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A popular author in his time, Bernard Capes is less well-known today, though is best remembered for his speculative fiction. He left behind numerous stories in other genres, however, and 24 of these are collected here. There are mysteries (as in "The Poison Bottle" and "The Lost Notes"), rogues (in "An Apostolic Catspaw" and "A Gallows-Bird"), and humor ("A Cure for Consumption"). This is a great collection for the short story enthusiast, with several stories that are difficult to find today.
Bernard Capes
Bernard Edward Joseph Capes (1854-1918) was a prolific Victorian author who published more than 40 books, best remembered for his accomplished ghost stories. The Skeleton Key was the first detective novel commissioned and published by Collins (1919); its success (8 editions in 10 years) paved the way for a century of crime publishing. Sadly Capes died on 2 November 1918 in the influenza epidemic before his book was published. A plaque commemorating his life is in Winchester Cathedral.
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