- Author: Ernest Bramah Author Record # 377
- Legal Name: Smith, Ernest Brammah
- Birthplace: Chorlton, Lancashire, England, UK
- Birthdate: 20 March 1868
- Deathdate: 27 June 1942
- Language: English
- Webpages: Encyclopedia of Fantasy, ernestbramah.com, Library of Congress, massmedia.com, SFE, users.aol.com, Wikipedia-EN
- Note: Bramah wrote both fantasy (the "Kai Lung" series) and mystery (the "Max Carrados" series) between 1894 and 1942.
- Author Tags: Librivox (6), NESFA Core Reading List (2), fantasy (1), Google Books (1), blind (1), case (1), detective (1)
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Fiction Series
- Kai Lung
- 1 The Wallet of Kai Lung (1900) [C]
- 2 Kai Lung's Golden Hours (1922) [C]
- 3 Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat (1928)
- 4
The Moon of Much Gladness, Related by Kai Lung (1932)
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Return of Kai Lung (1937)
- 5 Kai Lung Beneath the Mulberry-Tree (1940) [C]
- 6 Kai Lung: Six (1974) [C]
- Not Concerned with Any Particular Attribute of Those Who Are Involved (1900) [SF]
- Of Which It Is Written: "In Shallow Water Dragons Become the Laughing-Stock of Shrimps" (1900) [SF]
- The Career of the Charitable Quen-Ki-Tong (1900) [SF]
- The Confession of Kai Lung (1900) [SF]
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The Degraded Persistence of the Effete Ming-shu (1900) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Malignity of the Depraved Ming Shu (1963)
- The Encountering of Six Within a Wood (1900) [SF]
- The Experiment of the Mandarin Chan Hung (1900) [SF]
- The High-Minded Strategy of the Amiable Hwa-mei (1900) [SF]
- The Incredible Obtuseness of Those Who Had Opposed the Virtuous Kai Lung (1900) [SF]
- The Inexorable Justice of the Mandarin Shan Tien (1900) [SF]
- The Inopportune Behaviour of the Covetous Li-loe (1900) [SF]
- The Out-Passing Into a State of Assured Felicity of the Much-Enduring Two with Whom These Printed Leaves Have Chiefly Been Concerned (1900) [SF]
- The Probation of Sen Heng (1900) [SF]
- The Propitious Dissension Between Two Whose General Attributes Have Already Been Sufficiently Described (1900) [SF]
- The Story of the Loyalty of Ten-teh, the Fisherman (1900) [SF]
- The Story of Yung Chang (1900) [SF]
- The Timely Disputation Among Those of an Inner Chamber of Yu-ping (1900) [SF]
- The Timely Intervention of the Mandarin Shan Tien's Lucky Day (1900) [SF]
- The Transmutation of Ling (1900) [SF]
- The Vengeance of Tung Fel (1900) [SF]
-
The Vision of Yin, the Son of Yat Huang (1900) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Vision of Yin (1900)
-
The Story of Chang Tao, Melodious Vision and the Dragon (1922) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Dragon of Chang Tao (1922)
- The Story of Hien and the Chief Examiner (1922) [SF]
- The Story of Lao Ting and the Luminous Insect (1922) [SF]
- The Story of Ning, the Captive God, and the Dreams That Mark His Race (1922) [SF]
- The Story of Wang Ho and the Burial Robe (1922) [SF]
- The Story of Weng Cho; or, The One Devoid of Name (1922) [SF]
- The Story of Wong Pao and the Minstrel (1922) [SF]
- The Story of Wong Ts'in and the Willow Plate Embellishment (1922) [SF]
- The Story of Yuen Yan, of the Barber Chou-hu, and of His Wife Tsae-che (1922) [SF]
- Ming Tseuen and the Emergency (1924) [SF]
- The Story of Wan and the Remarkable Shrub, and The Story of Ching-kwei and the Destinies (1927) [C]
- The Story of Ching-Kwei and the Destinies (1927) [SF]
- The Story of Wan and the Remarkable Shrub (1927) [SF]
- The Kai Lung Omnibus (1936) [O/1,2,3]
- The Ignoble Alliance of Lin T'sing with the Outlaw Fang Wang, and How It Affected the Destinies (1940) [SF]
-
The Story of Prince Ying, Virtuous Mei, and the Pursuit of Worthiness (1940) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Story of Prince Ying (1963)
- The Story of Sam-tso, the Family Called Wong, and the Willing Buffalo (1940) [SF]
- The Story of Sho Chi, the No-Longer Merchant Ng Hon, and the Docile Linnets (1940) [SF]
-
The Story of the Poet Lao Ping, Chun Shin's Daughter Fa, and the Fighting Crickets (1940) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Story of the Poet Lao Ping (1963)
- The Story of Ton Hi, Precious Gem and the Incospicuous Elephant (1940) [SF]
- The Story of Yin Ho, Hoa-mi, and the Magician (1940) [SF]
