Grant Allen was a Canadian writer known for vociferously championing the theory of evolution, but he was also a celebrated fiction writer who was acquaintances with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. An African Millioniare was a popular crime fiction published in 1897.
Grant Allen was a Canadian writer known for vociferously championing the theory of evolution, but he was also a celebrated fiction writer who was acqu...
From the preface: "This little book is an attempt to give a brief sketch of Britain under the early English conquerors, rather from the social than from the political point of view. For that purpose not much has been said about the doings of kings and statesmen; but attention has been mainly directed towards the less obvious evidence afforded us by existing monuments as to the life and mode of thought of the people themselves. The principal object throughout has been to estimate the importance of those elements in modern British life which are chiefly due to purely English or Low-Dutch...
From the preface: "This little book is an attempt to give a brief sketch of Britain under the early English conquerors, rather from the social than fr...
An African Millionaire. It follows the story of Sir Charles Vandrift, a shrewd millionaire who's made his fortune in the diamond mines of Africa and now spends his time in Europe doing what rich people do. Millionaire is told as a collection of short stories narrated by Charles's brother-in-law and secretary, Seymour, that together form an overarching narrative about Charles's battle with a con artist.
An African Millionaire. It follows the story of Sir Charles Vandrift, a shrewd millionaire who's made his fortune in the diamond mines of Africa and n...
I. Thomas Telford, Stonemason II. George Stephenson, Engine-Man III. John Gibson, Sculptor IV. William Herschel, Bandsman V. Jean Francois Millet, Painter VI. James Garfield, Canal Boy VII. Thomas Edward, Shoemaker
I. Thomas Telford, Stonemason II. George Stephenson, Engine-Man III. John Gibson, Sculptor IV. William Herschel, Bandsman V. Jean Francois Millet, Pai...
Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (1848 - 1899) was a science writer and novelist, pioneer in science fiction, with the 1895 novel The British Barbarians. This book, published about the same time as H. G. Wells's The Time Machine, which includes a mention of Allen, also described time travel, although the plot is quite different. His short story The Thames Valley Catastrophe (published 1901 in The Strand Magazine) describes the destruction of London by a sudden and massive volcanic eruption. In this book: Babylon Blood Royal Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science An...
Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (1848 - 1899) was a science writer and novelist, pioneer in science fiction, with the 1895 novel The British Barbarian...
Get started in creating marketable apps for the burgeoning Android market. Begin your journey by learning the essentials of programming for phones and tables that are built around Google's wildly-successful Android platform. Beginning Android, Fifth Edition is fresh with details on the latest iteration of the Android 5 and earlier versions.
Google's Android operating-system has taken the industry by storm, going from its humble beginnings as a smartphone operating system to its current status as a platform for apps that run across a gamut of devices from phones to...
Get started in creating marketable apps for the burgeoning Android market. Begin your journey by learning the essentials of programming for phones ...
Bertram Ingledew turns up in a Surrey village and promptly proceeds to reveal the taboos and absurdities of late 19th century life; as if the people he finds are members of a savage tribe, Bertram applies the techniques of an anthropologist. The class system, property ownership, marriage, and the status of women all come under scrutiny.
Bertram Ingledew turns up in a Surrey village and promptly proceeds to reveal the taboos and absurdities of late 19th century life; as if the people h...
The ancestry of the Waring twin brothers and of Elma Clifford. Elma comes on her mother's side from a line of gypsy snake dancers, and she displays a periodic urge to dance wildly with a feather boa in her bedroom. A murderous judge, multiple mistaken identities and scenes of tribal life in South Africa decorate this extraordinary novel, which is certainly a testament to Grant Allen's versatility and grasp of the popular market.
The ancestry of the Waring twin brothers and of Elma Clifford. Elma comes on her mother's side from a line of gypsy snake dancers, and she displays a ...
