Ernest Bramah
Source: "Ernest Bramah Bibliography." Author Wars, https://authorwars.com/authors/ernest-bramah.html".
Notes:
Born in Chorlton, Lancaster County. He wrote both fantasy (the "Kai Lung" series) and mystery (the "Max Carrados" series) between 1894 and 1942.
Titles:
Chapter Books
Collections
- Unknown. Best Max Carrados Detective Stories
- Unknown. Kai Lung Beneath the Mulberry-Tree
- Unknown. Kai Lung's Golden Hours
- Unknown. Kai Lung: Six
- Unknown. Max Carrados
- Unknown. Max Carrados Mysteries
- Unknown. Short Stories of To-day and Yesterday
- Unknown. The Celestial Omnibus
- Unknown. The Eyes of Max Carrados
- Unknown. The Specimen Case
- Unknown. The Story of Wan and the Remarkable Shrub, and The Story of Ching-kwei and the Destinies
- Unknown. The Wallet of Kai Lung
- 2004. Four Max Carrados Detective Stories
- 2010. Kai Lung Raises His Voice
- 2016. The Tales of Max Carrados
Novels
- Unknown. A Little Flutter
- Unknown. Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat
- Unknown. The Bravo of London
- Unknown. The Mirror of Kong Ho
- Unknown. The Moon of Much Gladness, Related by Kai Lung
- Unknown. The Return of Kai Lung
- Unknown. The Secret of the League
- Unknown. What Might Have Been: The Story of a Social War
Omnibuses
Reviews
- Unknown. Kai Lung 6
- Unknown. Kai Lung Beneath the Mulberry-Tree
- Unknown. Kai Lung's Golden Hours
- Unknown. The Dragon of Chang Tao
- Unknown. The Eyes of Max Carrados
- Unknown. The Strange Case of Cyril Bycourt
- Unknown. The Transmutation of Ling
- Unknown. The Vision of Yin
- Unknown. The War Hawks
- Unknown. What Might Have Been: The Story of a Social War
Short Fiction
- Unknown. Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat (excerpt)
- Unknown. Kin Weng and the Miraculous Tusk
- Unknown. Kin Yen, the Picture-Maker
- Unknown. Ming Tseuen and the Emergency
- Unknown. Not Concerned with Any Particular Attribute of Those Who Are Involved
- Unknown. Of Which It Is Written: "In Shallow Water Dragons Become the Laughing-Stock of Shrimps"
- Unknown. The Bunch of Violets
- Unknown. The Career of the Charitable Quen-Ki-Tong
- Unknown. The Clever Mrs. Straithwaite
- Unknown. The Coin of Dionysius
- Unknown. The Comedy at Fountain Cottage
- Unknown. The Confession of Kai Lung
- Unknown. The Crime at the House in Culver Street
- Unknown. The Curious Circumstances of the Two Left Shoes
- Unknown. The Degraded Persistence of the Effete Ming-shu
- Unknown. The Disappearance of Marie Severe
- Unknown. The Dragon of Chang Tao
- Unknown. The Eastern Mystery
- Unknown. The Encountering of Six Within a Wood
- Unknown. The Experiment of the Mandarin Chan Hung
- Unknown. The Game Played in the Dark
- Unknown. The Ghost at Massingham Mansions
- Unknown. The High-Minded Strategy of the Amiable Hwa-mei
- Unknown. The Holloway Road Flat Tragedy
- Unknown. The Ignoble Alliance of Lin T'sing with the Outlaw Fang Wang, and How It Affected the Destinies
- Unknown. The Ill-Regulated Destiny of Kin Yen, the Picture-Maker
- Unknown. The Incredible Obtuseness of Those Who Had Opposed the Virtuous Kai Lung
- Unknown. The Inexorable Justice of the Mandarin Shan Tien
- Unknown. The Ingenious Mind of Mr. Rigby Lacksome
- Unknown. The Ingenious Mr. Spinola
- Unknown. The Inopportune Behaviour of the Covetous Li-loe
- Unknown. The Kingsmouth Spy Case
- Unknown. The Knight's Cross Signal Problem
- Unknown. The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor
- Unknown. The Malignity of the Depraved Ming Shu
- Unknown. The Missing Actress Sensation
- Unknown. The Missing Witness Sensation
- Unknown. The Mystery of the Poisoned Dish of Mushrooms
- Unknown. The Mystery of the Vanished "Petition" Crown
- Unknown. The Out-Passing Into a State of Assured Felicity of the Much-Enduring Two with Whom These Printed Leaves Have Chiefly Been Concerned
- Unknown. The Probation of Sen Heng
- Unknown. The Propitious Dissension Between Two Whose General Attributes Have Already Been Sufficiently Described
