The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch; Of the Russian Secret Service

The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch; Of the Russian Secret Service
Author: Dick Donovan
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2023-10-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3387305508

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Morality and the Law in British Detective and Spy Fiction, 1880-1920

Morality and the Law in British Detective and Spy Fiction, 1880-1920
Author: Kate Morrison
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2020-05-28
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476677190

Who decides what is right or wrong, ethical or immoral, just or unjust? In the world of crime and spy fiction between 1880 and 1920, the boundaries of the law were blurred and justice called into question humanity's moral code. As fictional detectives mutated into spies near the turn of the century, the waning influence of morality on decision-making signaled a shift in behavior from idealistic principles towards a pragmatic outlook taken in the national interest. Taking a fresh approach to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's popular protagonist, Sherlock Holmes, this book examines how Holmes and his rival maverick literary detectives and spies manipulated the law to deliver a fairer form of justice than that ordained by parliament. Multidisciplinary, this work views detective fiction through the lenses of law, moral philosophy, and history, and incorporates issues of gender, equality, and race. By studying popular publications of the time, it provides a glimpse into public attitudes towards crime and morality and how those shifting opinions helped reconstruct the hero in a new image.

Velvet #1

Velvet #1
Author: Ed Brubaker
Publisher: Image Comics
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2013-10-23
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

ED BRUBAKER and STEVE EPTING redefined Captain America with the 'Winter Soldier' saga... and everything they've done so far has been leading to VELVET! When the world's best secret agent is killed, Velvet Templeton, the Personal Assistant to the Director of the Agency, is drawn off her desk and back into the field for the first time in nearly 20 years... and is immediately caught in a web of mystery, murder and high-octane action. Sexy and provocative, with a dark twist on the spy genre, this EXTRA-LENGTH first issue by two of the industry's best-selling creators will knock you out!

Black Cat Weekly #51

Black Cat Weekly #51
Author: Michael Bracken
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 1246
Release: 2022
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1667640119

Our 51st issue is another strong one one, with four of our acquiring editors finding tales for us. Michael Bracken has an original Bev Vincent mystery, and Barb Goffman has a winner from R.T. Lawton. Cynthia Ward turns the tables on fellow editor Michael Bracken and selects a haunted house story by him! And too-long-absent editor Paul Di Filippo has picked a powerful story by Sheree R. Thomas. Good stuff. As if that’s not enough (which it never is for the Black Cat!), we have gone back to the pulps for some historical mystery-adventure tales by Harold Lamb and Philip M. Fisher, and dived even deeper for a collection of mysteries by Dick Donovan called The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service. On the science fiction front, we have novellas by Arthur Leo Zagat and George O. Smith, plus Skylark Three, by E.E. “Doc” Smith. Here’s the complete lineup: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “Death Sentence,” by Bev Vincent [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “Letter Perfect,” Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Tightening of the Bond,” by R.T. Lawton [Barb Goffman Presents short story] “The Man Who Measured the Wind,” by Harold Lamb [novella] “The Yangtze Horde,” by Philip M. Fisher [short story] The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service, by Dick Donovan [novel] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “Little Spring,” by Michael Bracken [Cynthia Ward Presents short story] “Thirteen Year Long Song,” by Sheree R. Thomas [Paul Di Filippo Presents short story] “The Faceless Men,” by Arthur Leo Zagat [novella] The Kingdom of the Blind, by George O. Smith [novella] Skylark Three, by E.E. “Doc” Smith [novel]

Romances from a Detective’s Case-book, by ‘Dick Donovan’

Romances from a Detective’s Case-book, by ‘Dick Donovan’
Author: Bruce Durie
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2012-03-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1471637883

This volume contains four hard to find and rarely-collected stories by 'Dick Donovan' (JEP Muddock), originally printed in Strand in July, August, September and November 1892, between the 1st and 2nd series of Conan Doyle's adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Also reproduced here is Grant Allen's October 1892 tale, 'The Great Ruby Robbery'. An appreciation of that worthy man, Muddock, for whom the bald term "writer" is wholly inadequate, is included. There are brief sketches of the artists Paul Hardy, who illustrated the Strand Donovan stories, and Sidney Paget, who drew for Grant Allen's yarn, but better known as the accidental illustrator of the Holmes stories (Strand really wanted his brother Walter for that task - see p. 143). The layout of this book differs from that of the original Strand publications, but the typographical conventions of the day have been largely adhered to, even if they look antiquated or simply wrong by today's rules. A few errors have been corrected. Edited by Bruce Durie

The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service (Classic Reprint)

The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service (Classic Reprint)
Author: Dick Donovan
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2018-01-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780483457430

Excerpt from The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service One winter night of that memorable year, I was on my way from Paris to London via Calais. It had been a wild and stormy day; a high wind, bitter cold, snow, sleet, hail, rain - such were the atmospheric conditions. We had had an assortment of the worst samples of weather, and as night approached it was only too evident we were in for a buster.' There were very few passengers by the night train from Paris. It was not a night when anyone was likely to be travelling for pleasure. On our reaching Calais Station the wind had attained the force of a heavy gale, causing a tremendous sea to run in the Channel, and we who were pressed for time heard with dismay that the boat was not likely to attempt the crossing before the morning. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

After Sherlock Holmes

After Sherlock Holmes
Author: LeRoy Lad Panek
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2014-08-12
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786477652

The appearance of Sherlock Holmes in The Strand Magazine in 1891 began a stampede of writers who wanted to emulate, build upon or even satirize Arthur Conan Doyle's work. This book explores the development of detective fiction during the critical period between Conan Doyle's creation of Holmes and the advent of the Golden Age of the detective story during World War I. Both British and American detective writers of the period are surveyed--as well as writers who turned to gentleman burglars and master criminals.

The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery

The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery
Author: B. Murphy
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 553
Release: 1999-12-09
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0230107354

Bruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.