Charles Hyne: 19 books

The Classic Fantasy Collection brings together 20 of the greatest fantasy novels ever written.  Featuring:  Phantastes, by George MacDonald The Water-Babies, by Charles Kingsley Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll Lilith, by George...

Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne (1866–1944), also known by the pen name Weatherby Chesney, was a novelist. He is perhaps best remembered as the author of The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis, which was published as part of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, as well as his Captain Kettle...

The Collected Works of C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne is the collected works of Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne, also known by the pen name Weatherby Chesney, was a novelist. He is perhaps best remembered as the author of The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis, which was published as part of the Ballantine...

The Adventures of Captain Kettle, and Other Stories is the collected works of Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne, also known by the pen name Weatherby Chesney, was a novelist. He is perhaps best remembered as the author of The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis, which was published as part of...

This Golden Deer Classics compilation contains the following classic fantasy works: Phantastes - George MacDonald The Water-Babies - Charles Kingsley Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass (And What Alice Found There) - Lewis Carroll Lilith - George MacDonald The...

This Golden Deer Classics compilation contains the following classic fantasy works: Phantastes - George MacDonald The Water-Babies - Charles Kingsley Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass (And What Alice Found There) - Lewis Carroll Lilith - George MacDonald The...

This early work by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne was originally published in 1904 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. 'The Lizard' is a short story in about a cave-hunter who finds more than he bargained for. The Cryptofiction Classics series contains a collection...

The wandering Englishman, the atom of empire, at sundry ends of the earth is not always good company in the flesh, but in Mr. Cutcliffe Hyne's stories he is good company. For the reader is not in the position of the "native"; he is, on the contrary, elected of the company of proper Britons and talked to as an equal. Those who try this book will have no sharp regrets.

Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation. Contents The Recipe for Diamonds (1894) The Adventures of Captain Kettle (1898) A Master of Fortune (1898) At Close Quarters With Death (1899) Run Down (1899) The Filibusters (1900) The Lost Continent (1900) Atoms of Empire (1904) The...

The wandering Englishman, the atom of empire, at sundry ends of the earth is not always good company in the flesh, but in Mr. Cutcliffe Hyne's stories he is good company. For the reader is not in the position of the "native"; he is, on the contrary, elected of the company of proper Britons and talked to as an equal. Those who try this book will have no sharp regrets.

Excerpt: "The pay is small enough," said Captain Kettle, staring at the blue paper. "It's a bit hard for a man of my age and experience to come down to a job like piloting, on eight pound a month and my grub.""All right, Capt'n," replied the agent. "You needn't tell...

The wharves of Katherine Dock were black with many thousands of people, and all their eyes converged on a little auxiliary barque which was working out of the basin under her own gentle steam. The barque carried a white tub at her mainmast-head, was rigged with single topsails, bore many white double-ended...

The finest tale ever written of fabled Atlantis, The Lost Continent is a sweeping, fiery saga of the last days of the doomed land. Atlantis, at the height of its power and glory, is without equal. It has established far-flung colonies in Egypt and Central America, and its mighty navies patrol the...