Richard Harding Davis

The Red Cross Girl, and Vera the Medium

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Produktbeschreibung

"The Red Cross Girl" - Written in 1912, updated with two additional stories in 1919, and ranging from New York to Cuba to Britain, this is a collection of nine of Davis's dramatic and gripping stories. An American sets out to fake a German invasion of England, a salesman missing his train ends up accidentally participating in an invasion of Cuba, a student who flunked a history course helps his professor regain his position after being unfairly booted from the college (by turning him into a world-wide celebrity!), a man about to give up discovers he can actually read people's minds, and five other tales will hold you riveted in this book. The stories included are: "The Red Cross Girl," "The Grand Cross Of The Crescent," "The Invasion of England," "Blood Will Tell," "The Sailorman," "The Mind Reader," "The Naked Man," "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," and "The Card-Sharp." * * * * "Vera the Medium" - The romance of Vera the Medium, a young woman who "speaks" to the spirits of the dead. Trapped in a profession of lies by something she did years before, Vera meets the District Attorney, Winthrop, who offers her hope of a way out. But will her compatriots and clients let her go? Full of tragedy and humor, a thrilling love story as only Richard Harding Davis can tell. The heroine is a kind new to fiction and the story is told with the vigor and skill. * * * * This volume includes the complete text of all the stories, published in 1912, and 1919 editions. Also included are the original 14 full-page illustrations that graced these stories. * * * * Check our other Children's, Juvenile, and Adult books at www.FlyingChipmunkPublishing.com, or Like us on Facebook for our latest releases.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Flying Chipmunk Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9781617201295
• ISBN-10: 1617201294
• Artikelnr.: 34390885

Autorenporträt

Richard Harding Davis was an American journalist, fiction and drama writer who is best remembered for becoming the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and WWI. His writing considerably helped Theodore Roosevelt's political career. He also played a significant effect in the evolution of American magazines. His impact extended to the world of fashion, and he is credited with popularizing the clean-shaven style among males at the start of the twentieth century. Davis was born April 18, 1864, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Rebecca Harding Davis, was a well-known writer in her day. His father, Lemuel Clarke Davis, was a journalist who edited the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Davis attended Episcopal Academy when he was a young man. After an unsatisfactory year at Swarthmore College, Davis relocated to Lehigh University, where his uncle, H. Wilson Harding, was a professor. Davis' first book, a collection of short stories titled The Adventures of My Freshman (1884), was published while he was at Lehigh. Many of the tales had previously appeared in the student magazine, the Lehigh Burr. Davis attended Johns Hopkins University after transferring in 1885.