Monday, March 24, 2014

Old Bestsellers: The Stone of Chastity, by Margery Sharp

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The Stone of Chastity , by Margery Sharp Margery Sharp (1905-1991) was in fact a quite well-known writer ... for children. She wrote a...
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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Old Bestsellers: The Adventurer, by Mika Waltari

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The Adventurer ( Mikael Karvajalka), by Mika Waltari I may be cheating a bit with this entry: I'm not sure the author, or even t...
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Old Bestsellers: Captain Dieppe, by Anthony Hope

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Captain Dieppe , by Anthony Hope Many of the writers I will cover in this series of reviews are by now all but forgotten, along with a...
Thursday, March 6, 2014

Old Bestsellers: Guyfford of Weare, by Jeffery Farnol

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Guyfford of Weare ( and The Money Moon) , by Jeffery Farnol One of my favorite writers of "old bestsellers" is Jeffery F...
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Friday, February 28, 2014

Old Bestseller Reviews: Graustark, by George Barr McCutcheon

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Graustark , by George Barr McCutcheon I found an omnibus of two of George Barr McCutcheon's Graustark novels at an antique shop. McCut...
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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Old Bestseller Reviews: Half a Rogue and The Best Man, by Harold Macgrath

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  Half a Rogue , by Harold Macgrath   Half a Rogue was published in 1906, by Bobbs-Merril. It was the tenth best-s...
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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Old Bestsellers: Brood of the Witch Queen, by Sax Rohmer

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Brood of the Witch Queen , by Sax Rohmer Sax Rohmer was an Englishman, real name Arthur Henry Ward (1883-1959). He was famous almost enti...
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