Ernest Bramah (1868-1942) was an English author. Bramah published 21 books and numerous short stories. His humorous works were ranked with Jerome K Jerome, and W. W. Jacobs; his detective stories with Conan Doyle; his politico-science fiction with H. G. Wells. Bramah was a recluse who refused to allow his public even the slightest glimpse of his private life. We now know that Bramah, whose real name was Smith, was a man of erudition and prescience with a unique style of writing that has never been copied. His most famous works are: Four Max Carrados Detective Stories (1914), Kai Lung's Golden...

Ernest Bramah (1868-1942) was an English author. Bramah published 21 books and numerous short stories. His humorous works were ranked with Jerome K Jerome, and W. W. Jacobs; his detective stories with Conan Doyle; his politico-science fiction with H. G. Wells. Bramah was a recluse who refused to allow his public even the slightest glimpse of his private life. We now know that Bramah, real name was Smith. He was a man of erudition and prescience with a unique style of writing that has never been copied. His most famous works are: Four Max Carrados Detective Stories (1914), Kai Lungs...

These stories are 'as related by Kai Lung', an itinerant story-teller in an ancient China. The language used is humorously complex, and the stories are engaging. The four longer tales appear in this volume for the very first time. The seven shorter stories, although previously published, have not been readily available until their appearance here.

A new collection of 'Kai Lung' stories by Ernest Bramah, including four previously unpublished stories. Related by Kai Lung, an itinerant story-teller, these stories, set in an Ancient China that never was, entertain with their wonderful use of language, and readers will frequently find their 'gravity displaced' by a particularly apt turn of phrase. This collection of eleven stories includes four previously unpublished stories. Of the remaining stories, six were published in 'Punch' and in a very limited edition colection, 'Kai Lung: Six', and the seventh has only appeared once before, in...

Max Carrados is everything a proper Edwardian Detective should be, intelligent, observant, educated, of independent means. He's also blind, but he never lets that stop him from solving a crime. Taken from the pages of the _Strand_, where he often received top billing over Sherlock Holmes, the eight stories in this volume show the celebrated detective at his deductive best. Whether he is determining whether an ancient coin is genuine or debunking a haunting he never fails. Read about his amazing powers in Max Carrados Resurrected Stories include: The Coin of Dionysius, The Knight's Cross...

Although somewhat neglected now, at the height of his fame Ernest Bramah s mystery tales appeared alongside Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s Sherlock Holmes stories in the Strand Magazine, even occasionally outselling them. First published in 1913, 'The Knight's Cross Signal Problem' was one of his popular tales. Many crime and detective stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork."

Reprint of the original, first published in 1900.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1923.