Download or read book The Wills of Jane Kanwhistle written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Kanwhistle leaves ten thousand pounds from her estate to her nephew, Frederick Corder--provided that he commit a different crime each and every day for a year, and avoid prosecution and imprisonment. Fred and his writer wife Adeline decide to carry out the terms. But when their cousin Percy, Kanwhistle's primary heir, is murdered, Fred is accused of the crime--and only Mr. Jellipot and Inspector Combridge can find the real killer.
Download or read book Four Days War written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nazis attack the West--in 1938! First their Blitzkrieg attacks and subdues Czechslovakia. Now it's England's turn, as wave after wave of German bombers devastate London and the other big cities. British spy Richard Steele has evidence of an appalling Nazi weapon, a gas that freezes everything it touches. But Steele's stuck in Germany--can he return home in time to warn Britain? The second book in a gripping trilogy.
Download or read book Cortez written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1518, a Spanish conquistador named Hernando Cortez set out with a handful of men to conquer the hitherto-unknown Aztec Empire. Facing armies that numbered, at times, 10 or 20 or 100 times his strength, he pushed his way into the interior, determined to establish Christianity among the Indians, and to erect a Spanish colony there. That he succeeded, even with the advantage of better armor, weapons, and cannon, is simply extraordinary. S. Fowler Wright has written one of his best novels, here published in printed form for the very first time.
Download or read book Dawn written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The waters are rising--everywhere--and most of England is inundated by the surge, leaving isolated pockets of mankind to fight for survival--and for civilization!
Download or read book Seven Thousand in Israel written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late 1920s England, on the verge of the Great Depression, John Oakley owns a small manufacturing plant that has fallen on hard times. Taxes are rising, orders are dropping, and the firm is gradually heading towards bankruptcy. But his grown children--Alway, Frida, Elsie, and Nina--are clueless as to the financial situation of the family, and live their lives according to the dictates of the "fast crowd" of the time. Wright's setting and characters, partially based on events in his own life, come vividly alive on the page, as his children and grandchildren struggle with problems of life and death, religion, love, marriage and parenthood. A marvelous family saga of an era long-vanished.
Download or read book The Island of Captain Sparrow written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stranded on an unknown island in the Pacific, Charlton Foyle must fight goat-like hominids, giant, semi-intelligent birds, degenerate pirate settlers, and the remnants of an ancient race of men with powers to foretell the future, in order to save the life and love of a beautiful French girl.
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:
Download or read book Megiddo s Ridge written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1938 the Nazis launch a sudden attack on Czechoslovakia, which they quickly subdue, and also on England, which proves to be a much harder morsel to digest. As the allies from the West gather their forces in Palestine for a final climactic battle at Megiddo's Ridge, British spy Richard Steele, who has infiltrated the highest levels of the German command, uncovers a great secret. But revealing it could cost him his position--and his life! The third book in an Alternate History of World War II.
Download or read book Sermons in Science Fiction written by Mary Stanley Weinkauf and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the British science fiction and mystery author S. Fowler Wright, analyzing the author's strengths and weaknesses and discussing his varied fictional output.
Download or read book Red Ike written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1883 Cumberland, England, Red Ike and his friend Will Moffatt must persevere through great difficulties and hardships to build a life for themselves and for the women they love. A classic tale, also published as Under the Brutchstone.
Download or read book Inquisitive Angel written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an inquisitive angel named Elya comes to Earth, she assumes the form of an extraordinarily beautiful young woman, and promptly proceeds to poke holes in the foundation of human society. Why, she wants to know, are we so irrational, so willing to lie to each other, and have so many ineffective laws on the books? When she assumes the form of a well-known judge, she overturns every legal precedent with her energy, her questions, and her humorous unraveling of the legal profession. Great fun by a master of fantasy satire. First publication in book form.
Download or read book Power written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stanley Maitland, a young British politician, suddenly finds himself owning a super-weapon that makes him temporary Dictator of England. He wants to reform government and abolish all the unnecessary rules and regulations that have accumulated during the last century. Opposing him are the leaders of industry and the wealthy, entrenched upper classes. Can Stanley's POWER overcome the traditions of centuries?
Download or read book Prelude in Prague written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1935 S. Fowler Wright penned the first volume of an SF trilogy based on the notion--then considered absurd--that Adolf Hitler was an evil, empire-seeking megalomaniac bent on conquering the world. First Hitler rearms Germany, then forces Europe to accept the German occupation of Austria, and finally gives Czechoslovakia an ultimatum: accept German rule--or be conquered! The first book of a thrilling alternate history of World War II.
Download or read book Spiders War written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the far future, a woman must fight for her life and honor against two foes: the men who control society, and the giant spiders that inhabit a neighboring land. The third novel in the Marguerite Cranleigh Series.
Download or read book The Lord s Right in Languedoc written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In medieval France, Count Gismond becomes locked in an escalating war of nerves between himself, the nearby town of Faucon-bas, and a mercenary captain named Halt Redwood. Gismond needs money to finance his lavish lifestyle, and the townsfolk refuse to give it. Both the Count and the town seek outside help in their war for dominance, with Redwood caught squarely in the middle. Another fascinating tale of intrigue and politics by a master writer.
Download or read book Wyndham Smith written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Wyndham Smith is transported to the 45th century, he finds himself fighting a sterile dystopia in which machines have created a sterile womb for mankind, without pain or suffering. Humanity is on the verge of deliberate racial suicide, but Wyndham and Vinetta escape the doomed city, fleeing to Sicily. There they must fight a Man Killer robot that has been programmed to eliminate the last hope of mankind. Can the two lovers defeat this implacable metal monster? Originally published under the title, The Adventure of Wyndham Smith.
Download or read book Was Murder Done a Classic Crime Novel written by S. Fowler Wright and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime writer Alfred Culbertson concocts a scheme to increase his royalties: he'll fake the murder of his cousin, Thomas Birchell (who's also hard-up for cash), and together they'll reap a bonanza. When Tom takes a dive off a nearby cliff, supposedly to reappear at a later date, all seems to be well -- until a mutilated corpse wrapped in Tom's clothes washes ashore. Is Tom really alive? Or will Alfred face the hangman himself when he's unable to answer the question: WAS MURDER DONE?
