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Grant Allen was born on February 24, 1848 near Kingston, Ontario, in Canada. Though largely forgotten today, during his lifetime he was a prolific and popular writer who published widely in diverse areas, which were as various as his own intellectual pursuits that ranged from the sciences to literature. Titles of several of his books reveal his breadth of interests, including The Evolutionist at Large (1881), and Biographies of Working Men (1884). As a naturalist and professed socialist, he embraced a number of radical views for his time, such as the advancement of women's rights. For example, his novel The Woman who did (1895), espoused a then controversial literacy critique of sexual conventions and marriage. His best stories, which featured the notorious conartist and thief, Colonel Clay, first appeared in the Strand Magazine and later were collected in the book, An African Millionaire: Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay (1897), commonly regarded by many critics as the first fictional work to feature a criminal protagonist.
Gary Hoppenstand is a professor of English at Michigan State University. He has twice won the Popular Culture Association's "Best Book" award in the Textbook/Reference category, and he is a former President of the nation Popular Culture Association. Currently, he is the editor of The Journal of Popular Culture.
Though Canadian author CHARLES GRANT BLAIRFINDIE ALLEN (1848-1899) published what is considered one of the first Canadian science fiction books, The British Barbarians, in 1895, he is best remembered today for his creation of Colonel Clay, "the first great thief of short mystery fiction." This series of witty, ironic tales-the complete adventures of the gentleman rogue-are wonderfully entertaining in their own right, but in anticipating the work of the likes of Ellery Queen and Agatha Christie, they are also essential reading for anyone fascinated by the history of mystery fiction. First published in 1897, this replica edition is complete with the charming original illustrations.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An excellent addition to Penguin's crime classics: the tantalizing tale of Colonel Clay, literature's first gentleman rogue. Wealthy, confident and handsome, Sir Charles Van Drift spends his time jetting to exotic locales with his wife and in-laws. But on one fateful trip to the Riviera, Van Drift meets his match in Colonel Clay. Posing alternately as a seer, a curate, and a German professor, the master of disguise swindles Van Drift through three continents and poses a serious risk to his South African diamond fortune. Colonel Clay, the notorious con artist and thief, has triumphed. But who is this master of disguise, really? First serialized in "The Strand" in 1896, the adventures that comprise "An African Millionaire" are widely regarded as the first to feature a criminal protagonist and will be greeted enthusiastically by fans and scholars of classic crime fiction. An African Millionaire: Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay was written by Grant Allan (1848 - 1899). Allan was a science writer, author and novelist, and supporter of the theory of evolution. Allan wrote one of the first Canadian science fiction books, The British Barbarians, in 1895. He is best remembered for his character Colonel Clay who was a gentleman rogue thief. Episodes in this book include The Episode of the Mexican Seer, The Episode of the Diamond Links, The Episode of the Old Master, The Episode of the Tyrolean Castle, The Episode of the Drawn Game, The Episode of the German Professor, The Episode of the Arrest of the Colonel, The Episode of the Seldon Gold-Mine, The Episode of the Japanned Dispatch-Box, The Episode of the Game of Poker, The Episode of the Bertillon Method, and The Episode of the Old Bailey. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780143106579
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