Books published by publisher Halcyon Press Ltd

This Halcyon Classics eBook collection contains twenty-eight Tom Swift novels, including the first Tom Swift book, 'Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle.' Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.Contents:Tom Swift and His Motor CycleTom Swift and His Motor BoatTom Swift and His AirshipTom Swift and His Submarine BoatTom Swift and His Electric RunaboutTom Swift and His Wireless MessageTom Swift Among the Diamond MakersTom Swift in the Caves of IceTom Swift and His Sky RacerTom Swift and His Electric RifleTom Swift in the City of GoldTom Swift and His Air GliderTom Swift in CaptivityTom Swift and His Wizard CameraTom Swift and His Great SearchlightTom Swift and His Giant CannonTom Swift and His Photo TelephoneTom Swift and His Aerial WarshipTom Swift and His Big TunnelTom Swift In the Land of WondersTom Swift and His War TankTom Swift and His Air ScoutTom Swift and His Undersea SearchTom Swift Among the Fire FightersTom Swift and His Electric LocomotiveTom Swift and His Giant TelescopeTom Swift and the Electronic HydrolungTom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X

This Halcyon Classics ebook is THE SHOGUN'S DAUGHTER by Robert Ames Bennett. Set in Japan prior to its "opening" to the West by Commodore Perry in 1854, a young American ventures into the forbidden country and falls in love with a beautiful young woman, the daughter of a powerful Shogun. The story leads one into bewildering intricacies of Japanese customs and politics, as the hero risks life and limb to win the heart of his love.Robert Ames Bennett (1870-1954) was an American writer of adventure and western novels. The son of the first congressional delegate from Colorado, Bennett focused the early part of his career on writing westerns, publishing several popular novels between 1910 and 1928. Three of his westerns were made into films. After the popularity of westerns began to wane, Bennett began to publish science fiction.

This Halcyon Classics ebook is Robert E. Howard's Conan tale JEWELS OF GWAHLUR.In far Keshan, Conan has come to the abandoned city of Gwahlur in search of its famed riches. But the priests of Keshan are searching there too, and the penalty for profaning the ancient city is a slow, horrible death...Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) is best known today for creating the sword-and-sorcery hero Conan, subject of two movies and dozens of books. However, during his short life Howard also published stories in a number of other genres. In addition to fantasy, Howard wrote boxing stories, westerns, detective stories, horror and created an number of compelling characters such as Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, El Borak, Steve Costigan, Pike Bearfield, King Kull, and Conan the Cimmerian. Howard committed suicide in 1936.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.

This Halcyon Classics ebook is Robert E. Howard's Conan tale JEWELS OF GWAHLUR.In far Keshan, Conan has come to the abandoned city of Gwahlur in search of its famed riches. But the priests of Keshan are searching there too, and the penalty for profaning the ancient city is a slow, horrible death...Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) is best known today for creating the sword-and-sorcery hero Conan, subject of two movies and dozens of books. However, during his short life Howard also published stories in a number of other genres. In addition to fantasy, Howard wrote boxing stories, westerns, detective stories, horror and created an number of compelling characters such as Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, El Borak, Steve Costigan, Pike Bearfield, King Kull, and Conan the Cimmerian. Howard committed suicide in 1936.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.

This Halcyon Classics ebook is Robert E. Howard's Conan tale JEWELS OF GWAHLUR.In far Keshan, Conan has come to the abandoned city of Gwahlur in search of its famed riches. But the priests of Keshan are searching there too, and the penalty for profaning the ancient city is a slow, horrible death...Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) is best known today for creating the sword-and-sorcery hero Conan, subject of two movies and dozens of books. However, during his short life Howard also published stories in a number of other genres. In addition to fantasy, Howard wrote boxing stories, westerns, detective stories, horror and created an number of compelling characters such as Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, El Borak, Steve Costigan, Pike Bearfield, King Kull, and Conan the Cimmerian. Howard committed suicide in 1936.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.

HEIDI AND OTHER STORIES includes Johanna Spyri's beloved HEIDI, the story of a young orphan girl who goes to live with her aunt and embittered grandfather in the Swiss Alps.• Heidi• Cornelli• Erick and Sally• Gritli’s Children• Mäzli• Moni the Goat Boy• Rico and Wiseli• Toni, The Little Woodcarver• Uncle Titus and His Visit to the Country• Veronica and Other Friends• What Sami Sings With the BirdsJohanna Spyri (1827-1901) was a Swiss author of children's stories. Born and raised in the Alps, Spyria spent most of her adult life in Zürich, where she began writing. She completed more than 50 works during her lifetime, including HEIDI, written in just four weeks and published in 1880.

