British Mystery Multipack Volume 3: The Mysterious Affair at Styles, the Secret Agent, the Man Who Would Be King, a Christmas Tragedy and the Dead Sec Paperback -
by Agatha Christie; Joseph Conrad; Rudyard Kipling
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Included in this anthology:
THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES By Agatha Christie
This was Christie's first published novel, introducing not only the Belgian super-sleuth but also Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings.THE SECRET AGENT By Joseph Conrad
Recently, "The Secret Agent" was ranked the 46th best novel of the 20th century by Modern Library.THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING By Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling's 1888 novella was adapted into a Best Picture nominated movie in 1976.A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY By Baroness Orczy
A Five Part Lady Molly Mystery.THE DEAD SECRET By Wilkie Collins
Much of the novel is set in Cornwall, one of Collins' favourite English counties, which also features in his early melodrama "Basil."Details
- Title British Mystery Multipack Volume 3: The Mysterious Affair at Styles, the Secret Agent, the Man Who Would Be King, a Christmas Tragedy and the Dead Sec
- Author Agatha Christie; Joseph Conrad; Rudyard Kipling
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 702
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- ISBN 9781518805226 / 1518805221
- Weight 2.03 lbs (0.92 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.4 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.56 cm)
About the author
Joseph Conrad was born in the Ukraine in 1857 and grew up under Tsarist autocracy. In 1874 Conrad travelled to Marseilles, where he served in French merchant vessels before joining a British ship in 1878 as an apprentice. In 1886 he obtained British nationality. He produced such modern classics as "Youth, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Nostromo, The Secret Agent" and "Under Western Eyes."
Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozalia Maria Jozefa Borbala "Emmuska" Orczy de Orczi (1865- 1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist, playwright and artist of noble origin. She is most known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel.Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children. He was born in Bombay, in the Bombay Presidency of British India, and was taken by his family to England when he was five years old. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book, the Just So Stories (1902), Kim (1901), and many short stories. His poems include "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden" (1899), and "If-" (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift"
William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. His best-known works are "The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Armadale," and "No Name." Collins published his best known works in the 1860s, achieving financial stability and an international reputation."Remote Content Loading...
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