Synopsis
An exciting novel by Fred M. White. Frederick Merrick White (1859-1935) wrote a number of novels and short stories under the name "Fred M. White" including the six 'Doom of London' science-fiction stories, in which various catastrophes beset London. These include The Four Days' Night (1903), in which London is beset by a massive killer smog; The Dust of Death (1903), in which diphtheria infects the city, spreading from refuse tips and sewers; and The Four White Days (1903), in which a sudden and deep winter paralyses the city under snow and ice. These six stories all first appeared in Pearson's Magazine, and were illustrated by Warwick Goble. He was also a pioneer of the spy story, and in 2003, his series The Romance of the Secret Service Fund (written in 1899) was edited by Douglas G. Greene and published by Battered Silicon Dispatch Box.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
An exciting novel by Fred M. White. Frederick Merrick White (1859-1935) wrote a number of novels and short stories under the name "Fred M. White" including the six 'Doom of London' science-fiction stories, in which various catastrophes beset London. These include The Four Days' Night (1903), in which London is beset by a massive killer smog; The Dust of Death (1903), in which diphtheria infects the city, spreading from refuse tips and sewers; and The Four White Days (1903), in which a sudden and deep winter paralyses the city under snow and ice. These six stories all first appeared in Pearson's Magazine, and were illustrated by Warwick Goble. He was also a pioneer of the spy story, and in 2003, his series The Romance of the Secret Service Fund (written in 1899) was edited by Douglas G. Greene and published by Battered Silicon Dispatch Box.
Biographie de l'auteur
British writer Frederick Merrick White (1859-1935) was a prolific science fiction author and pioneered the spy story. He wrote mainly in the genre of crime, romance and science fiction, and his work was published in Australia and New Zealand as well as in newspapers in London, Canada and America. Other Titles By Fred M. White: A Front of Brass The Seed of the Empire A Shadowed Love The Day A Man Called Gilroy The Gold Rose The Corner House The Cardinal Moth The Case for the Crown The Leopard’s Spot The Man Who Was The Slave of Silence The Edge of the Sword A Fatal Dose The Midnight Guest The Mystery of Room The Mystery of the Four Fingers The Four White Days The Lady in Blue.
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