Curse of the Mandarin's Fan

Curse of the Mandarin's Fan PDF Author: Brant House
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106

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From the Records of Secret Agent “X” comes Curse of the Mandarin’s Fan (1938) written by G.T. Fleming-Roberts writing as Brant House. Chang was the lord of the Chinese underworld and Lim Toy was the goddess of the opium dens. Secret Agent X had no choice but to descend into the catacombs of the dragon. Curse Of The Mandarin’s Fan (1938) – Chang, Lord of Chinatown’s secret catacombs, ruler of an empire of hell—held the dire curse of a fan of evil. And the blood of the innocent was shed with the blood of the guilty . . . And even Secret Agent X, nemesis of master criminals, found himself hopelessly entangled in the mad vortex of crime’s rival kings. Chapter I – Queen of the Black Smoke Chapter II – Room of Sudden Sleep Chapter III – The Curse of Chang Chapter IV – The Brass Boot Chapter V – Death of Strange Design Chapter VI – Blue Madness Chapter VII – Master of Agony

Curse of the Mandarin's Fan

Curse of the Mandarin's Fan PDF Author: Brant House
Publisher: www.PulpFictionBook.Store
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106

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From the Records of Secret Agent “X” comes Curse of the Mandarin’s Fan (1938) written by G.T. Fleming-Roberts writing as Brant House. Chang was the lord of the Chinese underworld and Lim Toy was the goddess of the opium dens. Secret Agent X had no choice but to descend into the catacombs of the dragon. Curse Of The Mandarin’s Fan (1938) – Chang, Lord of Chinatown’s secret catacombs, ruler of an empire of hell—held the dire curse of a fan of evil. And the blood of the innocent was shed with the blood of the guilty . . . And even Secret Agent X, nemesis of master criminals, found himself hopelessly entangled in the mad vortex of crime’s rival kings. Chapter I – Queen of the Black Smoke Chapter II – Room of Sudden Sleep Chapter III – The Curse of Chang Chapter IV – The Brass Boot Chapter V – Death of Strange Design Chapter VI – Blue Madness Chapter VII – Master of Agony

Curse of the Mandarin's Fan

Curse of the Mandarin's Fan PDF Author: Brant House
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Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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THE MANDARINS FAN

THE MANDARINS FAN PDF Author: FERGUS HUME
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Languages : en
Pages : 314

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The Mandarin's Fan

The Mandarin's Fan PDF Author: Fergus Hume
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Mandarin's Fan" by Fergus Hume. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Yellow Peril

The Yellow Peril PDF Author: William F. Wu
Publisher: Boruma Publishing
ISBN: 1005455635
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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This study examines the way Americans of Chinese descent were portrayed in American literature between 1850 and 1940. Their depictions are compared to historical events that were occurring at the time the works of literature were published. This edition has additions and corrections compared to the original hardback edition published in 1982. ~~~~~ Excerpt ~~~~~ My purpose in writing this work has been to explore the depiction of Chinese immigrants and their descendants in American fiction, from the mid-nineteenth century entry of the first Chinese immigrants in significant numbers, to the eve of World War II. I consider both the immigrant Chinese and the American-born generations that followed them to be Chinese Americans, but will sometimes identify the groups separately in recognition of the fact that the historical experience and treatment of the immigrants in fiction has been different from that of their descendants. The fiction treated in this study includes short stories and novels both by white Americans and Asian Americans. I am defining the term Yellow Peril as the threat to the United States that some white American authors believed was posed by the people of East Asia. As a literary theme, the fear of this threat focuses on specific issues, including possible military invasion from Asia, perceived competition to the white labor force from Asian workers, the alleged moral degeneracy of Asian people, and the potential genetic mixing of Anglo-Saxons with Asians, who were considered a biologically inferior race by some intellectuals of the nineteenth century. The Chinese immigrants were the first target of this attention, since they were the first Asian immigrants to reach the United States in large numbers. This study will focus on American fiction about Chinese Americans in an attempt to analyze the growth and development of attitudes about them. My thesis is that the Yellow Peril is the overwhelmingly dominant theme in American fiction about Chinese Americans in the years with which this study is concerned. It is expressed through the variety of images of the Chinese Americans that appear, especially in their relation to, and their role as part of, the United States. The historical causes and literary subject matter change, but the theme neither disappears nor abates. Each work of fiction has been studied individually for the images it contains. Prior to the turn of the century, the Yellow Peril is perceived only as stemming from the Chinese. In the twentieth century, especially in the pulps, the Japanese joined the Chinese as a perceived menace to Europe and North America. The overall process of evaluation relies primarily on detailed analyses of the characters under consideration. This has been done with an awareness that the American public as a whole sometimes did not distinguish carefully among Asian ethnic groups, so that events involving one Asian ethnic group often affected the image of another. Some works are obscure and these have been quoted at greater length than more available ones. Relatively few critical sources have been cited; this is due to a dearth of relevant studies. The less important works of fiction have naturally received little critical attention and, often, when such attention was concerned with pertinent stories, the authors had little or nothing to say about the depiction of Chinese Americans. This observation is intended only as an explanation, and not as a value judgement of earlier scholarship with different goals.

