Mary Fortune
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Mary Helena Fortune (circa 1833 - circa 1910) was an Australian mystery, suspense, and horror writer who wrote under the pseudonyms "Waif Wander" and "W.W." She was one of the earliest female detective writers in the world (if not the earliest). She was also probably the first to write from the viewpoint of the detective. A prolific storyteller, she wrote at least 500 detective stories over 40 years, many featuring Detective Mark Sinclair. This volume...
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Australia has a long tradition of weird fiction, stretching back to colonial times. The stories in this anthology showcase the richness and variety of Australia horror and supernatural stories in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Among the authors included are: Mary Fortune, Lionel Sparrow, Marcus Clarke, Guy Boothby, B. L. Farjeon, J. E. P. Muddock, Ernest Favenc, Hume Nisbet, Rosa ("Mrs. Campbell") Praed, Fergus Hume, James Francis Dwyer,...
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The Phantom Hearse means death. Death always comes to the house where it's sighted on moonlit evenings. But why does wicked old Jones love to talk about it so much? ¶ Mary Helena Fortune was a pioneer in detective fiction, albeit largely a unknown one. She travelled from Canada to Australia in 1855, where for the next fifty years, she contributed to magazines and newspapers under the pseudonyms "Waif Wanderer", "W.W." and her own initials "M.H.F."....
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The second volume of our Victorian Mystery series presents 38 more classic mysteries, including series by Andrew Lang, August Groner, and Robert Barr. Included are:
IN THE HOUSE OF SUDDHOO, by Rudyard Kipling
THE CRIME CLUB, by William Holt-White
TRACES OF CRIME, by Mary Fortune
THE STAR OF THE "GRASMERE," by E. W. Hornung
MR. BOVEY'S UNEXPECTED WILL, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLAW KOMBS, by Robert Barr
THE AFFAIR...