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Ernest Bramah

Born

in The United Kingdom

March 20, 1868

Died

June 27, 1942

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

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Bramah was a reclusive soul, who shared few details of his private life with his reading public. His full name was Ernest Bramah Smith. It is known that he dropped out of Manchester Grammar School at the age of 16, after displaying poor aptitude as a student and thereafter went into farming, and began writing vignettes for the local newspaper. Bramah's father was a wealthy man who rose from factory hand to a very wealthy man in a short time, and who supported his son in his various career attempts.

Bramah went to Fleet Street after the farming failure and became a secretary to Jerome K. Jerome, rising to a position as editor of one of Jerome's magazines. At some point, he appears to have married Mattie.

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	The Tales of Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah, Stephen Fry (Narrator) 3.28 avg rating — 1,028 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Max Carrados (Max Carrados, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 1914 — 112 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kai Lung's Golden Hours (Kai Lung #2) by Ernest Bramah, Hilaire Belloc (Introduction) 4.02 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1922 — 342 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wallet of Kai Lung (Kai Lung #1) 3.52 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 1900 — 306 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Max Carrados Detective Stories 3.46 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 1914 — 199 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Coin of Dionysius 3.08 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 1913 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat (Kai Lung #3) 4.06 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1928 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eyes of Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah, David Stuart Davies (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1923 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tragedy At Brookbend Cottage 3.25 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1913 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Max Carrados Detective Stories 3.62 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1972 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kai Lung (6 books)
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Max Carrados (1 book)
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Quotes by Ernest Bramah (?)

“However entrancing it is to wander unchecked through a garden of bright images, are we not enticing your mind from another subject of almost equal importance?”
― Ernest Bramah, Kai Lung's Golden Hours

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“There is a time to silence an adversary with the honey of logical persuasion, and there is a time to silence him with the argument of a heavily directed club.”
― Ernest Bramah, Kai Lung's Golden Hours

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“Even a mole may instruct a philosopher in the art of digging.”
― Ernest Bramah, Kai Lung's Golden Hours

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