Uncle Abner : Master of Mysteries / Melville Davisson Post ; foreword by Craig Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Post, Melville Davisson, 1871-1930.

Contributor:

Johnson, Craig, 1961-

Series:

West Virginia classics ; Volume 5.

West Virginia classics ; 5

Standardized Title:

Short stories. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detective and mystery stories, American.

West Virginia--Fiction.

West Virginia.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

Morgantown, West Virginia : West Virginia University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"An anthology of detective stories by Melville Davisson Post"-- Provided by publisher.

"First published in 1918, Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries is an anthology of detective stories written by Melville Davisson Post. The popular stories within this collection were serialized in national magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post in the early 20th century. Uncle Abner is an amateur detective in present-day Harrison County, West Virginia. Throughout his journeys around this antebellum wilderness, long before the nation had a proper police system, the honest Uncle Abner is confronted by murders and mysteries that cannot be ignored. With uncanny intuition, impressive logic, and keen observation of human actions, Uncle Abner is Melville Davisson Post's most celebrated literary creation and is considered to be one of the most important texts in American detective and crime fiction. This new edition contains an introduction by Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire novels. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""I. THE DOOMDORF MYSTERY ""; ""II. THE WRONG HAND ""; ""III. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD ""; ""IV. AN ACT OF GOD ""; ""V. THE TREASURE HUNTER ""; ""VI. THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD MAN ""; ""VII. A TWILIGHT ADVENTURE ""; ""VIII. THE AGE OF MIRACLES ""; ""IX. THE TENTH COMMANDMENT ""; ""X. THE DEVIL' S TOOLS ""; ""XI. THE HIDDEN LAW ""; ""XII. THE RIDDLE ""; ""XIII. THE STRAW MAN ""; ""XIV. THE MYSTERY OF CHANCE ""; ""XV. THE CONCEALED PATH ""; ""XVI. THE EDGE OF THE SHADOW ""; ""XVII. THE ADOPTED DAUGHTER ""; ""XVIII. NABOTH' S VINEYARD ""

Notes:

"Original publication 1918 by D. Appleton and Company" -- Verso title page.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781940425429

1940425425

9781940425412

1940425417

OCLC:

907182132