- Unknown. The Secret of Dunstan's Tower
- Unknown. The Secret of Headlam Height
- Unknown. The Story of Chang Tao, Melodious Vision and the Dragon
- Unknown. The Story of Ching-Kwei and the Destinies
- Unknown. The Story of Hien and the Chief Examiner
- Unknown. The Story of Lao Ting and the Luminous Insect
- Unknown. The Story of Ning, the Captive God, and the Dreams That Mark His Race
- Unknown. The Story of Prince Ying
- Unknown. The Story of Prince Ying, Virtuous Mei, and the Pursuit of Worthiness
- Unknown. The Story of Sam-tso, the Family Called Wong, and the Willing Buffalo
- Unknown. The Story of Sho Chi, the No-Longer Merchant Ng Hon, and the Docile Linnets
- Unknown. The Story of the Loyalty of Ten-teh, the Fisherman
- Unknown. The Story of the Poet Lao Ping
- Unknown. The Story of the Poet Lao Ping, Chun Shin's Daughter Fa, and the Fighting Crickets
- Unknown. The Story of Ton Hi, Precious Gem and the Incospicuous Elephant
- Unknown. The Story of Wan and the Remarkable Shrub
- Unknown. The Story of Wang Ho and the Burial Robe
- Unknown. The Story of Weng Cho; or, The One Devoid of Name
- Unknown. The Story of Wong Pao and the Minstrel
- Unknown. The Story of Wong Ts'in and the Willow Plate Embellishment
- Unknown. The Story of Yin Ho, Hoa-mi, and the Magician
- Unknown. The Story of Yuen Yan, of the Barber Chou-hu, and of His Wife Tsae-che
- Unknown. The Story of Yung Chang
- Unknown. The Strange Case of Cyril Bycourt
- Unknown. The Three Recorded Judgments of Prince Ying, from the Inscribed Scroll of Mou Tao, the Beggar
- Unknown. The Tilling Shaw Mystery
- Unknown. The Timely Disputation Among Those of an Inner Chamber of Yu-ping
- Unknown. The Timely Intervention of the Mandarin Shan Tien's Lucky Day
- Unknown. The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage
- Unknown. The Transmutation of Ling
- Unknown. The Vanished Crown
- Unknown. The Vengeance of Tung Fel
- Unknown. The Virginiola Fraud
- Unknown. The Vision of Yin
- Unknown. The Vision of Yin, the Son of Yat Huang
- Unknown. The War Hawks
- Unknown. Whereby the Angle at Which Events Present Themselves May Be Varied
- 1913. The Master Coiner Unmasked
- 1940. Lam-hoo and the Reward of Merit
- 1940. The Story of Lam-Hoo and the Reward of Merit
- 1940. Chung Pun and the Miraculous Peacocks
- 1940. The Story of Chung Pun and the Miraculous Peacocks
- 1940. The Story of Yuen Yang and the Empty Soo-Shong Chest
- 1940. Yuen Yang and the Empty Lo-Chee Crate
- 1941. Sing Tsung and the Exponent of Dark Magic
- 1941. The Story of Sing Tsung and the Exponent of Dark Magic
- 1941. Kwey Chao and the Grateful Song Bird
- 1941. The Story of Kwey Chao and the Grateful Song Bird
- 1941. Li Pao, Lucky Star and the Intruding Stranger
- 1941. The Story of Li Pao, Lucky Star and the Intruding Stranger
- 2010. The Cupidity of Ah Pak or Riches No Protection Against Thunder-Bolts
- 2010. The Destiny of Cheng, the Son of Sha-kien of the Waste Expanses
- 2010. The Romance of Kwang the Fruit Gatherer and the Princess Suin-yu
- 2010. The Subtlety of Kang Chieng
- 2016. The Coin of Dionysus
- 2016. The Ingenious Mind of Mr Rigby Lacksome
- 2016. The Mystery of the Vanished Crown
- 2019. Kai Lung's Golden Hours (Chapters I-III)
Awards
- 0000. Secret of the League - Prometheus Award, Prometheus Hall of Fame Award (Nomination below cutoff)
Genres/Themes:
- Librivox (6 books)
- NESFA Core Reading List (2 books)
- fantasy (1 book)
- Google Books (1 book)
- blind (1 book)
- case (1 book)
- detective (1 book)
Resources:
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (SFE) article on Ernest Bramah
- ernestbramah.com - Ernest Bramah
- www.massmedia.com - Ernest Bramah
- users.aol.com - Ernest Bramah
- English Wikipedia article on Ernest Bramah
- Library of Congress page for Ernest Bramah
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (SFE) article on Ernest Bramah