Writings

by M.P. Shiel

Illustrated. Includes:
1. i-xxxi: Introduction by A. Reynolds Morse
2. The Empress Of The Earth (The Tale Of The Yellow War): 148 pp.
3. The Purple Cloud: 60 pages
4. Some Short Stories:
pgs. 1-9: Guy Harkaway's Substitute
pgs. 10-19: The Eagle's Crag
pgs. 20-25: A Puzzling Case
pgs. 26-34: Huguenin's Wife
pgs. 35-51: The Case Of Euphemia Raphash
pgs. 52-60: Wayward Love
pgs. 61-71: The Spectre Ship
pgs. 72-79: The Secret Panel
pgs. 80-95: A Night In Venice
pgs. 96-102: The Battle Of Waterloo
pgs. 103-110: Ben
pgs. 111-120: The Bride
pgs. 121-129: Many A Tear
pgs. 130-136: Miche
pgs. 137-157: A Good Thing

365 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Matthew Phipps Shiel was a prolific British writer of West Indian descent. His legal surname remained "Shiell" though he adopted the shorter version as a de facto pen name.

He is remembered mostly for supernatural and scientific romances. His work was published as serials, novels, and as short stories. The Purple Cloud (1901; 1929) remains his most famous and often reprinted novel.