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Grant Allen

Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was a Canadian science writer and novelist, educated in England. He was a public promoter of evolution in the second half of the nineteenth century.

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An African Millionaire: Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay

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The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories

"The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories" by Grant Allen is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The tales delve into themes ...

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Michael's Crag

"Michael's Crag" by Grant Allen is a novel written in the late 19th century, which explores themes of duty, remorse, and the emotional turmoil associa...

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Cities of Belgium Grant Allen's Historical Guides

"Cities of Belgium" by Grant Allen is a historical guide written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a comprehensive travelogue intended to e...

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The Woman Who Did

"The Woman Who Did" by Grant Allen is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Herminia Barton, a progressive woman navigat...

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Recalled to Life

“Recalled to Life” by Grant Allen is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the protagonist, Una Callingham, who suff...

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The Evolution of the Idea of God: An Inquiry Into the Origins of Religions

"The Evolution of the Idea of God: An Inquiry Into the Origins of Religions" by Grant Allen is a comprehensive treatise on the psychological and histo...

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Paris Grant Allen's Historical Guides

"Paris" by Grant Allen is a historical guidebook written in the late 19th century. This work is part of Grant Allen's series on historical towns and a...

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Babylon, Volume 2

"Babylon, Volume 2" by Grant Allen is a fictional work likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the aspirations of Colin ...

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Blood Royal: A Novel

"Blood Royal: A Novel" by Grant Allen is a historical fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story takes place in a picturesque English t...

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Biographies of Working Men

"Biographies of Working Men" by Grant Allen is a collection of biographical sketches written in the late 19th century. The work chronicles the lives o...

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Wednesday the Tenth, A Tale of the South Pacific

"Wednesday the Tenth, A Tale of the South Pacific" by Grant Allen is a novel written during the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the Sou...

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Miss Cayley's Adventures

"Miss Cayley's Adventures" by Grant Allen is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the spirited young woman Lois Cayley, who, af...

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Falling in Love; With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science

"Falling in Love; With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science" by Grant Allen is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The ...

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The Great Taboo

"The Great Taboo" by Grant Allen is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story begins on a ship navigating the Pacific Ocean, where Felix...

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Biographies of Working Men

"Biographies of Working Men" by Grant Allen is a collection of biographical sketches written during the late 19th century. The book features the inspi...

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Philistia

"Philistia" by Grant Allen is a novel written in the late 19th century, likely during the Victorian era. The story introduces a diverse cast of charac...

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What's Bred in the Bone

"What's Bred in the Bone" by Grant Allen is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The narrative centers around Elma Clifford, a young w...

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Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose

"The last chapter of this volume had been roughly sketched by Mr. Allen before his final illness, and his anxiety, when debarred from work, to see it finished, was relieved by the considerate kindness of his friend and neighbour, Dr. Conan Doyle, who, hearing of his trouble, talked it over with him, gathered his ideas, and finally wrote it out for him in the form in which it now appears[....]" --Publishers' note

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Moorland Idylls

"Moorland Idylls" by Grant Allen is a collection of nature essays written in the late 19th century. The work explores the beautiful and often overlook...

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