[PDF] The Uncle Abner Mysteries eBook

Author : Melville Davisson Post
Publisher :
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 38,92 MB
Release : 2010-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1616460164

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Melville Davisson Post's famed historical detective, Uncle Abner, solved perplexing crimes of passion and greed with courage and the understanding that justice must be served. All 22 of the original Uncle Abner stories are included here.

Author : Melville Davisson Post
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 15,17 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 149763010X

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The adventures of a true American original—a detective who puts equal faith in his Bible and his brains In the backwoods of West Virginia, years before the Civil War, a man arrives with gold in his purse and evil on his mind. His land too barren for farming, Doomdorf builds a still and grows rich selling high-proof moonshine to anyone with a bit of change in his pocket. As drunkenness and debauchery run rampant across the countryside, the locals turn against him. They are preparing to exact frontier justice when the bootlegger is found dead, shot through the heart in a room locked from the inside. At the scene is Uncle Abner, a folksy sleuth who uses a keen eye and steadfast beliefs to solve the mysteries of Appalachia. In this landmark story collection, Abner contends with hunchbacks and drunkards, killers and thieves. In a time and a place beyond the rule of law, justice belongs to the Lord—and Uncle Abner is His instrument. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

Author : John F. Suter
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 22,3 MB
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486818608

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Set amid the natural beauty of West Virginia, these tales of crime and its detection feature a modern-day investigative team as well as Uncle Abner, Melville D. Post's righteous 19th-century sleuth.

Author : Melville Davisson Post
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : pages
File Size : 39,49 MB
Release : 2017-02-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781542971980

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Melville Davisson Post (April 19, 1869 - June 23, 1930) was an American author, born in Harrison County, West Virginia. Although his name is not immediately familiar to those outside of specialist circles, many of his collections are still in print, and many collections of detective fiction include works by him. Post's best-known character is the mystery solving, justice dispensing West Virginian backwoodsman, Uncle Abner. The 22 Uncle Abner tales, written between 1911 and 1928, have been called some of "the finest mysteries ever written." Post's other recurring characters include the lawyers Randolph Mason and Colonel Braxton, and the detectives Sir Henry Marquis and Monsieur Jonquelle.

Author : Melville Davisson Post
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 38,99 MB
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Art
ISBN :

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Journey through the mysterious tales of "Uncle Abner" in this collection of short stories from the 1910s by Melville Davisson Post. Set against a backdrop of culture and humanities, these stories blend mystery and intrigue, offering readers a captivating experience. Dive into these collective works and unravel the mysteries with Uncle Abner.

Author : Melville Davisson Post
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 36,56 MB
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 048681744X

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Acclaimed collection chronicles crime-solving exploits of a powerful mind and moral figure in 19th- century Appalachia. In 18 intriguing tales, Uncle Abner employs deductive skills and his faith-based sense of justice to expose evil-doing.

Author : Melville Davisson Post
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 11,19 MB
Release : 2017-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8075833112

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Uncle Abner, the mystery solving West Virginian backwoodsman, is the best-known literary creation of Melville Davisson Post. Uncle Abner solved the mysteries that confronted him in a backwoods West Virginia community, immediately prior to the American Civil War and before the infant nation had any proper police system. He had two great attributes for his self-imposed task: a profound knowledge of and love for the Bible, and a keen observation of human actions. One example of Uncle Abner's keen deductive skills is his showing a deaf man had not written a document, because a word in it was phonetically misspelt. The first one of these tales, "The Angel of the Lord", is perhaps the very first work in the historical mystery genre. Melville Davisson Post (1869-1930) was an American author, born in West Virginia. Although his name is not immediately familiar to those outside of specialist circles many collections of detective fiction include works by him. Post's best-known character is the mystery solving, justice dispensing West Virginian backwoodsman, Uncle Abner. Table of Contents: The Doomdorf Mystery The Wrong Hand The Angel of the Lord An Act of God The Treasure Hunter The House of the Dead Man A Twilight Adventure The Age of Miracles The Tenth Commandment The Devil's Tools The Hidden Law The Riddle The Straw Man The Mystery of Chance The Concealed Path The Edge of the Shadow The Adopted Daughter Naboth's Vineyard

Author : Douglas G. Greene
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,75 MB
Release : 1999-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486408817

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Contains thirteen mystery stories, written between 1841 and 1920, and includes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," by Edgar Allan Poe, "Three Detective Anecdotes," by Charles Dickens, and "The Leopard Man's Story," by Jack London.