Almost Unread

Prince Zaleski

by M. P. Shiel

An exiled Russian prince lies among his treasures in a crumbling English house and solves mysteries without getting up. His friend brings him the facts; he supplies the rest, at length. Shiel published these stories in 1895, when everyone was trying to invent the next Holmes.

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Reading time

About 2 hr 15 min

Where to find it

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Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #10709. In the public domain in the United States.