"Of the three stories that comprise this volume, one, 'The Wizard,' a tale of victorious faith, first appeared some years ago as a Christmas Annual. Another, 'Elissa,' is an attempt, difficult enough owing to the scantiness of the material left to us by time, to recreate the life of the ancient Phoenician Zimbabwe, whose ruins still stand in Rhodesia, and, with the addition of the necessary love story, to suggest circumstances such as might have brought about or accompanied its fall at the hands of the surrounding savage tribes. The third, 'Black Heart and White Heart,' is a story of the...
"Of the three stories that comprise this volume, one, 'The Wizard,' a tale of victorious faith, first appeared some years ago as a Christmas Annual. A...
The World's Desire, coauthored with Andrew Lang, is the continuing story of Odyseus, who returns to Ithaca to find his home destroyed. Aphrodite orders him to go to Egypt to seek out the immortal Helen, whom he wooed before marrying Penelope. This book might be called The Further Adventures of Odysseus or The Odyssey, Part 2.
The World's Desire, coauthored with Andrew Lang, is the continuing story of Odyseus, who returns to Ithaca to find his home destroyed. Aphrodite order...
The story of legendary queen Cleopatra as seen through the eyes of Harmachis, a physician and the priest of Isis. Another great adventure from the author of King Solomon's mines.
The story of legendary queen Cleopatra as seen through the eyes of Harmachis, a physician and the priest of Isis. Another great adventure from the aut...
This supernatural love story features a device that induces telepathy between sympathetic parties and ultimately leads to communication with the dead. The characters' troubles and turmoils parallel the author's actual experiences, this being the most autobiographical of his novels, with many deeply personal passages.
This supernatural love story features a device that induces telepathy between sympathetic parties and ultimately leads to communication with the dead....
In this thrilling tale of danger and adventure, young Harry joins his father, the famous Alan Quatermain, on a hunt for lions deep in Africa. This publication from Boomer Books is specially designed and typeset for comfortable reading.
In this thrilling tale of danger and adventure, young Harry joins his father, the famous Alan Quatermain, on a hunt for lions deep in Africa. This pub...
