Fear The Incubus Pro Patria Pell Street Blues Mystery of the Talking Idols The Charmed Life A Simple Act of Piety Achmed Abdullah's name was once synonymous with adventure. He published dozens of novels and hundreds of short stories in the pulp magazines of the early 20th century, thrilling millions of readers throughout the world. He wrote with authority about exotic peoples and places because he had lived a life filled with adventure, serving in the British army and traveling extensively to exotic locales before settling ...
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Fear The Incubus Pro Patria Pell Street Blues Mystery of the Talking Idols The Charmed Life A Simple Act of Piety Achmed Abdullah's name was once synonymous with adventure. He published dozens of novels and hundreds of short stories in the pulp magazines of the early 20th century, thrilling millions of readers throughout the world. He wrote with authority about exotic peoples and places because he had lived a life filled with adventure, serving in the British army and traveling extensively to exotic locales before settling down to a literary career. Here is a collection of Adbullah's stories sampling a broad range of his work. "The Charmed Life" tells of one life-changing night in India, when a white man glimpses a beautiful woman in danger and acts to rescue her. "Fear" is the tale of two thieving men in Africa and the bizarre and creepy fate that awaits them. Ranging from mystery to adventure to outright horror, from the streets of New York to the rooftops of Calcutta, from London's Chinatown to the jungles of Africa, here are tales of men caught up by plots and mysteries beyond their wildest imaginings!
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