The Victorian Mystery Megapack: 27 Classic Mystery Tales

by Wildside Press (Editor), Edgar Allan Poe, Dick Donovan

The theme of this Megapack is classic mystery and crime fiction from the Victorian era. We have taken the liberty of extending the qualifying publication dates to the end of World War I, since that event marked more of a turning point in world literature than the advent of the Edwardian Age. Certainly the spirit of Victorian crime fiction continued beyond Queen Victoria. This volume contains 25 stories and 2 bonus novels, offering hours of reading pleasure.

THE LENTON CROFT ROBBERIES, by Arthur Morrison
THE HOUSE OF CLOCKS, by Anna Katharine Green
MISSING: PAGE THIRTEEN, by Anna Katharine Green
A JURY OF HER PEERS, by Susan Glaspell
THE DONNINGTON AFFAIR, by G.K. Chesterton and Max Pemberton
INTRODUCING MR. RAFFLES HOLMES, by John Kendrick Bangs
THE ADVENTURE OF THE HERALD PERSONAL, by John Kendrick Bangs
THE BIG BOW MYSTERY, By Israel Zangwill
THE BURGLAR’S STORY, by W.S. Gilbert
CHEATING THE GALLOWS, by Israel Zangwill
THE RETURN OF IMRAY, by Rudyard Kipling
THE GREAT RUBY ROBBERY, by Grant Allen
PROBLEM OF THE STOLEN RUBENS, by Jacques Futrelle
MURDER BY PROXY, by M. McDonnell Bodkin
THE BLACK BAG LEFT ON A DOOR-STEP, by Catherine Louisa Pirkis
THE MYSTERY OF THE FIVE HUNDRED DIAMONDS, by Robert Barr
THE GREAT PEGRAM MYSTERY, by Robert Barr
THE CASE OF ROGER CARBOYNE, by H. Greenhough Smith
THE LAWYER’S STORY OF A STOLEN LETTER, by Wilkie Collins
THE PURLOINED LETTER, by Edgar Allan Poe
THE LEOPART MAN’S STORY, by Jack London
THREE 'DETECTIVE' ANECDOTES, by Charles Dickens
THE CROOKED TELLER, by J.P. Buschlen
THE PROBLEM OF DEAD WOOD HALL, by Dick Donovan
THE BISHOP’S CRIME, by R.C. Lehmann
THE MOONSTONE, by Wilkie Collins
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, by Arthur Conan Doyle

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Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Short Stories, Historical Fiction, Classics, Crime, Ebooks

875 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2012

About the author

Founded in 1989 by John and Kim Betancourt, Wildside Press has become one of the leading independent publishers in the science fiction field. In addition to books, Wildside publishes the Hugo Award-winning WEIRD TALES magazine, ADVENTURE TALES magazine, and SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE.

Reviews

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining mystery listening 🎶🔰

I purchased this Megapack e-book as part of a promotion by Amazon.

This Megapack contains 25 novellas and 2 novels by various authors. Most authors have two or more stories. As with all multiple story, box 📦 sets, and Megapacks you will like some stories better than others but that is normal. I was overall please with the selection of stories but then I like quick reads and British 🏰👑mystery.

I would recommend this Megapack to readers of British 🏰👑 Victorian Mysteries. 2023 👒😀😡💘🏡

I continue to work on cleaning up ☝ my kindle fire 🔥 but then I keep finding authors with free books.

Happy Holidays.

[David P. Kuzma · Rating 3 out of 5]

tedium saved by Sherlock Holmes

The first part of the book is nothing but paragraphs copy and pasted from other complete stories. That’s right. No stories just random excerpts from stories.
The comes The Moonstone. Classic it may be but my goodness it gets very boring after a while. The actual moonstone doesn’t even appear in most of the story.
Then comes the last story. A true classic and so enjoyable to read. Maybe read the complete Sherlock Holmes and don’t waster time on this yawn fest.

[Brett L. Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most stories were good.

There was one or two stories that were long and borring. Rest were entertaining. Enjoyed the short stories great for bedtime.

[Pearl Barley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would say there was a variety of stories, some good, some not bad, and some very quickly read so I could move on and forget them. The actual Victorian Mystery couldn't by any stretch of the imagination be called a 'short' story - it went on for ages and ages and ages, and while I like historical mysteries and mysteries with twists, this one took an awful long time to get to the point as there were so many characters introduced chapter after chapter. It was about a missing diamond and went into who could have taken it, why that person would have taken it, and who else had motive and opportunity to take it. I had to finish the story (I started so I'd finish) of course but found myself cursing under my breath every time I went back to find out about this "bloody missing diamond", to the point where it became a chore and towards the end I wasn't sure I really cared amymore who took it or why. However, I got to the end and without being too uncharitable, I will only indicate that it wasn't one of Charles Dickens' finest.

[Julie Morales · Rating 5 out of 5]

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

His book was wonderful. There's something for every mystery lover here. Some are murder, some are theft and anything in between. They're all good, although at least for me, some were better than others.
My favorite was close to the end of the book and involved the stealing of a precious diamond, that diamond being left to someone else in the family and being stolen again, and there's some romance in that one too. No matter what your preferences are, you're sure to find something in here to capture your interest.

[Tria · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars. Some brilliant stories, some half-duds, but mainly very good. It's not exactly the traditional anthology though, given some of its contents are actually full-length novels (The Moonstone, The Hound of the Baskervilles)! So don't think you'll finish it as quickly as the usual; it took me a month.

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING! What a great compilation of stories, such great variety but I really really loved the Sherlock Holmes parodies. It really underscored what a huge impact those books had on popular culture.

[Ray Melville · Rating 3 out of 5]

Obviously dated style, but as with most collections of short stories, there are some gems in the mix.