Stolen Souls

<p><I>Stolen Souls</I> (1895) is a short story collection by Anglo-French writer William Le Queux. Published at the beginning of Le Queux's career as a leading author of popular thrillers <I>Stolen Souls</I> contains stories of mystery espionage and international crime. Using his own research and experience as a journalist and adventurer Le Queux crafts an accessible entertaining world for readers in search of a literary escape. Known for his works of fiction and nonfiction on the possibility of Germany invading Britain-a paranoia common in the early twentieth century-William Le Queux also wrote dozens of thrillers and adventure novels for a dedicated public audience. Although critical acclaim eluded him popular success made him one of England's bestselling writers. <I>Stolen Souls</I> is a collection of fourteen entertaining and thought-provoking short stories set throughout Europe. In The Soul of Princess Tchikhatzoff an English journalist enters a popular restaurant on Nevski Prospekt in St. Petersburg. Dining alone he cannot help but notice the strange couple sitting at the table next to him. The man handsome with a devious look in his eye seems to be controlling the conversation while his partner a beautiful ornately dressed woman looks entirely uncomfortable. After they've left the journalist goes out into the frigid Russian night when suddenly a stranger approaches who cryptically invites him to a meeting of local Nihilists. In The Golden Hand a reporter on assignment in Spain receives a tip to where the nation's leaders-who have fled Madrid in a time of unrest-will be staying. Hungry for a story anxious to provide information to the British people and overall looking to break with several months of aimless wandering he checks into his hotel and awaits his chance. This edition of William Le Queux's <I>Stolen Souls</I> is a classic short story collection reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.</p> <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>