Books with author LOUIS TRACY

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...idea of the identity of the smart, young gentleman who addressed him so familiarly. "Don't you know me, Mr. Judd?" "Well, sir, I can't exactly bring to min' " "I suppose the good fare you provided for me at Holloway has so altered my appearance that you fail to recognize me again?" "Wot! Ye don't mean to s'y 'Ere, Eliza, this young gent is the lad I was a-tellin' you of. Remanded till Saturday, you was. I saw in the piper last night. Well, there, I'm done!" By this time Philip was inside the shop, and the stout greengrocer and his equally stout spouse were gazing open-mouthed at this well-dressed youth who had supplanted the thin tatterdemalion so much discussed by them and their neighbors. Judd and the restaurant keeper were the only men In the locality who could claim actual acquaintance with the boy whose strange proceedings as reported by the newspapers made London gape. Indeed, both men had been interviewed by police and reporters many times. They were living links with the marvelous, a pedestal of common stone for an aerial phantasy. And now, here he was, back again, dressed like a young gentleman, and hailing Judd as a valued friend. No wonder the greengrocer lost his breath and his power of speech. But Philip was smiling at him and talking. "You were the one man out of many, Mr. Judd, who believed in me, and even stuck up for me when you saw me led through the street by a policeman to be imprisoned on a false charge. I did not know until an hour ago that I was indebted to you for an abundance of excellent food while I was remanded in prison. I will not offer to refund you the money you spent. My gratitude will take another form, which you will learn in a few days. But I do want to pay you the ninepence I borrowed. Would you mind asking...

This early work by Louis Tracy was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series. 'The Day of Wrath: A Story of 1914' is a novel about the horrors of the first year of the Great War. The New York Times Book Review published this critique of the work: "The Human mind is so constituted that it becomes deadened by the weight of numbers, needing the personal, the individual, to awaken its liveliest sympathies. We read with pity and horror of the sufferings of a nation; but that they may be brought really home to us, become really vivid and forceful, they must be embodied in some person or small group of persons. And it is something of this embodiment which Mr. Tracy has achieved in his latest book, The Day of Wrath. We have all read of burned villages, murdered noncombatants, tortured women-all the horror and agony undergone by heroic Belgium in the cruel days of August and September, 1914. Mr. Tracy takes a little company of six people, two of them English, the others Belgium, and shows us what happens to them during that awful time." This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

Louis Tracy (1863-1928) was a British journalist, and prolific writer of fiction. He used the pseudonyms Gordon Holmes and Robert Fraser, which were at times shared with M. P. Shiel, a collaborator from the start of the twentieth century. Among his most famous works are: The Invaders (1901), The Wooing of Esther Gray (1902), The Wings of the Morning (1903), The Stowmarket Mystery; or, A Legacy of Hate (1904), The King of Diamonds (1904), The Albert Gate Mystery (1904), Heart's Delight (1906), The Wheel O' Fortune (1907), The Captain of the Kansas (1907), The Red Year (1908), One Wonderful Night (1912), The Stowaway Girl (1912), Number Seventeen (1915) and The Postmaster's Daughter (1916).

Louis Tracy (1863-1928) was a British journalist, and prolific writer of fiction. He used the pseudonyms Gordon Holmes and Robert Fraser, which were at times shared with M. P. Shiel, a collaborator from the start of the twentieth century. Among his most famous works are: The Invaders (1901), The Wooing of Esther Gray (1902), The Wings of the Morning (1903), The Stowmarket Mystery; or, A Legacy of Hate (1904), The King of Diamonds (1904), The Albert Gate Mystery (1904), Heart's Delight (1906), The Wheel O' Fortune (1907), The Captain of the Kansas (1907), The Red Year (1908), One Wonderful Night (1912), The Stowaway Girl (1912), Number Seventeen (1915) and The Postmaster's Daughter (1916).

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No. 3, Jobnson's Mews. Is there no hope, doctor? Absolutely none - now. If she had gone to the - the workhouse infirmary - would she have lived? The doctor paused. The gulp before that hateful word was not lost on him. He tried professional severity, and bestowed some care on the buttoning of a glove. I am surprised, he said, that an excellent woman like your mother should encourage your feelings of - er - repugnance toward - er Confound it, boy, have you no relatives or friends? No, sir. We are alone in the world. And hard up, eh? The boy dug a hand into a pocket with the stolid indifference of despair. He produced two shillings and some pennies. He picked out the silver, and the man reddened in protest. Don't be stupid, Philip. That is your name, is it not? When I want my fee I will ask for it. Your mother needs a nurse, wine, chicken broth. Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org