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Masterpieces of Mystery- Riddle Stories by Joseph Lewis French
Masterpieces of Mystery- Riddle Stories by Joseph Lewis French
Masterpieces of Mystery- Riddle Stories by Joseph Lewis French
Masterpieces of Mystery- Riddle Stories by Joseph Lewis French
Great Pirate Stories
This book is a collection of piracy-themed stories, featuring seventeen tales from different authors. Titles featured include 'The Capture of Panama, 1671' by John Esquemeling; 'The Daughter of the Great Mogul' by Daniel Defoe; and'A True Account of Three Notorious Pirates' by Howard Pyle.
Masterpieces of Mystery: Riddle Stories
Edited by Joseph Lewis French, this collection of 9 riddle stories includes ""The Mysterious Card"" and its sequel by Cleveland Moffett, ""The Oblong Box"" by Poe, ""A Terribly Strange Bed"" by Wilkie Collins, ""The Lost Room"" by Fitz-James O'Brien and others selected as masterful examples of the genre by the editor. He says in the forward: ""A distinguished American writer of fiction said to me lately: 'Did you ever think of the vital American way we live? We are always going after mental gymnastics.' Now the mystery story is mental gymnastics. ... The stories of this collection cover a wide range and are the choice of reading in several literatures."" Joseph Lewis French (1858-1936) was a novelist, editor, poet and newspaper man. The New York Times noted in 1925 that he may be ""the most industrious anthologist of his time."" He is known for his popular themed collections, and published over twenty-five books between 1918 and his death in 1936.
Great Ghost Stories
Great Ghost Stories: Joseph Lewis French's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by Joseph Lewis French: Immerse yourself in the spine-chilling tales of "Great Ghost Stories" compiled by Joseph Lewis French. This collection brings together a selection of the best classic horror thrillers, featuring renowned authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, Ambrose Bierce, and more. Prepare to be captivated by the haunting narratives, supernatural encounters, and eerie atmospheres that define these timeless tales of the macabre. Key Aspects of the Book "Great Ghost Stories": Haunting Atmosphere: Experience the atmospheric settings created by masterful storytellers, as they transport you to haunted houses,...
Great Sea Stories
Joseph Lewis French (1858-1936) was a novelist, editor, poet and newspaper man. He was the author of Christ in Sacred Art (1901) and the editor of: Great Sea Stories (1921), Great Pirate Stories (1922), Thrilling Escapes (1924), Sixty Years of American Humor (1924), Sagas of the Seas by American Writers (1924), The Pioneer West (1924), Lotus and Chrysanthemum: Chinese and Japanese Poetry (1927), Wings Over the World (1931), Gray Shadows (1931) and Conquerors of the Sky (1932). He also edited the four volume collection Masterpieces of Mystery (1920) which included Ghost Stories, Riddle Stories, Detective Stories and Mystic-Humorous Stories.
Masterpieces of Mystery
According to Uncertain Endings: The World's Greatest Unsolved Mystery Stories by Otto Penzler (Penguin Books, 2006), this 2-part story is one of the two most famous riddle stories of all time, the other being "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton. The Mysterious Card stories were published in a magazine called The Black Cat, the first part in 1895 and the conclusion in 1896. The magazine publisher in 1912 put the two parts together in one volume, with the second part sealed, and offered a refund to purchasers if they could return the book with the seal still unbroken. We don't know if anyone actually returned the book without reading the second part. The two parts are available as individual eBooks in the public-domain collection at Feedbooks.com, along with a biographical sketch of the author, Cleveland Moffett. Stanley M. Sokolow, volunteer contributor of this eBook to Feedbooks, March 2013.
Masterpieces of Mystery: Riddle Stories
Edited by Joseph Lewis French, this collection of 9 riddle stories includes "The Mysterious Card" and its sequel by Cleveland Moffett, "The Oblong Box" by Poe, "A Terribly Strange Bed" by Wilkie Collins, "The Lost Room" by Fitz-James O'Brien and others selected as masterful examples of the genre by the editor. He says in the forward:"A distinguished American writer of fiction said to me lately: 'Did you ever think of the vital American way we live? We are always going after mental gymnastics.' Now the mystery story is mental gymnastics. ... The stories of this collection cover a wide range and are the choice of reading in several literatures."
The Best Psychic Stories
The case for the "psychic" element in literature rests on a very old foundation; it reaches back to the ancient masters, -the men who wrote the Greek tragedies. Remorse will ever seem commonplace alongside the furies. Ever and always the shadow of the supernatural invites, pursues us. As the art of literature has progressed it has grown along with it. To-day there is a whole new school of writers of Ghost-Stories, and the domain of the invisible is being invaded by explorers in many paths. We do not believe so much more, perhaps, that is, we do not so openly express a belief, but art has finally and frankly claimed the supernatural for its own.... ... It only remains to be added that the present great interest in spiritualism and allied phenomena has made necessary the addition of certain material of a "literal" character which we believe will be found quite as interesting by the general reader as the purely literary portion of the book.
Masterpieces of Mystery
Joseph Lewis French (1858-1936) was a novelist, editor, poet and newspaper man. He was the author of Christ in Sacred Art (1901) and the editor of: Great Sea Stories (1921), Great Pirate Stories (1922), Thrilling Escapes (1924), Sixty Years of American Humor (1924), Sagas of the Seas by American Writers (1924), The Pioneer West (1924), Lotus and Chrysanthemum: Chinese and Japanese Poetry (1927), Wings Over the World (1931), Gray Shadows (1931) and Conquerors of the Sky (1932). He also edited the four volume collection Masterpieces of Mystery (1920) which included Ghost Stories, Riddle Stories, Detective Stories and Mystic-Humorous Stories.
