The English novelist Sir Hugh Walpole was a bestselling author of the 1920’s and 1930’s, being encouraged by Henry James and Arnold Bennett. Highly regarded for his vivid plots and skill at scene-setting, Walpole wrote prolifically, producing at least one book every year and his novels established a large readership in Britain and America. For the first time in digital publishing, this comprehensive eBook presents Walpole’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Walpole’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* All 36 solo novels, with individual contents tables
* Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including THE SEA TOWER and ROMAN FOUNTAIN
* Special series contents tables for the Herries Chronicles and the Jeremy novels
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
* Easily locate the short stories you want to read
* Rare short stories appearing in digital print for the first time, including MR HUFFAM AND OTHER STORIES
* A selection of Walpole’s non-fiction, including his seminal study of Anthony Trollope, available in no other collection
* Features Walpole’s autobiography - discover Walpole’s literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
Please note: The novel ‘Farthing Hall’ was written in collaboration with J. B. Priestley and so cannot appear in this collection due to copyright restrictions. (European release year: 2055)
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CONTENTS:
The Herries Chronicle
The Jeremy Trilogy
The Novels
THE WOODEN HORSE
MARADICK AT FORTY
MR. PERRIN AND MR. TRAILL
THE PRELUDE TO ADVENTURE
FORTITUDE
THE DUCHESS OF WREXE
THE DARK FOREST
THE GREEN MIRROR
THE SECRET CITY
JEREMY
THE CAPTIVES
THE YOUNG ENCHANTED
THE CATHEDRAL
JEREMY AND HAMLET
THE OLD LADIES
PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITH RED HAIR
HARMER JOHN
JEREMY AT CRALE
WINTERSMOON
HANS FROST
ROGUE HERRIES
ABOVE THE DARK CIRCUS
JUDITH PARIS
THE FORTRESS
VANESSA
CAPTAIN NICHOLAS
THE INQUISITOR
A PRAYER FOR MY SON
JOHN CORNELIUS
THE JOYFUL DELANEYS
THE SEA TOWER
ROMAN FOUNTAIN
THE BRIGHT PAVILIONS
THE BLIND MAN’S HOUSE
THE KILLER AND THE SLAIN
KATHERINE CHRISTIAN
The Shorter Fiction
THE GOLDEN SCARECROW
THE THIRTEEN TRAVELLERS
THE SILVER THORN
ALL SOULS’ NIGHT
HEAD IN GREEN BRONZE AND OTHER STORIES
MR HUFFAM AND OTHER STORIES
The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Selected Non-Fiction
JOSEPH CONRAD
THE ART OF JAMES BRANCH CABELL
ANTHONY TROLLOPE
The Autobiography
THE CRYSTAL BOX
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