Böcker av Edward Ellis

The Lost Trail, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations. This complete book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not scans of the authors' original publications, the text is readable and clear.

Featuring over 400 full-color surgical photographs and drawings, this is a step-by-step guide to the surgical approaches used to expose the facial skeleton. It describes the key anatomic structures and the technical aspects of each approach. It includes full-color intraoperative photographs that complement the surgical drawings.

One of the most thrilling of Victorian penny dreadfuls and possibly the first novel to feature a female detective, Ruth the Betrayer returns to print for the first time in over 150 yearsRuth Trail leads a double life, working as a spy or informant for the London police while secretly executing her own black deeds of theft and murder. Over the course of the unflagging, action-packed 1100-page plot, we follow Ruth's criminal career as she uses her wits and beauty to gain wealth and power. Along the way, as we pass through the horrors of prisons, convents, and the criminal underworld, we meet a cast of memorable characters, including the murderous ruffian Death's Head, escaped convict Jack Rafferty, the sinister schemer Eneas Earthworm and his victim Alice Trevellyan, wrongly accused as a murderess, the bumbling but charming Captain Charley Crockford, and the unlucky Cadbury Kid.Originally published in weekly installments in 1862-63, Ruth the Betrayer; or, The Female Spy returns to print at last in this new edition, which includes an introduction and annotations by Dagni¿A. Bredesen, all 51 illustrations from the original edition, and an appendix featuring additional contextual material.

A collection of three 19th-century American dime novels in the "Edisonade" genre Ñ featuring whiz-kid inventors and their steam- or electric-powered contraptions. Our heroes roam the Old West and do battle with forces of man and nature in these action-packed tales!

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