"A Canadian Bankclerk" follows the life of Edward Marston, a young man who starts his career as a bank clerk in a small Canadian town. The novel provides a detailed and realistic portrayal of the banking industry in early 20th-century Canada, highlighting the everyday challenges and opportunities faced by bank employees.Edward is ambitious and dreams of advancing within the banking world. However, he quickly learns that success in the banking industry requires not just hard work but also n...

J. P. Buschlen’s objective in publishing “Evan Nelson” is his attempt to enlighten the general public concerning life behind the wicket, and thus pave the way for the legitimate organization of bank clerks (including the police) into a fraternal organization, in order to provide them with a better financial, social (including moral) standard of living.As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bri...

The theme of this Megapack is classic mystery and crime fiction from the Victorian era. We have taken the liberty of extending the qualifying publication dates to the end of World War I, since that event marked more of a turning point in world literature than the advent of the Edwardian Age. Certainly the spirit of Victorian crime fiction continued beyond Queen Victoria. This volume contains 25 stories and 2 bonus novels, offering hours of reading pleasure.THE LENTON CROFT ROBBERIE...

Enter the world of Saki—where elegance meets mischief, and the upper class is delightfully skewered with razor-sharp wit. This definitive collection brings together all of Saki's short stories and his only novel, showcasing the full range of his literary brilliance. Known for his brilliant satire, dark humor, and twist endings, H. H. Munro (pen name: Saki) remains one of the most masterful short story writers of the Edwardian era. This Complete Edition Includes: The Unbearable Bassin...

"The First R. Austin Freeman Megapack" collects 27 mystery tales featuring the forensic sleuth Dr. Thorndyke (and others). Included in this volume are:THE RED THUMB MARK (1907)THE MAN WITH THE NAILED SHOES (1909)THE STRANGER'S LATCHKEY (1909)THE ANTHROPOLOGIST AT LARGE (1909)THE BLUE SEQUIN (1909)THE MOABITE CIPHER (1909)THE MANDARIN'S PEARL (1909)THE ALUMINIUM DAGGER (1909)A MESSAGE FROM THE DEEP SEA (1909)THE EYE OF O...

Most people know Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes. But he was a prolific writer throughout his long career, producing far more than just the Holmes mysteries. This volume assembles 65 of his non-Sherlockian tales, covering a wide range of subjects: mysteries, adventure, supernatural, medical, nautical, and pugelist stories are just the tip of the iceberg! Here, in more than 1,100 pages, is one of the largest collections of Doyle short stories ever published. Included are: THE LOS...

The Anna Katharine Green Mystery Megapack selects 35 novels and stories by the classic author, including the complete Amelia Butterworth series and the complete Violet Strange series. If you are not yet familiar with Green's work, you will soon be a fan -- she was a major influence on the development of the modern mystery story and a strong influence on Agatha Christie. (Miss Marple was modelled after Amelia Butterworth.)THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOORLOST MAN’S LANETHE CIRCULA...

The Johnston McCulley MEGAPACK™ collects 15 tales of mystery, detection, and adventure by the creator of Zorro -- more than 500 pages of great reading. Included are:THE MAN WHO CHANGED ROOMSDIAMONDS, DIRT, AND DUTYA CROOK WITHOUT HONORPODDIN'S MISTAKEINITIATING NOGGINSETERNAL ASSETSSLAVE OF MYSTERYTHE OBVIOUS CLUERUN TO GROUNDTHE ONLY WAYTHE GREAT GREEN RINGNEW YEAR'S DUTYWITHOUT THE BLUEAN O...

The Lost World MEGAPACK™ explores strange lands and peoples lost from the rest of civilization -- strange continents, hidden valleys, microscopic worlds, and underground kingdoms are just the tip of the iceberg! With classic stories from well-known authors like Jules Verne, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Arthur Conan Doyle to more recent works by Lin Carter, Don Wilcox, Eando Binder, and many others, this is the lost world collection you've been waiting for. Even if you're a connoisseur of lost...

This mammoth compilation of Raffles works presents 26 short stories -- all the tales from the original 3 collections, "The Amateur Cracksman," "The Black Mask," and "A Thief in the Night" -- plus the novel "Mr. Justice Raffles." Also included are 20 additional, related stories by E.W. Hornung and John Kendrick Bangs (including the adventures of Raffles' grandson), plus introductions, book covers, and notes. Whether you're an established fan of the "amateur cracksman" or a newcomer to E.W. ...

Utopia. A community or society possessing highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities. It may be a dream, but it's a dream that has inspired writers for thousands of years. Plato's "Republic" may be the very first utopia presented to a mass audience, but Thomas More coined the term with his 1516 book Utopia (included here), which describes a fictional island society in the Atlantic Ocean. The term (and its antonym, dystopia) quickly entered the English language. And here are 19 other work...

We love ghost stories here at Wildside Press. If you've read the first 3 volumes in the Ghost Story MEGAPACK™ series, plus The Macabre MEGAPACK™ series, you’re pretty well caught up with the classic supernatural fiction we've been reading lately. Don't worry, though -- we'll keep digging for more classic horror tales!Included in this volume are:THE FOUR-FIFTEEN EXPRESS, by Amelia B. EdwardsTHREE SPANISH LADIES, by Walter E MarconetteBRICKETT BOTTOM, by Amyas N...