a successful upholder of the theory of evolution. He was born near Kingston, Canada...