Mystery Fanfare

Mystery Fanfare PDF Author: Michael L. Cook
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879722302
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 456

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This work is a composite index of the complete runs of all mystery and detective fan magazines that have been published, through 1981. Added to it are indexes of many magazines of related nature. This includes magazines that are primarily oriented to boys' book collecting, the paperbacks, and the pulp magazine hero characters, since these all have a place in the mystery and detective genre.

Delphi Collected Works of Fergus Hume (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Fergus Hume (Illustrated) PDF Author: Fergus Hume
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 178656100X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13561

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The prolific author of vintage thrillers, Fergus Hume rose to fame following the publication of his first novel, ‘The Mystery of a Hansom Cab’. It became the best-selling mystery novel of the Victorian era and went on to inspire Arthur Conan Doyle to write ‘A Study in Scarlet’, featuring Sherlock Holmes. This comprehensive eBook presents Hume’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hume’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major novels * 64 novels, with individual contents tables * Features many rare novels for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Rare story collections * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Professor Brankel’s Secret Madame Midas The Girl from Malta The Piccadilly Puzzle The Gentleman Who Vanished Miss Mephistopheles The Man with a Secret A Creature of the Night Monsieur Judas When I Lived in Bohemia Whom God Hath Joined The Fever of Life The Chinese Jar The Island of Fantasy The Harlequin Opal The Lone Inn The Gates of Dawn The Third Volume The White Prior Tracked by a Tattoo The Clock Struck One The Rainbow Feather The Devil-Stick The Red-Headed Man The Silent House in Pimlico The Indian Bangle The Crimson Cryptogram The Vanishing of Tera The Bishop’s Secret The Lady from Nowhere A Traitor in London The Millionaire Mystery A Woman’s Burden The Pagan’s Cup The Turnpike House A Coin of Edward VII The Silver Bullet The Yellow Holly The Mandarin’s Fan The Red Window The White Room The Secret Passage Lady Jim of Curzon Street The Opal Serpent The Wooden Hand The Black Patch The Purple Fern The Amethyst Cross The Sealed Message The Green Mummy The Crowned Skull The Sacred Herb The Solitary Farm The Peacock of Jewels The Mikado Jewel The Spider The Pink Shop The Mystery Queen Red Money A Son of Perdition In Queer Street The Lost Parchment The Red Bicycle The Short Story Collections Chronicles of Faeryland The Dwarf’s Chamber and Other Stories Hagar of the Pawn-Shop The Dancer in Red The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The Mandarin's Fan

The Mandarin's Fan PDF Author: Fergus Hume
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ISBN: 9781705489772
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Languages : en
Pages : 264

