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Called Back (Hardcover)
Hugh Conway; Introduction by Martin Edwards
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The first in a new series of classic detective stories from the
vaults of HarperCollins involves a blind man who stumbles across a
murder. As he has not seen anything, the assassins let him go, but
he finds it is impossible to walk away from murder. "The Detective
Story Club", launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for
the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, chosen by a
select committee of experts. Now, almost 90 years later, these
books are the classics of the Golden Age, republished at last with
the same popular cover designs that appealed to their original
readers. "By the purest of accidents the man who is blind
accidentally comes on the scene of a murder. He cannot see what is
happening but he can hear. He is seen by the assassins who, on
discovering him to be blind, allow him to go without harming him.
Soon afterwards he recovers his sight and later falls in love with
a mysterious woman who is in some way involved in the crime.... The
mystery deepens and only after a series of memorable thrills is the
tangled skein unravelled." Called Back by Hugh Conway, a pseudonym
for Frederick John Fargus, was first published in 1883. It was a
huge success, selling 350,000 copies in its first year, leading to
a highly acclaimed stage play the following year. This new edition
is introduced by novelist and crime writing expert, Martin Edwards,
author of The Golden Age of Murder.
A 'shilling shocker' from the late 19th century, a macabre novel of
murder and its consequences, originally published as a Christmas
Annual for adults and now reissued complete with a hilarious parody
by satirist Andrew Lang released the same Christmas. In the eyes of
the law, murder is murder. When Dr North discovers that his beloved
Philippa - surely the most beautiful murderess who ever crossed the
pages of fiction - has killed her abusive husband, he must decide
whether to turn her in or take the law into his own hands. There
are dark days ahead as he wrestles with his conscience: can a crime
ever be justified? And is Philippa the villain or the victim?
Combining the thrills of the Penny Dreadful with the melodrama of
the Sensation Novel, Hugh Conway wrote some of the most successful
Christmas crime stories ever published. Dark Days followed his
enthralling Called Back as a Christmas Annual, published just
before his untimely death ended a writing career of only four
years, robbing the world of one of the most popular detective
writers since Wilkie Collins. This Detective Story Club Classic is
introduced by David Brawn, and includes Much Darker Days by
Scottish writer, critic and satirist Andrew Lang, a hilarious
retelling of the story which sold almost as well as the original.
Title: Called Back. A novel.]Publisher: British Library, Historical
Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the
United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the
British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides
readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and
19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of
audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader
looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the
main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy,
and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Conway, Hugh; 1898.
128 p.; 8 . 012624.k.10.
Title: Living or Dead. A novel, etc.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The
collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from
some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written
for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any
curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages
past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes
song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Conway, Hugh; 1886. 3 vol.; 8 . 12636.g.17.
Title: Living or Dead. A novel, etc.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The
collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from
some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written
for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any
curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages
past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes
song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Conway, Hugh; 1886. 3 vol.; 8 . 12636.g.17.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Title: Living or Dead. A novel, etc.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The
collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from
some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written
for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any
curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages
past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes
song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Conway, Hugg; 1886. 3 vol.; 8 . 12636.g.17.
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