‘DUST WEBS’ MAGAZINE

Victorian Era ‘Light Mystery’ Tales

by Several Authors…

Artist Robin Renor

Bruno ‘The Bear’ Clew, Esq.

“Society Detective Agency”

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1) THE ADVENTURE OF THE NEWPORT VILLA – c.1905 - Newport

by John Kendrick Bangs

From: Mrs. Raffles – Being the Adventures of An Amateur Crackswoman

Copyright, 1905, by Harper & Brothers

2) FREDDIE SURREY – c.1880 - Chicago

by D.B. Anderson

A “Bruno Clew, Esq. - Society Detective Agency” Series Tale

3) THE CRACKSWOMAN – c.1890 - Chicago

by D.B. Anderson

A “Tethered Tales” Series ‘Light Mystery’ Tale

4) MRS. SHADD’S MUSICALE – c.1905 – Newport

by John Kendrick Bangs

From: Mrs. Raffles – Being the Adventures of An Amateur Crackswoman

Copyright, 1905, by Harper & Brothers

5) THE PEARL ROPE OF MRS. GUSHINGTON-ANDREWS

c.1905 – New York City

by John Kendrick Bangs

From: Mrs. Raffles – Being the Adventures of An Amateur Crackswoman

Copyright, 1905, by Harper & Brothers

6) SAFECRACKERS AFOOT – c.1890 - Chicago

by D.B. Anderson

A “Tethered Tales” Series ‘Light Mystery’ Tale

7) MRS. ROCKERBILT’S TIARA – c.1905 – Newport

by John Kendrick Bangs

From: Mrs. Raffles – Being the Adventures of An Amateur Crackswoman

Copyright, 1905, by Harper & Brothers

8) THE TUTELAGE OF PRIMROSE - c.1890 - Chicago

by D.B. Anderson

A “Tethered Tales” Series ‘Light Mystery’ Tale

9) THE ADVENTURE OF THE HOLD-UP – c.1905 - Newport

by John Kendrick Bangs

From: Mrs. Raffles – Being the Adventures of An Amateur Crackswoman

Copyright, 1905, by Harper & Brothers

10) TRASH ART – 1890 - Chicago

by D.B. Anderson

A “Tethered Tales” Series ‘Light Mystery’ Tale

Copyright © 2006 D.B. Anderson All rights reserved

11) THE ADVENTURE OF THE STEEL BONDS – c.1905 – New York

by John Kendrick Bangs

From “ Mrs. Raffles – Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman”

Copyright, 1905, by Harper & Brothers

12) A GRAY GLOVE – c.1890 – Chicago

by D.B. Anderson

A “Tethered Tales” Series ‘Light Mystery’ Tale

13) A TRAP TO CATCH A CRACKSMAN – c.1905 - London

by E. W. Hornung

From “A Thief In The Night”

14) THE GHOST OF WIND POINT SOUTH – c.1880 – Chicago

by D. B. Anderson

A “Bruno Clew, Esq., Society Detective Agency” Series Tale

15) THE RED-HOT DOLLAR – c.1911 –

Several North-Eastern USA Locations Via Railroad

by H .D. Umbstaetter

16) APRODITE’S FIRST BITE – c.1880 – Chicago

by D.B. Anderson

A “Bruno Clew, Esq., Society Detective Agency” Series Tale

17) THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY MILLIONS’ –c.1911 –

Aboard an Atlantic Ocean Steamer

By T .F. Anderson & H. D. Umbstaetter

18) A HIGH-BRED GENTLEMAN – c.1909 – London

by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

From “The Man In The Corner”, New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1909

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19) EUGENE’S AT TWO – c.1907 – New York

by Louis Joseph Vance

From “The Brass Bowl”, New York, A.L. Burt, 1907

20) THE PROMISCOUS PAINTING – c.1890 – Chicago

by D.B. Anderson

A “Tethered Tales” Series ‘Light Mystery’ Tale

More ‘Light Mystery’ Tales To Follow…

Authors Included To Date:

>>>John Kendrick Bangs – (1862–1922) – American Author, Harper’s Magazine editor, satirist, lecturer. Creator of “Bangsian Fantasy” regarding comic-fantasy tales set in the afterlife.

>>>D.B. Anderson – (1935-?) – American Author, retired businessman. Composed three Victorian Era ‘Light Mystery’ short story collections comprising forty-one tales. Also compiled two non-fiction books regarding the railroad history of the State of Wisconsin, featuring the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad (1856-1920 era).

>>>E.W. Hornung – (1866-1921) – English Author: brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; created the humorous rogue ‘gentleman thief’ A.J. Raffles and his bumbling partner in crime Bunny Manders.

>>>H.D. (Herman Daniel) Umbstaetter – (1851-1913) American Author and Publisher of mystery short stories in “The Black Cat” Literary Magazine, including fiction of Jack London.

>>>T.F. Anderson – American Author; collaborated on mystery fiction with H.D. Umbstaetter, author & publisher of “The Black Cat” Literary Magazine.

>>> Baroness Emmuska Orczy – (1865-1947) - English Author, Playwright and Artist, creator of the Scarlet Pimpernel, The Old Man in The Corner (Detective Series), Lady Molly of Scotland Yard, and a bevy of novels dealing mainly with elite settings and characterizations.

>>>Louis Joseph Vance – American Author - (1879-1933) – Mystery Novels, short stories, verse. Created The Lone Wolf a private detective humor-adventure series featured in novels, screenplays, radio and television.

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