- The Three Recorded Judgments of Prince Ying, from the Inscribed Scroll of Mou Tao, the Beggar (1940) [SF]
-
The Story of Lam-Hoo and the Reward of Merit (1940) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant: Lam-hoo and the Reward of Merit (1940)
-
The Story of Chung Pun and the Miraculous Peacocks (1940) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant: Chung Pun and the Miraculous Peacocks (1940)
-
The Story of Yuen Yang and the Empty Soo-Shong Chest (1940) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant: Yuen Yang and the Empty Lo-Chee Crate (1940)
- Kin Weng and the Miraculous Tusk (1941) [SF]
-
The Story of Sing Tsung and the Exponent of Dark Magic (1941) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant: Sing Tsung and the Exponent of Dark Magic (1941)
-
The Story of Kwey Chao and the Grateful Song Bird (1941) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant: Kwey Chao and the Grateful Song Bird (1941)
-
The Story of Li Pao, Lucky Star and the Intruding Stranger (1941) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant: Li Pao, Lucky Star and the Intruding Stranger (1941)
- The Celestial Omnibus (1963) [C]
- Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat (excerpt) (1993) [SF]
- Kai Lung Raises His Voice (2010) [C]
- The Cupidity of Ah Pak or Riches No Protection Against Thunder-Bolts (2010) [SF]
- The Destiny of Cheng, the Son of Sha-kien of the Waste Expanses (2010) [SF]
- The Romance of Kwang the Fruit Gatherer and the Princess Suin-yu (2010) [SF]
- The Subtlety of Kang Chieng (2010) [SF]
- Kai Lung's Golden Hours (Chapters I-III) (2019) [SF]
- Max Carrados
- 1 Max Carrados (1914) [C]
- 2 The Eyes of Max Carrados (1923) [C]
- 3 Max Carrados Mysteries (1927) [C]
- 4 The Bravo of London (1934)
- The Knight's Cross Signal Problem (1913) [SF]
-
The Master Coiner Unmasked (1913) [SF]
only appeared as:
- Variant: The Coin of Dionysius (1914)
- Variant: The Coin of Dionysus (2016)
- The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor (1914) [SF]
- The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage (1914) [SF]
- The Clever Mrs. Straithwaite (1914) [SF]
- The Comedy at Fountain Cottage (1914) [SF]
- The Game Played in the Dark (1914) [SF] [non-genre]
- The Tilling Shaw Mystery (1914) [SF]
- The Disappearance of Marie Severe (1923) [SF]
- The Eastern Mystery (1923) [SF]
- The Ghost at Massingham Mansions (1923) [SF] [non-genre]
- The Ingenious Mr. Spinola (1923) [SF]
- The Kingsmouth Spy Case (1923) [SF]
- The Missing Actress Sensation (1923) [SF]
- The Mystery of the Poisoned Dish of Mushrooms (1923) [SF]
- The Secret of Dunstan's Tower (1923) [SF]
- The Virginiola Fraud (1923) [SF]
- The Bunch of Violets (1924) [SF]
- The Secret of Headlam Height (1925) [SF]
-
The Mystery of the Vanished "Petition" Crown (1926) [SF]
only appeared as:
- Variant: The Mystery of the Vanished Crown (2016)
- The Crime at the House in Culver Street (1926) [SF]
-
The Curious Circumstances of the Two Left Shoes (1926) [SF]
also appeared as:
-
Translation: L'étrange affaire des deux chaussures gauches?L'etrange affaire des deux chaussures gauches[French] (1987)
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Translation:
- The Missing Witness Sensation (1926) [SF]
-
The Ingenious Mind of Mr. Rigby Lacksome (1927) [SF]
only appeared as:
- Variant: The Ingenious Mind of Mr Rigby Lacksome (2016)
- The Holloway Road Flat Tragedy (1927) [SF]
- The Strange Case of Cyril Bycourt (1927) [SF]
- Best Max Carrados Detective Stories (1972) [C]
- Four Max Carrados Detective Stories (2004) [C]
- The Tales of Max Carrados (2016) [C]
- The Secret of the League
- 1
What Might Have Been: The Story of a Social War (1907)
also appeared as:
- Variant: What Might Have Been: The Story of a Social War (1907) [as by uncredited]
- Variant: The Secret of the League (1909)
- 2 The War Hawks (1909) [SF]
- 1
What Might Have Been: The Story of a Social War (1907)
also appeared as:
- The Mirror of Kong Ho (1905)
- A Little Flutter (1930)
- The Specimen Case (1924)
- Short Stories of To-day and Yesterday (1929)
- The Transmutation of Ling (1911)
- Kin Weng and the Miraculous Tusk (1941)
-
The Ill-Regulated Destiny of Kin Yen, the Picture-Maker (1900)
also appeared as:
- Variant: Kin Yen, the Picture-Maker (1900)
- Whereby the Angle at Which Events Present Themselves May Be Varied (1963)
- The Vanished Crown (2006)