Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Leonard Merrick wich are One Man's View and The Quaint Companions. Leonard Merrick was an English novelist. Although largely forgotten today, he was widely admired by his peers; J. M. Barrie called Merrick the "novelist's novelist." Novels selected for this book: - One Man's View. - The Quaint Companions.This is one of many books in the series Essential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.

Leonard Merrick was an English novelist. Although largely forgotten today, he was widely admired by his peers; J. M. Barrie called Merrick the "novelist's novelist." This book contains: - Aribaud's Two Wives. - The Attack in the Rue de la Presse. - The Doll in the Pink Silk Dress. - The Elegant de Fronsac. - Fluffums. - A Millionaire's Romance. - The Propriety of Pauline.

A writer's writer who won a great deal of critical acclaim during his career, Leonard Merrick often grappled with weighty topics. In The Quaint Companions, Merrick addresses the issue of interracial marriage, following the courtship and union of a mixed-race couple and the trials and triumphs of their sensitive, creative son.

Born Leonard Miller in Belsize Park, London, in 1864 to wealthy Jewish parents, Leonard Merrick began his career as an actor before abandoning the stage in 1884 to try his luck as a novelist. His first novel, Mr. Bazalgette's Agent, was published in 1888 and features a determined and resourceful heroine in the figure of Miriam Lea, who grapples with some very modern dilemmas of female virtue and vice. The novel begins when Lea, having fallen on hard times, answers an advertisement calling for private agents. Within weeks she finds herself in Mr. Bazalgette's employ as a private detective, traveling on a train to Hamburg in pursuit of an audacious fraudster. What follows is a journey through some of the great cities of Europe--and eventually to South Africa--as Lea attempts to track down her man. In 1925, in response to a query about the book's title, Merrick quipped: "It's a terrible book. It's the worst thing I ever wrote. I bought them all up and destroyed them. You can't find any." It seems Merrick was true to his overly self-critical word, as copies of the book can now only be found in private collections and in a handful of university and national libraries throughout the world. This new edition, republished by the British Library for their British Library Crime Classics series, offers modern crime fiction fans the opportunity to rediscover an enticing and rare detective story.

1978 was the start of Peter Brock's peak as a driver, which saw him win six out of seven consecutive Bathurst 1000s in his nine career total.In this video, Allan Moffat, HDT manager John Sheppard and driver John Harvey reflect on the 1978 Bathurst 1000 while watching the original cinema film.Often amusing and always informative, the trio then examine the actual winning Brock/Richards A9X Torana!