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

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

The Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Detective is a collection of short stories written by Arthur Morrison and first published in 1907. The book follows the adventures of Martin Hewitt, a private detective who solves various crimes in London during the late 19th century. The stories... Read Full Overview

The Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Detective is a collection of short stories written by Arthur Morrison and first published in 1907. The book features the eponymous character, Martin Hewitt, who is a private detective in London. The stories follow Hewitt as he solves a series... Read Full Overview

The Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Detective is a collection of short stories written by Arthur Morrison in 1907. The book follows the adventures of Martin Hewitt, a private detective who solves various crimes in London during the late 19th century. The stories in the book are... 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

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

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 George Morrison (1 November 1863 - 4 December 1945) was an English writer and journalist known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End, and for his detective stories, featuring the detective Martin Hewitt. He also collected Japanese... 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

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