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William le Queux (1864-1927), an Anglo-French journalist, writer
and adventurer, offers eleven short stories about "the fascinating,
if somewhat unhealthy, glamour of the gaming table."
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at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - "I confess I'd like to know
somethin' more about him." "Where did you run across him first?" "I
didn't run across him; he ran across me, and in rather a curious
way. We live in Linden Gardens now, you know. Several of the houses
there are almost exactly alike, and about a month ago, at a dinner
party we were givin', a young man was shown in. His name was
unknown to me, so I supposed that he must be some friend of my
wife's. Then I saw that he was a stranger to her too, and then all
at once he became very confused, inquired if he were in Sir Harry
Dawson's house - Sir Harry lives in the house next to ours - and,
findin' he was not, apologized profusely for his mistake, and left
hurriedly."
Why, what's the matter, child? Tell me. "Nothing, dad - really
nothing." "But you are breathing hard; your hand trembles; your
pulse beats quickly. There's something amiss - I'm sure there is.
Now, what is it? Come, no secrets." The girl, q
Available as single volumes or as a complete set, this collection
traces the evolution of a literary genre: the British speculative
future war novel. Taking science fiction from the 1890s, this set
explores the various ways in which the science fiction tradition
can be interpreted.
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