Ernest Bramahhumorous works were ranked with Jerome K. Jerome and W. W. Jacobs, his detective stories with Conan Doyle, his politico-science fiction with H. G. Wells and his supernatural stories with Algernon Blackwood. George Orwell acknowledged that Bramah's book, What Might Have Been, influenced his Nineteen Eighty-Four. Bramah created the characters Kai Lung and Max Carrados.This selection chosen by the critic August Nemocontains the following stories:- The Secret of Headlam Height- The Mystery of the Vanished Petition Crown- The Holloway Flat Tragedy- The Curious Circumstances Of The Two Left Shoes- The Ingenious Mind Of Mr. Rigby Lacksome- The Crime At The House In Culver Street- The Strange Case Of Cyril Bycourt

Ernest Bramah (20 March 1868 27 June 1942), whose name was recorded after his birth as Ernest Brammah Smith, was an English author. He published 21 books and numerous short stories and features.