The rivals of Sherlock Holmes: early detective stories;

The ripening rubies / by M. Pemberton --
The case of Laker, absconded / by A. Morrison --
The Duchess of Wiltshire's diamonds / by G. Boothby --
The affair of the Avalanche Bicyle and Tyre Co., ltd. / by A. Morrison --
The Assyrian rejuvenator / by C. Ashdown --
Madame Sara / by L.T. Meade and R. Eustace --
The submarine boat / by C. Ashdown --
The secret of the fox hunter / by W. Le Queux --
The mysterious death on the underground railway / by Baroness Orczy --
The Moabite cipher / by R. Austin Freeman --
The woman in the big hat / by Baroness Orczy --
The horse of the invisible / by W.H. Hodgson --
The game played in the dark / by E. Bramah.