Limehouse Nights is the greatest work of Thomas Burke, a collection of stories written about the seedy and poverty stricken district of London known as ...

American culture is strange—and appears even stranger after a hiatus. Cue Everett, back in Chicagoland after living in China. His father has just ...

“Dark Nights” is a collection of short stories by Thomas Burke, originally appearing in various English and American periodicals. Thomas Burke ...

Within this volume Burke makes contemporary observations of London and compares it to how it was in the past, especially before the war. It offers an authentic ...

Perhaps no writer of the early 20th century had a better knowledge of London than Thomas Burke (1886-1945), and his collection Night-Pieces (1935) contains ...

Thomas Burke's 'The Hands of Mr. Ottermole' is widely regarded as one of the best detective stories of the thirties. First published in 1931, Burke's tale ...

“The Wind and the Rain - A Book of Confessions” is a 1924 novel by Thomas Burke. A charming tale of childhood and innocence, this volume is ...

Originally published in 1930. This is a later revised edition with maps and an index of Inns. . Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back ...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia ...

The Song Book of Quong Lee of Limehouse, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten ...