Bernard Capes

A Rogue's Tragedy, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

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"The Skeleton Key" introduces readers to the enigmatic world of detective fiction crafted by the talented Bernard Capes. When a guest at a snowed-in mountain resort discovers a mysterious key, it becomes the catalyst for a series of sinister events. As guests are confronted with chilling secrets, suspicious behaviors, and an inevitable sense of dread, they find themselves enmeshed in a web of deception, betrayal, and fear. With a haunting setting and a masterful use of suspense, Capes takes readers on a riveting journey as they, along with the story's protagonist, seek to uncover the truth before tragedy strikes.

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A gripping book by Bernard Capes called "The Extraordinary Confessions of Diana Please" explores the interesting lives and confessions of its mysterious lead character, Diana Please. The narrative, which is set in the past, centers on Diana Please, a complicated and enigmatic lady who shares her secrets and confessions via a string of startling discoveries. Readers are drawn into a web of suspense, intrigue, and shocking turns as they learn more about Diana's world. Diana Please, a figure steeped in both darkness and vulnerability, is vividly portrayed by Bernard Capes via vivid narrative and deep character development. Identity, morality, and the effects of one's actions are some of the subjects the book tackles. Diana's admissions challenge accepted ideas of morality and societal standards, making readers reevaluate their own judgments of right and wrong. Bernard Capes skillfully mixes aspects of mystery, romance, and psychological inquiry in a gripping story. The thought-provoking and compelling book "The Extraordinary Confessions of Diana Please" challenges readers to consider the complexity of human nature and the influence of personal discovery.

Bernard Capes' "Historical Vignettes, 2nd Series" is a fascinating compilation of historical stories. Capes showcases numerous historical eras while providing engrossing views into important occasions, people, and moments that helped to form the world as we know it today. Capes brings the past to life via vivid storytelling and thorough research, enveloping readers in wonderfully detailed locations and offering them a variety of storylines. The collection's vignettes each give a complete narrative that enables readers to travel across time and consider a variety of historical subjects. Capes expertly writes each narrative, capturing the spirit of the historical period and its sociological, cultural, and political aspects, whether it be an interesting anecdote from ancient civilizations, a dramatic incident from the Middle Ages, or a moving account from a more recent age. "Historical Vignettes, 2nd Series" is an interesting and educational read for history buffs and general readers alike thanks to Bernard Capes's masterful blending of historical truth with a dash of literary flare. The book takes readers on a fascinating trip through history, illuminating little-known personalities and events while also reviewing well-known historical events from new angles. "Historical Vignettes, 2nd Series" offers an engaging approach to investigate and comprehend the complexities of our common human past via its fusion of education and pleasure.

World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2021. After attending a séance at an acquaintance’s home, a man receives an unexpected job offer from another guest: resident doctor at the prison he directs. But when a prisoner begs to have his cell moved, terrified of what’s behind the next door, the young doctor starts to question his luck.

A servant girl is found murdered, with no discernible motive, too many suspects, and haunting it all is an enigmatic mysterious chessmaster. All the ingredients for a classy puzzler by a writer of mysteries and horror stories, popular and admired during his life, but strangely neglected today.

The fourth in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins involves a tragic accident during a shooting party. As the story switches between Paris and Hampshire, the possibility of it not being an accident seems to grow more likely. "The Detective Story Club", launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, chosen by a select committee of experts. Now, almost 90 years later, these books are the classics of the Golden Age, republished at last with the same popular cover designs that appealed to their original readers. The Mystery of the Skeleton Key, first published in 1919, has the distinction of being the first detective novel commissioned and published by Collins, though it was Bernard Capes' only book in the genre, as he died shortly before it was published. This is how the Detective Club announced their edition ten years later: "Mr Arnold Bennett, in a recent article, criticised the ad hoc characterisation and human interest in the detective novels of to-day. "The Mystery of the Skeleton Key" contains, in addition to a clever crime problem and plenty of thrills, a sensible love story, humour, excellent characterisation and strong human interest. The scenes are laid in Paris and Hampshire. The story deals with a crime committed in the grounds of a country house and the subsequent efforts of a clever young detective the track down the perpetrator. The Selection Committee of "The Detective Story Club" have no hesitation in recommending this splendid thriller as one which will satisfy the most exacting reader of detective fiction." This new edition comes with a brand new introduction by Capes expert and anthologist, Hugh Lamb.

The Skeleton Key (1919) was the first detective novel published by Collins, ushering in the Golden Age, the Crime Club, and 100 years of remarkable crime fiction that would follow. A body is discovered after a shooting party in the grounds of a country house in Hampshire. The police are called in, and a clever young detective, Sergeant Ridgway, begins to unravel a much more complicated and brutal case of murder than was first suspected. But has he met his match with Le Sage, a chess-playing Baron, who is convinced that the answers lie not in Hampshire but in Paris? After 20 years of writing in various genres, The Skeleton Key was Bernard Capes’ crowning achievement, as he died shortly after completing the book. Introduced by Hugh Lamb, whose anthology The Black Reaper resurrected Capes’ reputation as one of the best horror writers of his generation, the book also includes its original tribute to Capes by G. K. Chesterton, author of the Father Brown mysteries.

A collection of rare horror stories that will thrill fans of classic writers such as M. R. James, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe and E. F. Benson. Bernard Capes was celebrated as one of the most prolific authors of the late Victorian period, producing dozens of short stories, articles, and more than forty novels across multiple genres, culminating in the first original crime novel published by Collins, The Skeleton Key. His greatest acclaim, however, came from penning some of the most terrifying ghost stories of the era. Yet following his death in 1918 his work all but slipped into oblivion until the 1980s, when veteran anthologist Hugh Lamb first collected Capes’s tales of terror as The Black Reaper. Every story bears the stamp of Capes’s fertile and deeply pessimistic imagination, from werewolf priests and haunted typewriters to marble hands that come to life and plague-stricken villagers haunted by a scythe-wielding ghost. Now expanded with eleven further stories, a revised introduction and a new foreword by Capes’s grandson, Ian Burns, this classic collection will thrill horror fans and restore Capes’s reputation as one of the best writers in the horror genre.