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An artist's work is vindictively vandalized, and the artist is found murdered in his smoking room. Gold bullion totaling 10,000 pounds mysteriously vanishes from the ill-fated steamship Nicobar as it sinks en route to Plymouth. A clerk disappears from a large London bank along... Read Full Overview

It was while these things were occupying part of my attention that I chanced to ask Hewitt whether, in the course of his divers odd and out- of-the-way experiences, he had met with any such weird adventures as were detailed in such profusionin the books of " authenticated" spooks,... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison

Reproduction of the original: Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison

It was while these things were occupying part of my attention that I chanced to ask Hewitt whether, in the course of his divers odd and out- of-the-way experiences, he had met with any such weird adventures as were detailed in such profusionin the books of " authenticated" spooks,... Read Full Overview

It was while these things were occupying part of my attention that I chanced to ask Hewitt whether, in the course of his divers odd and out- of-the-way experiences, he had met with any such weird adventures as were detailed in such profusionin the books of " authenticated" spooks,... Read Full Overview

It was while these things were occupying part of my attention that I chanced to ask Hewitt whether, in the course of his divers odd and out- of-the-way experiences, he had met with any such weird adventures as were detailed in such profusionin the books of " authenticated" spooks,... Read Full Overview

It was while these things were occupying part of my attention that I chanced to ask Hewitt whether, in the course of his divers odd and out- of-the-way experiences, he had met with any such weird adventures as were detailed in such profusionin the books of " authenticated" spooks,... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS Chronicles Of Martin Hewitt This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Arthur Morrison was born on November 1st, 1863, in Poplar, in the East End of London. From the age of 8, after the death of his father, he was brought up, along with two siblings, by his mother, Jane. Morrison spent his youth in the East End. In 1879 he began as an office boy... Read Full Overview

Arthur Morrison initially released his collection of short tales titled "Chronicles of Martin Hewitt". The protagonist of the novel is a private investigator in Victorian London named Martin Hewitt. The narratives center on Hewitt's investigations into a variety of heinous crimes,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

I had been working double tides for a month: at night on my morning paper, as usual; and in the morning on an evening paper as locum tenens for another man who was taking a holiday. This was an exhausting plan of work, although it only actually involved some six hours' attendance... Read Full Overview