Download or read book Ask For Ronald Standish written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing debonair detective, Ronald Standish – good-looking, refined, and wealthy enough to be selective in taking cases that are of special interest to him. There are twelve tales in this compelling collection, written by the creator of Bulldog Drummond, who once more proves his mastery with the cream of detection.
Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of H C McNeile Sapper written by H. C. McNeile and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 5522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famous for his pseudonym ‘Sapper’, H. C. McNeile drew on his experiences in the trenches during the First World War for his war stories and novels. His most famous creation is Bulldog Drummond, an ex-British Army Captain turned crime-fighting gentleman vigilante. McNeile’s stories are either directly about the war or feature characters whose lives have been shaped by the conflict. In later years, his work shifted into the genre of thrillers, featuring upper class Englishmen defending England from foreigners plotting against it. This eBook presents McNeile’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to McNeile’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the Bulldog Drummond tales in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare stories appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Includes Ronald Standish and Jim Maitland stories * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare story collections * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the tales you want to read * Includes McNeile’s rare non-fiction essay on O. Henry – available in no other collection * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres The Bulldog Drummond Series Bulldog Drummond (1920) The Black Gang (1922) The Third Round (1924) The Final Count (1926) Uncollected Bulldog Drummond Stories The Ronald Standish Series The Saving Clause (1927) Ronald Standish (1933) Ask for Ronald Standish (1936) The Jim Maitland Series Jim Maitland (1923) Miscellaneous Stories A Novel Mufti (1919) The Short Story Collections The Lieutenant and Others (1915) Sergeant Michael Cassidy, R.E. (1915) Men, Women and Guns (1916) No Man’s Land (1917) The Human Touch (1918) The Man in Ratcatcher and Other Stories (1921) The Dinner Club (1923) Out of the Blue (1925) Word of Honour (1926) When Carruthers Laughed (1927) The Finger of Fate (1930) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction Introduction to ‘The Best of O. Henry’ (1930)
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of H C McNeile Sapper written by H. C. McNeile and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 7770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famous for his pseudonym ‘Sapper’, H. C. McNeile drew on his experiences in the trenches during the First World War for his war stories and novels. His most famous creation is Bulldog Drummond, an ex-British Army Captain turned crime-fighting gentleman vigilante. McNeile’s stories are either directly about the war or feature characters whose lives have been shaped by the conflict. In later years, his work shifted into the genre of thrillers, featuring upper class Englishmen defending England from foreigners plotting against it. For the first time in publishing history, this edition presents McNeile’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to McNeile’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the Bulldog Drummond tales, with individual contents tables * Features rare Bulldog Drummond stories appearing for the first time in digital publishing * The complete Ronald Standish and Jim Maitland books * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare story collections * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the tales you want to read * Includes McNeile’s rare non-fiction essay on O. Henry – available in no other collection * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Bulldog Drummond Series Bulldog Drummond (1920) The Black Gang (1922) The Third Round (1924) The Final Count (1926) The Female of the Species (1928) Temple Tower (1929) The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1932) Knock Out (1933) Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1935) Challenge (1937) Uncollected Bulldog Drummond Stories The Ronald Standish Series The Saving Clause (1927) Tiny Carteret (1930) Ronald Standish (1933) Ask for Ronald Standish (1936) The Jim Maitland Series Jim Maitland (1923) The Island of Terror (1931) Miscellaneous Stories A Novel Mufti (1919) The Short Story Collections The Lieutenant and Others (1915) Sergeant Michael Cassidy, R.E. (1915) Men, Women and Guns (1916) No Man’s Land (1917) The Human Touch (1918) The Man in Ratcatcher and Other Stories (1921) The Dinner Club (1923) Out of the Blue (1925) Word of Honour (1926) When Carruthers Laughed (1927) The Finger of Fate (1930) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction Introduction to ‘The Best of O. Henry’ (1930)
Download or read book The Final Count written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Robin Gaunt, inventor of a terrifyingly powerful chemical weapon, goes missing, the police suspect he has ‘sold out’ to the other side. But Bulldog Drummond is convinced of his innocence. He receives an invitation to a sumptuous dinner-dance aboard an airship that is to mark the beginning of his final battle for triumph.
