The Outlaws of the Wild West: 150+ Westerns in One Edition presents an unparalleled spectrum of tales that capture the rugged and often romanticized spirit of the American frontier. This anthology artfully encapsulates the dynamic and multifaceted worlds of the Old West, with narratives ranging from action-packed shootouts to introspective explorations of solitude and survival. Readers are immersed in a setting brimming with both myth and reality, as brought to life through a rich tapestry...

This collection of world's greatest western novels and stories include rip roarin' cowboy adventures, tales of the famous outcasts, the heroes of the Wild West, conniving villains and intriguing sagas: - Andy Adams - Ann S. Stephens - B. M. Bower - Bret Harte - Charles Alden Seltzer - Charles King - Charles Siringo - Dane Coolidge - Emerson Hough - Forrestine C. Hooker - Frank H. Spearman - Frederic Homer Balch - Frederic Remington - Grace Livingston Hill - Isabel E. Ostrander - J. Allan D...

The Ultimate Western Collection surveys the imaginative territories of the American West and its borderlands through adventure tale, historical romance, frontier realism, detective fiction, humor, and the hard-edged Western yarn. Its capacious selection moves from mythic landscapes and encounters at the edge of settlement to cattle drives, mining camps, military outposts, and contested communities. Canonical frontier narratives sit beside popular serial fiction and lesser-known regional vi...

Isabel Ostrander's 'Mystery & Western Classic' is a captivating collection of two distinct genres that showcases her versatility as a writer. The book expertly combines thrilling mystery tales with captivating western adventures, providing readers with a unique literary experience that seamlessly blends two seemingly disparate genres. Ostrander's writing style is characterized by its intricate plot twists, vivid descriptions, and well-developed characters, making each story a compelling an...

A SEVEN-FIFTY derby, new only that afternoon and destined already to be reblocked! Ex-roundsman Timothy McCarty, whose complete transition to civilian attire was still so recent as to be a source of satisfaction to himself and of despair to his tailor and haberdasher, shrugged his broad shoulders and trudged sturdily along in the teeming downpour. A walk he had come out for, to clear his head of all that psycho-junk he’d been reading, and a walk he would have, but he could think of a place...

The two authors of “The Crevice” are well suited to writing a crime novel together. William J. Burns was director of the Bureau of Investigation, a predecessor to the FBI; a member of the Secret Service; founder of the eponymous detective agency; and author of true crime stories.Isabel Ostrander was a prolific author of mystery novels and short stories from 1911 until her early death in 1924. She was successful enough to have been parodied in Agatha Christie’s 1920s collection of s...

Had New Illington been part of an empire instead of one of the most important cities in the greatest republic in the world, the cry The King is dead! Long live the King! might well have resounded through its streets on that bleak November morning when Pennington Lawton was found dead, seated quietly in his arm-chair by the hearth in the library, where so many vast deals of national import had been first conceived, and the details arranged which had carried them on and on to brilliant consumma...

Two-Gun Sue was written by Isabel Ostrander, using the pseudonym Douglas Grant. It was first published as an Argosy magazine All-Story Weekly, beginning March 4, 1922, and shortly thereafter as a novel. Ostrander was best-known as a mystery writer, but in Two-Gun Sue showed that she understood the gun-slinging and romance of the wild west, as well. Sylvia Poindexter and her younger brother and sister seem beseiged on all sides by rustlers and con-artists. They have less than a month to fin...

We have three original stories this issue—mysteries by Charlie Kondek (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and M. E. Proctor, plus a science fiction tale by Glenn Dungan.Other mysteries include a great modern tale by Michael Mallory (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman) and our mystery novel is a classic by Isabel Ostrander. Of course, there’s also a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. On the science fiction front, we have another supernatural tale by John S. Gl...

Included: This Boxed set of British mysteries consist of the greatest murder mystery novels, crime thrillers, detective tales, true crime stories and much more: Agatha Christie Arthur Conan Doyle Arthur Morrison C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson E. W. Hornung Edgar Wallace Ernest Bramah Frank Froest The G. K. Chesterton H. C. McNeile Isabel Ostrander J. S. Fletcher R. Austin Freeman Rober Barr Thomas W. Hanshew Victor L. Whitechurch Wilkie Collins

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors las...

'The Outlaws of the Wild West: 150+ Westerns in One Edition' serves as a sweeping anthology that showcases the rugged landscapes and resilient spirits characterizing American Western literature. This collection spans a vast array of narrative styles, from the sparse, gritty realism of frontier life to romanticized adventures among desolate, lawless expanses. The compilation captures an epoch where the morality was as untamed as the terrain, encapsulating themes of survival, justice, and th...