“ethel may dell”

"Mademoiselle," said the strange, gallant man she took for a knight, whom she had met at the opening of the sea-cave. "Your wound might become serious if you do not show it to a doctor!" "Oh, it won't," Chris said lightly. "I shall be all right. Nothing ever happens to me." "Nothing?" he questioned,... More

Ethel May Dell was a British writer of popular romance novels. Her father was a clerk in the City of London, where she lived with an older brother and sister. She began writing while young, and had stories in popular publications. Most of her stories were tales of passion set in India and other Brit... More

A great roar of British voices pierced the jewelled curtain of the Indian night. A toast with musical honours was being drunk in the sweltering dining-room of the officers' mess. The enthusiastic hubbub spread far, for every door and window was flung wide. Though the season was yet in its infancy, t... More

It was a day in late September, but the warmth of it was as a dream of summer returned. The season was nearly over, or he had not betaken himself thither, but the spell of heat had prolonged it unduly. It had been something of a shock to him to find the place still occupied by a buzzing crowd of vis... More

Shy and reserved Ethel May Dell was a British author who appears to have been a born writer. Writing stories from an early age, Ethel eventually published more than thirty novels, and hundreds of short stories. Although always popular with readers, Ethel's writing was critically slammed -- for she w... More

The magician continued his contemplation of the cards. "Yes," he said, at last. "I see an exciting future before you. I hope you will look out for me, for when you are crowned I should value your majesty's favor immensely." "Then I will give you a place at court as the Queen's jester," said the amus... More

The winter holiday arrives -- and during a holiday all should be perfectly right, bright, and delightful . . . and to some such as Eustace, poised like a prince and skating the ice with flawless technique, or Miss Rose, with her cascading golden hair, the holiday is all those things. For others the ... More