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This collection of short stories by one of the foremost writers of detective fiction in the 19th century features mysteries and intrigues in New York City. With compelling characters and intricate plots, The Old Stone House is a must-read for fans of the genre.

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This collection of short stories by one of the foremost writers of detective fiction in the 19th century features mysteries and intrigues in New York City. With compelling characters and intricate plots, The Old Stone House is a must-read for fans of the genre.

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The Old Stone House and Other Stories

I was riding along one autumn day through a certain wooded portion of New York State, when I came suddenly upon an old stone house in which the marks of age were in such startling contrast to its unfinished condition that I involuntarily stopped my horse and took a long survey... Read Full Overview

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"The Old Stone House and Other Stories" from Anna Katharine Green. American poet and novelist (1846-1935).

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American author Anna Katharine Green is credited with being one of the earliest writers of detective fiction. However, her early literary efforts traversed many genre boundaries, as this eclectic collection of short stories demonstrates. Ranging from gothic fiction to romance,... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...ous than ever. Lemuel Phillips for one is tired of it, and imitating Orrin Day, bade her a good-even to-night which I am sure he does not intend to follow with a blithe good-morrow.I might do the same if her pleading eyes would let me. But she seems to cling... Read Full Overview

Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories (no doubt assisted by her lawyer father). Born in Brooklyn, New York,... Read Full Overview