The Flying Death

The Flying Death is a story by Samuel Hopkins Adams. A rasping tale of mystery, love and murder, where the tragedy is lessened by the suspicion that the terrifying incidents may be the work of a pterodactyl.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1908 Edition.

Samuel Hopkins Adams' mystery book "The Flying Death" was first released in 1908. The story takes place in the early 20th century, in the bustling metropolis of New York. The story follows a compelling tale that revolves around medical researcher Dr. Horace Byrd's search for a treatment for a fatal illness known as the "Blue Death." While the city struggles to contain the deadly and mysterious illness, Dr. Byrd is rushing to discover a cure. The book deftly combines detective work, suspense, and medical intrigue to keep readers on the edge of their seats. Adams examines the moral conundrums raised by medical research as well as the effects of unrestricted scientific experimentation throughout the narrative. In addition to being an exciting mystery, "The Flying Death" explores contemporary social and moral dilemmas. In order to craft a gripping story that both addresses the larger social issues of the early 20th century and holds the reader's interest, Adams deftly blends aspects of science, medicine, and detective fiction.

This early work by Samuel Hopkins Adams was originally published in 1906 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. 'The Flying Death - A Story in Three Writings and a Telegram' is a short story about a shipwrecked vessel and the discovery of a man who has been murdered at some point between leaving the sinking ship and reaching the rescuers. More mysterious deaths follow. The Cryptofiction Classics series contains a collection of wonderful stories from some of the greatest authors in the genre, including Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jack London. From its roots in cryptozoology, this genre features bizarre, fantastical, and often terrifying tales of mythical and legendary creatures. Whether it be giant spiders, werewolves, lake monsters, or dinosaurs, the Cryptofiction Classics series offers a fantastic introduction to the world of weird creatures in fiction.

The reader who has a liking for thrills in allopathic doses should find in this tale genuinely exciting reading. There are clear-cut characters, the dialogue is brisk and unforced, the humour is excellent, and the picture of the bleak loneliness and desolation of Montauk Point at the end of Long Island is drawn with really remarkable vividness.Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to [email protected] This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via [email protected]

The reader who has a liking for thrills in allopathic doses should find in this tale genuinely exciting reading. There are clear-cut characters, the dialogue is brisk and unforced, the humour is excellent, and the picture of the bleak loneliness and desolation of Montauk Point at the end of Long Island is drawn with really remarkable vividness...We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are therefore not broadly available to the readers. Our goal is to access the very large literary repository of general public books. The main contents of our entire classical books are the original works. To ensure high quality products, all the titles are chosen carefully by our staff. We hope you enjoy this classic.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER NINETEEN THE LONE SUEVIVOK SLEEP lay heavy and sweet upon Dick Colton that night. Not even the excitement of the prospective man-hunt--for the juggler was to be rounded up on the morrow--could overcome his healthy weariness. The intense and tragic events amid which his life had moved for a fortnight had been a cure for his insomnia as effectual as unexpected. Now when he slept, he slept; great guns could not wake him. In fact, at this particular midnight of September's last day great guns did not wake him, for the intermittent booming of cannonade for some fifteen minutes had left his happy dreams undisturbed. Not so with the others. Helga was stirring below; the Ravendens were moving about in their respective rooms. Everard was delivering a passionate rhapsody to an elusive match-box, and Mrs. Johnston was addressing the familiar argument regarding the preventive merits of rubber boots to her exasperated husband. Into the submerged consciousness of Dick Colton drifted scraps and fragments of eager talk. "Wreck ashore. . . . Graveyard Point again. . . . Won't need the lanterns. . . . Drat the rubber boots! . . . All go together." Then said the wizard of dreams, who mismanages such things, to Dick Colton: "It was all a phantasy, the imaginings of a moment. The crowded wonders in which you have taken part never happened. There have been no murders; there has been no juggler, no kite-flyer, no mystery. Haynes is alive; you can hear him moving about. You are back where you belong, at the night of the shipwreck, and I have befooled you well with an empty panorama." "And Dolly?" cried the unhappy dreamer in such a pang of protest that he came broad awake at once. The wizard fled. From below, the magic of Helga's voice rang out, ...

Excerpt from The Flying Death It was very stupid of me. The fact is, Colton continued, groping for an excuse, I heard some kind of a noise outside and I thought it was a cat. Where did you hear it? Interrupted the voice rather sharply. Did it seem to be on the ground, or in mid-air? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.