When Inspector Pinkey investigates the murder of Sir Daniel Denton in his country home, he's confronted with three prime suspects: the man's widow, his brother, and a recently-fired servant. But everywhere the policeman looks, he finds conflicting evidence--and the individuals involved all hate each other. Then Gerard Denton apparently commits suicide--or is it murder?--and the servant suddenly disappears. Is Lady Denton the murderer by default? An absolutely stunning classic crime novel, ...

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is one of the best-loved Scottish writers. Beginning with a series of poetry collections and nonfiction works, Scott quickly became known as a rising force in British letters. But it was with the publication of Waverley (1814), the first of a series of sixteen bestselling historical novels known collectively as the Waverley novels, that the writer established himself as a literary icon. Such works as Guy Mannering, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, and Kenilworth, among many o...

Using a time machine, an unnamed narrator is sent half a million years into the future in order to investigate the whereabouts of two men previously sent to the same time period and failed to return. Upon arriving, he makes contact with the Amphibians, a telepathic humanoid race, who live in an uneasy peace with the Dwellers, the inhabitants of Earth's subterranean territories. S. Fowler Wright originally intended to write a trilogy. The first part, The Amphibians was published in 1924, fo...

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.

Francis Hammerton is arrested and convicted of involvement with a gang of confidence men--a charge of which he is entirely innocent--but escapes police custody when a cell door is left unlocked. He finds refuge at a nearby boarding house, but is arrested again when he discovers (and reports) the murdered body of an upstairs tenant--and then is unjustly accused of murder. The dead man had been suspected of a major bank fraud, and was being investigated by a private detective firm. Francis s...

Why The World Below by S. Fowler Wright remains a haunting and irresistible audiobook — even decades after its first publication:Imagine waking up not in your own world—but in a future so remote that Earth has become alien. The narrator is thrust hundreds of thousands of years into the future and lands on a planet that’s changed beyond recognition: strange flora, translucent opal roads, predatory plants, invisible bridges, subterranean tunnels, and bizarre gigantic...

In "The Siege of Malta (St. Angelo)," S. Fowler Wright masterfully intertwines historical fiction with a compelling narrative that captures the trials and tribulations of the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. Utilizing a rich, evocative literary style, Wright vividly portrayed the stark contrast between the besieging Ottoman forces and the resilient Knights Hospitaller defending the island. The novel'Äôs historical context is enhanced by Wright's meticulous attention to detail, immersing reade...

The World Below by S. Fowler Wright is a gripping work of speculative fiction that imagines a future society living beneath the surface of the Earth. Wright weaves a narrative of adventure, exploration, and human resilience, examining the challenges of survival, societal organization, and technological adaptation in an unfamiliar world. This novel appeals to fans of classic science fiction, dystopian literature, and thought-provoking tales of human ingenuity and endurance.

Sydney Fowler Wright (6 January 1874 – 25 February 1965) was a British writer who wrote mystery, science fiction and historical works.This anthology collects all of his Science Fiction works including all the novels of the Deluge, Alternative WW2 & Marguerite Cranleigh series.Novels included are as detailed:The Island of Captain SparrowDelugeDawnThe World BelowDream, or the Simian MaidThe Vengeance of GwaSpiders' WarBe...

A speculative science-fiction novel depicting a hidden underground civilization, exploring themes of evolution, society, and survival.

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 und...

A time traveler voyates half a million years into the future in an attempt to find two previous explorers who have failed to return. What he finds is a world as completely different from ours, as ours is different from when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. He encounters several new intelligent peoples whom he names: "The Amphibians," "The Killers," and "The Dwellers."THE AMPHIBIANS tied for 7th on the Arkham Survey of "Basic Science Fiction Titles" in 1949. It ranked 28th on the 1952 As...