It is impossible today to imagine the poverty, violence and vice in the East End of London in the nineteenth century. Indeed, Guy Thorne writing about it in 1912 makes the same comment!William Charrington, an heir to the famous brewery, gave up his inheritance of over £120,000,000 in today's money to work in the East End, with the support of several friends. In the 1880s there were 375 musicals in Greater London. Those in the East End were run partly as brothels, with many of the da...

Violet Milton is working as a shorthand typist in New York when she inherits the largest paper mill in Europe. Feisty Violet decides to take over the running of the English company, and is warned by a well meaning employee that something mysterious and dangerous is being manufactured in secret in a hidden part of the factory.This story was written in the 1920s when political correctness in fiction was not even on the horizon, and a villain was often physically disabled or disfigured...

"I, Joseph of Arimathea, took the body of Jesus, the Nazarene, from the tomb where it was first laid and hid it in this place."A press report on this discovery just outside Jerusalem says: "There now seems no shadow of doubt that the disappearance of the body of Christ from the first tomb is accounted for, and the Resurrection as told in the Gospels did not take place. Joseph of Arimathea here confesses that he stole away the body, probably in order to spare the Disciples and friend...

What would happen to the Christian faith if it could be proved beyond all doubt that Jesus did not rise from the dead? This is the situation when, at the end of the nineteenth century, eminent archaeologists working outside Jerusalem discover a tomb belonging to Joseph of Arimathea, with an inscription claiming that he took the body of Jesus from the first tomb and hid it. And there are even remains of a body. So no resurrection!As churches quickly empty, some Christians cling to ho...

A wealthy Brazilian businessman has bought a large area of open ground in the south of London on which he erects three gigantic masts. Working secretly with a large gang of Chinese labourers he then constructs a fantastic city on top -- which he claims is a pleasure palace. But this is far from the truth. Is he running from some enemy, and is the city really for his own protection? Thomas Kirby, a journalist, sets out to discover the secret of the City in the Clouds. Novelist Guy Thorne wr...

The plot of "When It Was Dark" revolves around a conspiracy against Christianity. It begins with the assassination of a fictional Archbishop of Canterbury, which triggers a sequence of events that lead to the persecution of Christians and the suppression of the Church in England. The novel explores themes of faith, religious persecution, political intrigue, and the struggle between good and evil.Guy Thorne, a pseudonym for Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull, was a British journalist and novel...

Writing in 1919, popular author Guy Thorne looks into the future, to the 1930s when massive seaplanes will be flying around the world, and small private aircraft are everywhere. Without warning, a high speed seaplane attacks two of these huge transatlantic flying boats and kidnaps the fiancée of the young British Chief of the Air Police, the Scotland Yard of the air. The Chief, Sir John Custance, sets out to track down and destroy the Air Pirates, and recover his fiancée, Constance Shepher...

What would happen to the Christian faith if it could be proved beyond all doubt that Jesus did not rise from the dead? This is the situation when, at the end of the nineteenth century, eminent archaeologists working outside Jerusalem discover a tomb belonging to Joseph of Arimathea, with an inscription claiming that he took the body of Jesus from the first tomb and hid it. And there are even remains of a body. So no resurrection! As churches quickly empty, some Christians cling to hope...

WHEN IT WAS DARK is a powerful novel about a plot to destroy Christianity. The story follows the machinations of a wealthy Londoner, Constantine Schaube, who bribes a noted Biblical expert to plant a false inscription on an ancient tomb, which seems to refute the Resurrection of Jesus. In the ensuing worldwide turmoil, crime, violence, and immorality increase, providing a frightening look into a world where Christianity is absent.Cyril Arthur Edward Justice Waggoner Ranger Gull (18...

Example in this ebookTHE LIFE AND INTIMATE MEMOIRS OF CHARLES BAUDELAIREBY THÉOPHILE GAUTIERIThe first time that we met Baudelaire was towards the middle of the year 1849, at the Hôtel Pimodan, where we occupied, near Fernand Boissard, a strange apartment which communicated with his by a private staircase hidden in the thickness of the wall, and which was haunted by the spirits of beautiful women loved long since by Lauzun. The superb Maryx ...

This edition is dedicated to the pioneers of what we now call science fiction, the eternal dreamers whose stories and heroes have captivated our imagination. Their works remain in our collective memory as enduring examples of excellence, fascination, dread, and thrill. This anthology encapsulates the riveting evolution of science fiction, showcasing a wealth of literary styles that range from speculative adventure to dystopian critique. It showcases the visionary brilliance of authors who ...

A wealthy Brazilian businessman has bought a large area of open ground in the south of London on which he erects three gigantic masts. Working secretly with a large gang of Chinese labourers he then constructs a fantastic city on top -- which he claims is a pleasure palace. But this is far from the truth. Is he running from some enemy, and is the city really for his own protection? Thomas Kirby, a journalist, sets out to discover the secret of the City in the Clouds. Novelist Guy Thorne wr...