Download or read book Challenge written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Colonel Henry Talbot summons Bulldog Drummond and Ronald Standish, it is to inform them of the mysterious death of one of their colleagues. There was no sign of any wound, no trace of any weapon when they found him. But why was millionaire, Charles Burton, near the scene?
Download or read book Sergeant Michael Cassidy written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cassidy is a legendary soldier in the Corps of Royal Engineers – who has been known to turn even Brigadier-Generals trembling and submissive. During a temporary absence from the plains of Flanders, he meets our narrator – a higher-ranking officer, and during their break from action, they share incredible stories about life on the front.
Download or read book Jim Maitland written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immaculate, charming, fearless wanderer, Jim Maitland, has a peculiar code of morals and an unforgettable character. Our enthusiastic narrator, Leyton, meets the legendary Maitland on the Island of Tampico – a flawless jewel in a sapphire sea, with more vice than the slums of a city.
Download or read book The Female Of The Species written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bulldog Drummond has slain his archenemy, Carl Peterson, but Peterson’s mistress lives on and is intent on revenge. Drummond’s wife vanishes, followed by a series of vicious traps set by a malicious adversary, which leads to a chase across England, a sinister house and a fantastic torture-chamber modelled on Stonehenge.
Download or read book The Black Gang written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Hugh ‘Bulldog’ Drummond discovers that a stint of bribery and blackmail is undermining England’s democratic tradition and forms the Black Gang, bent on tracking down the perpetrators. A trap is set to lure the criminal mastermind behind everything and all goes to plan until Drummond meets with an American clergyman and his daughter.
Download or read book The Dinner Club written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating collection of tales related by members of a select club consisting of an actor, a barrister, doctor, soldier, writer and an ‘ordinary man’. Each is obliged to entertain his fellows and relate a story connected with his work – the penalty being a donation to a charity should the others doze off. Readers will suffer no such danger.
Download or read book Jim Brent written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A soldier with a death wish is the subject of the title story in this inspiring collection of First World War experiences. Jim Brent has his heart broken when his sweetheart announces she is to marry someone else. He becomes instantly fearless and suggests a wild scheme to blow up a bridge – which could very well cost him his life.
Download or read book The Finger Of Fate written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barstow and a friend witness a bizarre spectacle in an Austrian village. A thin-lipped aristocrat commences formidable target-practice on some playing cards – the shooter is the husband of Barstow’s mistress, and he is challenging him to a duel. Further stories of love, revenge, jealousy and fate complete this stirring volume.
Download or read book John Walters written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the ranks of the North Sussex serves a man whose physical stature is imposing, but whose mental state is said to be inert at best. This is the story of his remarkable awakening, one hot day in May, as he serves in the trenches of the front line. Other fascinating stories follow in this convincing commentary of wartime experience.
Download or read book Buldog Drummond At Bay written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Hugh ‘Bulldog’ Drummond is staying in an old cottage he is disturbed by the sound of men shouting, followed by a large stone crashing through the window. When he goes outside to investigate, he finds a patch of blood and is questioned by two men, which makes him determined to investigate after he also discovers a cryptic message.
Download or read book The Third Round written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-29 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The death of Professor Goodman is recorded as a tragic accident. At the inquest, no mention is made of his discovery of a way of manufacturing flawless diamonds at negligible cost. Captain Hugh ‘Bulldog’ Drummond’s suspicions are aroused and he untangles a sinister plot of greed and murder, which climaxes in a dramatic motorboat chase.
Download or read book Bulldog Drummond written by Sapper and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Demobilised officer, finding peace incredibly tedious, would welcome diversion. Legitimate, if possible; but crime, if of a comparatively humorous description, no objection. Excitement essential... Reply at once Box X10.’ So, Captain Hugh ‘Bulldog’ Drummond begins a career as the invincible protectorate of his country.
Download or read book Twentieth Century Crime Mystery Writers written by NA NA and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-25 with total page 1585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
