Christopher St. John Sprigg, known as Christopher Caudwell, was a British Marxist writer, thinker, and poet. His work engages in a Marxist analysis of a wide range of subjects, from poetry and philosophy to physics. Caudwell sought to rethink these fields through a Marxist lens, which profoundly shaped his literary output. His major works, including the extensive poem 'Illusion and Reality' which analyzes poetry, were published posthumously. His deep insights and revolutionary perspective continue to resonate with readers interested in social critique and literary theory.
A classic English crime novel originally published in 1934. A murder in the village of Great Hake baffles the local police, as everyone appears to have perfect alibis.... This book is the first of four featuring journalist (and amateur sleuth) Charles Venables.
A 1930s classic crime novel set in London featuring the amateur detective Richard Venables. A set of unusual characters residing at a residential hotel are under suspicion when the proprietress is murdered.
The 4th story of amateur detective journalist Charles Venables, set in an eastern Balkan country Iconia. Charles is sent to investigate murder and intrigue in the court of the strong-willed and bad-tempered Queen Hanna.
When an aeroplane crashes, and its pilot is killed, Edwin Marriott is not convinced that it was accidental. In due course, naturally, he is proved right!
London 1938 and war is brewing with Russia. It’s brewing primarily due to the agenda of Lord Carpenter, proprietor of the leading newspaper The Mercury, a man determined to bring forward what he sees as an inevitable conflict. As he prepares to publish his coup de grace, a lead story that will make that conflict unavoidable, he locks his employees in the building so that his paper can publish an exclusive in the late edition without his competitors scooping him. And then, as so many future murder victims do in these novels, he isolates himself in his quarters with orders not to be disturbed. Guess what happens to him? He really shouldn’t have kept that extremely sharp dagger on display on his wall…