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One July evening in the first year of the present century, two gentlemen were seated on the terrace of the mansion, known as Royabay. A small rose-wood table was placed between the deep arm-chairs, and thereon appeared wine, coffee, and a box of cigars. The young host smoked a briar and sipped coffee, but his guest, very wisely, devoted himself to superlative port and a fragrant cigar. Major Tidman was a battered old soldier of fortune, who appreciated good quarters and made the most of civilised luxuries, when other people paid for them. He had done full justice to a dinner admirably cooked and served, while Ainsleigh, the master of the feast had merely trifled with his food. Now, the wary Tidman gave himself up to the perfect enjoyment of wine, cigar and the quiet evening, while his host restlessly changed his position a dozen times in ten minutes and gloomed misanthropically at the beautiful surroundings.And these were very beautiful. From the moss-grown terrace shallow steps descended to smooth lawns and rainbow-hued flower-beds, and solemn pines girdled the open space, wherein the house was set. And under the radiance of a saffron coloured sky, stood the house, grey with centuries of wind and weather, bleaching sun and drenching rains. With its Tudor battlements, casements, diamond-paned and low oriel windows, half obliterated escutcheons; its drapery of green ivy, and heavy iron-clamped doors, it looked venerable, picturesque and peaceful. Tennyson sang in the Palace of Art of just such a quiet "English home the haunt of ancient peace."On the left, the circle of trees receded to reveal the majestic ruins of an abbey, which had supplied the stones used to construct the mansion. Built by the weak but pious Henry III., the Norman-French name Boyabbaye (King's Abbey) still designated the house of the courtier who had obtained the monastery from another Henry, less pious, and more prone to destroy than to build. The country folk had corrupted the name to Royabay, and its significance was almost lost. But the owner of this fair domain knew its meaning, and loved the ancient place, which had been in the Ainsleigh family for over three hundred years. And he loved it the more, as there was a possibility of its passing away from him altogether.Rupert was the last of the old line, poor in relations, and poorer still in money. Till the reign of George the first the Ainsleighs had been rich and famous: but from the time of the Hanovarian advent their fortunes declined. Charles Ainsleigh had thrown in his lot with the unlucky Stewarts, and paid for his loyalty so largely as to cripple those who succeeded him. Augustus, the Regency buck, wasted still further the diminished property he inherited, and a Victorian Ainsleigh proved to be just such another spendthrift. Followed this wastrel, Gilbert more thrifty, who strove, but vainly, to restore the waning fortunes of his race. His son Markham, endeavouring to acquire wealth for the same purpose, went to the far East. But he died in China, --murdered according to family tradition, --and on hearing the news, his widow sickened and died, leaving an only child to battle with the ancestral curse. For a curse there was, as dire as that which over-shadowed the House of Atreus, and the superstitious believed, --and with much reason, --that young Rupert as one of the Ainsleighs, had to bear the burden of the terrible anathema.Major Tidman knew all these things very well, but being modern and sceptical and grossly material, he discredited such occult influence. Expressing his scornful surprise, that Rupert should trouble his head about such fantasies, he delivered his opinion in the loud free dictatorial speech, which was characteristic of the bluff sold

The Greatest Works of Fergus Hume - 22 Mystery Novels in One Edition

The Greatest Works of Fergus Hume - 22 Mystery Novels in One Edition PDF Author: Fergus Hume
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 4765

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Fergus Hume's 'The Greatest Works of Fergus Hume - 22 Mystery Novels in One Edition' is a comprehensive collection of the author's most famous mystery novels, showcasing his unique writing style that combines intricate plot twists with engaging characters. Hume's works are considered important in the development of the mystery genre, particularly for his use of elaborate whodunit plots and clever detective work. This collection offers readers a glimpse into the Golden Age of detective fiction, with Hume's narratives set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The stories are filled with suspense, intrigue, and unexpected revelations that will keep readers guessing until the very end. Hume's skillful storytelling and attention to detail make this collection a must-read for fans of classic mystery novels. Fergus Hume was a British-born author who achieved international success with his detective fiction. His background in law and journalism provided him with the necessary tools to craft intricate plots and intriguing characters in his mystery novels. Hume's innovative approach to the detective genre set him apart from his contemporaries, earning him a lasting reputation as a pioneering figure in mystery literature. Fans of classic mystery novels and enthusiasts of detective fiction will find 'The Greatest Works of Fergus Hume' to be a captivating and entertaining read. This comprehensive collection showcases Hume's talent for storytelling and his contribution to the development of the mystery genre, making it a valuable addition to any book collection.

The Collected Works of Fergus Hume: 22 Thriller Novels

The Collected Works of Fergus Hume: 22 Thriller Novels PDF Author: Fergus Hume
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 4764

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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Collected Works of Fergus Hume: 22 Thriller Novels (Including The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, The Secret Passage, The Bishop's Secret, The Green Mummy, The Silent House, The Crowned Skull and more)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. Hume based his descriptions of poor urban life on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It eventually became the best selling mystery novel of the Victorian era, author John Sutherland terming it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century". Table of Contents The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Professor Brankel's Secret Madame Midas The Harlequin Opal The Expedition of Captain Flick Hagar of the Pawn-Shop The Silent House The Bishop's Secret A Woman's Burden The Pagan's Cup A Coin of Edward VII The Mandarin's Fan The Red Window The Secret Passage The Opal Serpent The Green Mummy The Crowned Skull The Solitary Farm The Mystery Queen Red Money A Son of Perdition The Caravan Mystery