A Tale of Two Cities (Annotated) (Summit Classic Collector Editions)

Spearman gained wide popularity after the turn of the twentieth century with the publication of two collections of short stories, and became perhaps the most widely-read writer in the "Railroad" sub-genre of the Western. Spearman lived and worked as a banker in Nebraska between and and became fascinated with railroads and the men involved in building and running them, apparently as a result of frequent contact with agents of the Union Pacific Railroad in the course of his work.

In his novel "Whispering Smith" quickly became a best seller, and it remained popular for several years, leading to multiple silent film adaptations and, much later, several additional film versions and a television series. The straightforward plot, involving railroaders fighting nature and outlaws, and a great man gone bad, was fairly simple, but the book gave readers a balance of romance and realism, well-developed characters, and plenty of action, and it remains popular with modern readers. Based largely on stories he heard from two famous railroad detectives, the title character is essentially a composite of those two men.

Ironically, though, "Whispering Smith" was actually the nickname of a third man, another railroad detective.

There is no evidence that Spearman ever met the real "Whispering Smith," or that Smith was aware of the book, and it appears that Spearman was simply so taken with the nickname that he used it in his tale. The Best Books of Check out the top books of the year on our page Best Books of Home Contact Us Help Free delivery worldwide.

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Description This collector-quality edition contains the complete original text of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's enduring classic in a newly edited and freshly typeset version, together with a newly-written original biographical sketch of the author and a detailed selected bibliography of his work. With a generous 6"x9" page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design.

Page headers and modern page design that echoes the look and feel of traditional book publishing values exemplify the attention to detail given this volume. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - is known the world over as the creator of the famous consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes.

To a lesser extent, his irascible Professor Challenger is known to generations of readers. Professor Challenger and his company of intrepid adventurers make their way into Conan Doyle's "Lost World," only to find themselves exposed to dangers they could never have anticipated, even if they had really believed Challenger's claims of the wonders to be seen in the mysterious, isolated world he had described.

Challenger himself had reached the threshold of the plateau on a previous adventure, but even he is not prepared for what awaits in the land above the cliffs, where prehistoric creatures even more astonishing than the dinosaurs he predicted lurk in the dense forests.

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