This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites.

This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites.

This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites.

This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites.

The Extra Things added to the BookAdded details biography of AuthorAdded Index to get a quick view and interfaceThis is one of the most gripping adventure stories ever written. Stephen Kemp goes to live with his mysterious grandfather after his mother's death and is gradually drawn into the seedy world which Captain Nat Kemp inhabits. Morrison brilliantly conveys the child's sharp observation of all that goes on around him and builds up a portrait of ...

This capacious illustrated anthology surveys the formative richness of British detective fiction through more than 270 murder mysteries, suspense thrillers, and crime tales. Ranging from clue-centered puzzles and scientific detection to urban adventure, psychological menace, and tales of international intrigue, it charts the genre's movement from Victorian sensation toward the sophisticated popular fiction of the early twentieth century. Celebrated investigations involving the consulting d...

Set in the poverty-stricken neighborhoods of London's East End, "The Hole in the Wall" explores the lives of the working class and the struggles they face. The titular "Hole in the Wall" refers to a notorious pub where much of the action takes place. The story follows the experiences of the narrator, who frequents the pub and becomes entangled in the lives of its inhabitants.Morrison's writing is known for its gritty realism and unflinching portrayal of urban poverty. "The Hole in the Wall...

Arthur Morrison (1863-1945) was an English writer and journalist known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End, and for his detective stories, one series of which featured the adventures of detective Martin Hewitt. Morrison’s best known work of fiction is probably his novel "A Child of the Jago" (1896, included here), but fans of detective fiction will recognize him from his mystery short stories, some of which were featured in the Rivals of Sherl...

The anthology '560 British Mysteries: Detective Novels, True Crime Stories & Whodunit Mysteries (Illustrated)' stands as a mammoth testament to the richness and diversity inherent in early 20th-century British mystery writing. Symbolizing a pivotal era in the literary genre of mystery and detective fiction, this collection boasts an impressive array of styles from the grim complexities of true crime to the clever intricacies of whodunit puzzles. Each piece serves as a distinct voice within...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction:Poverty in London during the splendorous Victorian EraOriginally published in 1896, “A Child of the Jago” is a novel by English author Arthur Morrison, a bestseller in its time.“A Child of the Jago” tells the story of Dick Perrot, born and bred in the Jago; but it is also a brilliant portrait of the community. The Jago is a London slum where crime and violence are the only way of life, and from ...

Gathering the complete adventures of Martin Hewitt, this illustrated volume presents twenty-five intricately constructed mysteries from one of the most important detective series of the 1890s. Morrison's prose is lucid, economical, and observant, favouring practical inference over melodrama and social texture over mere puzzle-making. Written in the wake of Sherlock Holmes's astonishing popularity, the stories occupy a crucial place in late-Victorian crime fiction, offering a quieter, more ...

The book features Martin Hewitt, a fictional private detective operating in London during the late Victorian era. Morrison's creation of Martin Hewitt predates the more famous Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, and Hewitt is considered one of the early examples of a literary detective figure.The stories typically follow Martin Hewitt as he tackles various cases using deductive reasoning, astute observation, and his knack for solving mysteries. Like other detectives of that era, Hewitt ...