Ernest Bramah: 82 books

In offering a series of stories which continue the adventures of a group of characters already introduced to the reading public, a writer is inevitably at a certain disadvantage. In contriving their first appearance he has been able to select both the occasion and the moment which lend themselves...

Excerpt: ""A tolerably hard nut to crack, of course," said the self-possessed young man with the very agreeable smile—an accomplishment which he did not trouble to exercise on his associate in this case, since they knew one another pretty well and were strictly talking business; "or...

THE FIRST AND BEST BLIND DETECTIVE! That's how the Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection hails the adventures of Max Carrados. Ellery Queen calls this first volume of his adventures, "One of the ten best volumes of detective shorts ever written!" Blinded in an accident, Carrados developed...

As with other Kai Lung novels, the main plot serves primarily as a vehicle for the presentation of the gem-like, aphorism-laden stories told by the protagonist Kai Lung, an itinerant story-teller of ancient China. In Kai Lung's Golden Hours he is brought before the court of the Mandarin Shan Tien...

«Desde las de Poe, las de Max Carrados son las únicas historias detectivescas que merece la pena volver a leer». GEORGE ORWELL Hubo un tiempo en que las aventuras protagonizadas por Max Carrados, competían en popularidad en las páginas de The Strand Magazine con las del mismísimo Sherlock Holmes....

before you.”   “I beg your pardon,” said Mr. Carrados, with perfect good-humour. “I hadn’t seen it. But I used to know a Calling some years ago— at St. Michael’s.”   “St. Michael’s!” Mr. Carlyle’s features underwent another change, no less instant and sweeping than before. “St. Michael’s! Wynn Carrados? Good heavens! it isn’t Max Wynn— old ‘Winning’ Wynn”?  ...

This is a collection of Kai Lung's entertaining tales, told professionally in the market places as he travelled about; told sometimes to occupy and divert the minds of his enemies when they were intent on torturing him. (Goodreads)

„The Bravo of London” is a book in the Max Carrados series. Also, Max Carrados will be followed by „The eyes of Max Carrados” in 1923, „The Specimen Case” in 1924, „Max Carrados Mysteries” in 1927, and „The Bravo of London” in 1934. Max Carrados is a blind detective who uses his...

The adventures of a blind detective in London, featuring four compact mysteries: The Coin of Dionysius, The Knight's Cross Signal Problem, The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage & The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor.

"I suppose I am old-fashioned"—there was a murmur of polite dissent from all the ladies present, except the one addressed—"Oh, I take it as a compliment nowadays, I assure you; but when I was a girl a young lady would have no more thought of flying than of"—she paused almost...

A lively and amusing collection of letters on western living written by Kong Ho, a Chinese gentleman. These addressed to his homeland, refer to the Westerners in London as barbarians and many of the aids to life in our society give Kong Ho endless food for thought. These are things such as the motor car and the piano; unknown in China at this time.