William Fryer Harvey (1885–1937)
Author of The Beast with Five Fingers
About the Author
Works by William Fryer Harvey
Across the Moors [short story] 3 copies
Librivox Horror Story Collection 001 3 copies
The Ankardyne Pew [short story] 3 copies
Quaker byways and other papers 3 copies
The Mysterious Mr Badman 2 copies
Quaker Byways 1 copy
Associated Works
The Phantom Coach: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Ghost Stories (The Connoisseur's Collections) (1900) — Contributor — 57 copies
Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult: Stories by H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Edith Wharton,… (1989) — Contributor — 41 copies
Voor en na middernacht : vierendertig beroemde spook- en griezelverhalen (1949) — Contributor — 7 copies
Spøgelseshistorier fra hele verden — Contributor, some editions — 3 copies
Bestiarium Cryptozoologicum: Mystery Animals and Unknown Species in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy (2010) — Contributor — 3 copies
Leeds University verse, 1914-24 — Contributor — 1 copy
Gespenster — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1885
- Date of death
- 1937
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
UK - Place of death
- Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Education
- University of Oxford (Balliol College)
- Occupations
- surgeon-lieutenant
short-story writer
novelist - Organizations
- Royal Navy
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Reviews
have read this before but no idea when or where
First sentence: When at two o'clock on a sultry July afternoon Athelstan Digby undertook to keep an eye on the contents of the old bookshop in Keldstone High Street, he deliberately forgot to mind his own business.
Premise/plot: This one is a vintage mystery from the 1930s. Athelstan Digby, one of our protagonists, is on holiday. He's temporarily minding a bookshop--while the owners are away for a day (possibly one day and one night). He has THREE people come in and all ask for the same book--The Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan. He finds this strange, strange, super-strange. Events in the small village soon reflect this, Athelstan and his nephew, Jim, soon find themselves amateur detectives trying to solve multiple crimes--including murder.
My thoughts: I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this one. It reminded me of all the reasons I love vintage mysteries, particularly British mysteries. I enjoyed getting to know the characters. I loved the bookish plot. I loved finding a new-to-me author. Definitely recommended.… (more)
Premise/plot: This one is a vintage mystery from the 1930s. Athelstan Digby, one of our protagonists, is on holiday. He's temporarily minding a bookshop--while the owners are away for a day (possibly one day and one night). He has THREE people come in and all ask for the same book--The Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan. He finds this strange, strange, super-strange. Events in the small village soon reflect this, Athelstan and his nephew, Jim, soon find themselves amateur detectives trying to solve multiple crimes--including murder.
My thoughts: I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this one. It reminded me of all the reasons I love vintage mysteries, particularly British mysteries. I enjoyed getting to know the characters. I loved the bookish plot. I loved finding a new-to-me author. Definitely recommended.… (more)
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A visitor to a small village volunteers to look after a used book shop to allow the owner to attend a funeral is met with a number of people who each ask whether he has a copy of an obscure book, to no avail. When a copy comes to light amongst a cache of second hand books offered by 'a young scamp' and is then stolen, questions start coming thick and fast.
Murder is also afoot.
Very enjoyable and recommended.
Big Ship
8 April 2024… (more)