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Samuel Merwin
Books in Order: 13 titles
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3 Detectives
Three female detectives (amateur and professional) from early mystery fiction (1910s-1930s) are showcased in this volume. Lady Can Do is a full mystery novel involving a social secretary caught up in a murder investigation. Alice Royce, Girl Detec...
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Anthony the Absolute
Samuel Merwin, Sr. was an American playwright and author. He attended Northwestern University and between 1905 and 1911 he worked as associate editor and finally editor of SUCCESS magazine. In 1907 the magazine sent him to China to investigate the op...
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The Merry Anne
Literary Thoughts editionpresentsThe Merry Anne by Samuel Merwin------Set in the Great Lakes region upon water and in wood, this maritime adventure, written by Samuel Merwin and published in 1904, tells the story of a man being caught in a smuggling ...
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The Trufflers
Explore the vibrant and bohemian heart of early 20th-century New York City in Samuel Merwin's The Trufflers: A Story. Set against the backdrop of Greenwich Village, this literary novel captures the essence of urban life with a focus on the passionate...
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Calumet 'k'
This 1901 novel is the story of one man's ingenuity, perseverance and struggle in the construction of a grain elevator, and of his exhilarating triumph. Ayn Rand declared it her favorite novel, and it served inspiration for the heroes of her novel At...
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The Road Builders
The Road-Builders is exciting railroad novel about a crew of engineers building a railway in West Texas. It is the 1870s and the principle obstacle to the operation is a rival railroad magnate, Commodore Durfee. Paul Carhart has the task of building ...
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The Road to Frontenac
The Road to Frontenac is a story of new France at the close of the seventeenth century. The hero is a French officer sent from Quebec to Frontenac on an important mission, and incidentally charged with the escort of a young woman. The journey up the ...
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The Short Line War
The Short Line War is a story that maps out a railroad war in which politics form a considerable part. Jim Weeks is the central figure in the fight. He was a man 'without much instinct or imagination; he took everything seriously and literally, he co...
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Calumet "K"
A novel, with several elements of rather unusual interest. A simple, and absorbing tale, that you will not put down willingly until you are finished. Calumet "K"' is a novel that is exciting and absorbing, but not the least bit sensational. The book ...
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The Sturdy Oak
At a certain committee meeting held in the spring of 1916, it was agreed that fourteen leading American authors, known to be extremely generous as well as gifted, should be asked to write a composite novel. As I was not present at this particular mee...
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Sturdy Oak A Composite Novel of American
In 1917 fourteen American authors met and agreed to each write a chapter of a novel. The proceeds from the sale of this book were devoted to the Suffrage Cause. It is a very human story of American life and should appeal to all lovers of good fiction...