DAVID COPPERFIELD is a classic coming-of-age novel by Charles Dickens, and is usually considered among his finest works. The story concerns the life and times of David Copperfield, a boy growing into a man in Victorian England. Orphaned at a young age, Copperfield works in the factories of London before running away to seek his only relative, an eccentric aunt in Dover. He eventually grows up, finds love, and finds his place in the world.Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era. Dickens is known for creating some of English literature's most iconic characters, including Oliver Twist, Ebeneezer Scrooge, and David Copperfield.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.

Joseph A. Altsheler's CIVIL WAR SERIES for young readers' features all eight novels of the series. They tell the story of the American Civil War through the eyes of two cousins, Harry Kenton and Dick Mason, who are united by blood but divided by culture and geography. The two cousins join opposing sides, experiencing the war from its earliest days at Bull Run to its final, bitter end at Appomattox.• The Guns of Bull Run - A Story of the Civil War's Eve• The Guns of Shiloh - A Story of the Great Western Campaign• The Scouts of Stonewall - The Story of the Great Valley Campaign• The Sword of Antietam - A Story of the Nation's Crisis• The Star of Gettysburg - A Story of Southern High Tide• The Rock of Chickamauga - A Story of the Western Crisis• The Shades of the Wilderness - A Story of Lee's Great Stand• The Tree of Appomattox - A Story of the Civil War's Close

SABOTEURS ON THE RIVER is #10 in the Penny Parker Mystery Series by Mildred A. Wirt Benson.Mildred A. Wirt Benson (1905-2002) was a prolific author of books for young readers. A trained journalist, Benson is best known as a ghostwriter for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Under the house pen-name Carolyn Keene, Benson completed 23 of the first 25 Nancy Drew mysteries and wrote a number of others until 1984. Benson also wrote her own mystery series, Penny Parker, from the 1930s to the 1950s.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.

THE BOOK OF DRAGONS AND OTHER STORIES FOR CHILDREN includes more than 50 wonderfully entertaining magic and fantasy stories for children, including stories found in E. Nesbit's highly-regarded THE BOOK OF DRAGONS, NINE UNLIKELY TALES, and THE MAGIC WORLD.• The Book of Beasts• Uncle James, or The Purple Stranger• The Deliverers of Their Country• The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told• The Island of the Nine Whirlpools• The Dragon Tamers• The Fiery Dragon, or The Heart of Stone and the Heart of Gold• Kind Little Edmund, or The Caves and the Cockatrice• The Cockatoucan• Whereyouwantogoto• The Blue Mountain• The Prince, Two Mice, and Some Kitchen-Maids• Melisande• Fortunatus Rex And Co.• The Sums That Came Right• The Town in the Library, in the Town in the Library• The Plush Usurper• The Cat-hood of Maurice• The Mixed Mine• Accidental Magic• The Princess and the Hedge-pig• Septimus Septimusson• The White Cat• Belinda and Bellamant• Justnowland• The Related Muff• The Aunt and Amabel• Kenneth and the Carp• The Magician's Heart• Too Clever By Half• The White Persian• A Powerful Friend• A Silly Question• The Selfish Pussy• Meddlesome Pussy• Nine Lives• Tinker• Rats!• The Tables Turned• A Noble Dog• The Dyer's Dog• The Vain Setter• Molly, The Measles, and the Missing Will• Billy and William• The Twopenny Spell• Showing Off; or, the Looking-Glass Boy• The Ring and the Lamp• The Charmed Life; Or, the Princess and the Lift-Man• Billy the King• The Princess and the Cat• The White Horse• Sir Christopher Cockleshell• MuscadelEdith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English writer who published under the name E. Nesbit. A prolific and successful writer of several genres, Nesbit is most remembered as one of the first modern authors of children's literature; she is credited with addressing real-world issues in her writings, helping to move children's literature beyond the realms of fantasy and folklore. In addition to several very successful children's works, Nesbit wrote horror stories and is well-known for her support for Socialism. She and her husband were among the founders of the Fabian Society in 1884.

This Halcyon Classics ebook is Robert E. Howard's Conan tale JEWELS OF GWAHLUR.In far Keshan, Conan has come to the abandoned city of Gwahlur in search of its famed riches. But the priests of Keshan are searching there too, and the penalty for profaning the ancient city is a slow, horrible death...Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) is best known today for creating the sword-and-sorcery hero Conan, subject of two movies and dozens of books. However, during his short life Howard also published stories in a number of other genres. In addition to fantasy, Howard wrote boxing stories, westerns, detective stories, horror and created an number of compelling characters such as Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, El Borak, Steve Costigan, Pike Bearfield, King Kull, and Conan the Cimmerian. Howard committed suicide in 1936.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.