The Victorian Villains MEGAPACK ™: 31 Villainous Tales

By Arthur Morrison, Arthur Train, Christopher B. Booth and 2 more

This volume is a follow-up to our Victorian Rogues MEGAPACK™ and presents no less than 31 additional tales of Victorian-era (or close to it!) villains, rogues, thieves, and criminals. You don't have to have read the previous volume, of course, since all of these works stand alone. But if you'd rather have an A.J. Raffles or Boston Blackie as the hero or center-point of a story than Sherlock Holmes or Charlie Chan, this is definitely the ebook for you!

Included are no less than 31 classic tales -- more than 600 pages:

THE NARRATIVE OF MR. JAMES RIGBY, by Arthur Morrison

THE CASE OF JANISSARY, by Arthur Morrison

THE CASE OF "THE MIRROR OF PORTUGAL," by Arthur Morrison

THE CASE OF MR. LOFTUS DEACON, by Arthur Morrison

OLD CATER'S MONEY, by Arthur Morrison

HOW DON Q. STOOD AT BAY, by K. and Hesketh Prichard

THE TREASURE OF FRANCHARD, by Robert Louis Stevenson

MR. CLACKWORTHY GOES TO JAIL, by Christopher B. Booth

Plus 12 adventures of Romney Pringle, by R. Austin Freeman and John J. Pitcairn:

THE ASSYRIAN REJUVENATOR

THE FOREIGN OFFICE DESPATCH

THE CHICAGO HEIRESS

THE LIZARD'S SCALE

THE PASTE DIAMONDS

THE KAILYARD NOVEL

THE SUBMARINE BOAT

THE KIMBLERLEY FUGITIVE

THE SILKWORMS OF FLORENCE

THE BOX OF SPECIE

THE SILVER INGOTS

THE HOUSE OF DETENTION

Plus 11 adventures of McAllister and Fatty Welch, by Arthur Train:

McALLISTER'S CHRISTMAS

THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE OF THE BARON DE VILLE

THE ESCAPE OF WILKINS

THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S TRUNK

THE GOLDEN TOUCH

McALLISTER'S DATA OF ETHICS

McALLISTER'S MARRIAGE

THE JAILBIRD

IN THE COURSE OF JUSTICE

THE MAXIMILIAN DIAMOND

EXTRADITION

If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 200+ other entries in the series, covering science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Release date: Jun 4, 2015
• ISBN: 9781479406067

Arthur Morrison

Arthur Morrison (1863-1945) was an English writer and journalist known for his authentic portrayal of London’s working class and his detective stories. His most popular work is A Child of the Jago , a gripping work that fictionalizes a misfortunate area of London that Morrison was familiar with. Starting his writing career as a reporter, Morrison worked his way up the ranks of journalism, eventually becoming an editor. Along with his work as a journalist and author, Morrison was also a Japanese art collector, and published several works on the subject. After his death in 1945, Morrison left his art collection to the British Museum, with whom he had a close relationship with.

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