The story revolves around two characters, Ambrotox and Limping Dick, who find themselves in comical situations as they navigate the challenges of everyday life. The title characters are likely to be depicted as eccentric and bumbling, leading to humorous encounters and misunderstandings.Oliver Fleming, like many writers for "Punch" magazine, specialized in crafting witty and satirical pieces that often poked fun at various aspects of society and human nature. "Ambrotox and Limping Dick" is...

The Mystery Fiction Vault: 75 Books surveys the remarkable elasticity of mystery writing, gathering detective puzzles, espionage adventures, crime melodramas, juvenile mysteries, and tales of international intrigue. Its range extends from sensation fiction and the foundational detective tradition to the briskly plotted popular narratives of the early twentieth century. Classic investigations, masked identities, secret societies, stolen inheritances, and ingenious revelations recur across t...

In "Ambrotox and Limping Dick," Oliver Fleming crafts a compelling narrative steeped in the rich tradition of Victorian satire, deftly weaving a tapestry of social critique and dark humor. The novel explores the absurdities of human nature and societal constructs through the lens of a fictionalized England on the brink of moral collapse. With a keen eye for detail, Fleming employs a mix of vivid characterizations and biting wit, reminiscent of the works of Dickens and Thackeray, while simu...

Thrilling and cozy mystery of a quite unbelievable hero; great reading for fun and as a good whodunit.

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. ...

Table of Contents The Complete Sherlock Holmes A STUDY IN SCARLET PART 1 Chapter 1  MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES Chapter 2  THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION Chapter 3  THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY Chapter 4  WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL Chapter 5  OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR Chapter 6  TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO Chapter 7  LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS PART 2 THE COUNTRY OF THE SAINTS Chapter 1  ON THE GREAT ALK...

This first volume of G. K. Chesterton's mysteries marks the debut of a most unusual detective: Father Paul Brown, a short, stumpy priest with an extraordinary and uncanny ability to spot the evil that lies in human hearts. In these twelve stories, Father Brown uses his wisdom, common sense, and experience as a confessor to solve baffling, fascinating crimes--and save lost souls along the way.Updated for the modern reader, The Innocence of Father Brown is primed to draw in n...

Table of ContentsHonore de Balzac: An Historical MysteryJohn Buchan: The Thirty-Nine StepsEgerton Castle: The Baron's QuarryEdmund Clerihew Bentley: Trent's Last CaseGilbert Keith Chesterton:The Man Who Knew Too MuchThe Man Who Was ThursdayFather Brown:The Innocence of Father BrownThe Wisdom of Father BrownRobert Erskine Childers: Riddle of the SandsAgatha Christie:The Mysterious Af...

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.Featuring the last 12 stories ever written about the infamous detective, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes contains some of Conan Doyle’s most villainous and unusual characters.The 1920s was a disenchanting era, and the darker mood of many of these stories reflects the environment at the time. Some even felt that the stories showed Conan Doyle exploring Spiritualism as it was an area he was interested ...

The unfinished autobiography of Captain Sellon, with illustrations by the author.