Halcyon Press Ltd: 195 books

THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ is one of the most beloved books of all time, originally published by L. Frank Baum in 1900.  The book spawned thirteen sequels and a 1939 film starring Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale. Set initially in Kansas, the story follows the adventures of young Dorothy...

In THE FLOCKMASTER OF POISON CREEK, John Mackenzie trod the trail from Jasper to the great sheep country where fortunes were being made by the flock-masters. Shepherding was not a peaceful pursuit in those bygone days. Adventure met him at every turn--there is a girl of course--men fight their best fights for a woman--it is an epic of the sheeplands.  

VRIL follows a young Englishman (the narrator), who accidentally finds his way into a subterranean world occupied by beings called the Vril-ya.  He discovers that the Vril-ya are descendants of an antediluvian civilisation who live in networks of subterranean caverns, where they make use of an...

THE COLLECTED MASTER CRIMINAL STORIES is a collection of a dozen stories following the exploits of master criminal Felix Gryde, "the Sherlock Holmes of malefactors." • The Head of the Caesars • At Windsor • The Silverpool Cup • The Morrison Raid Indemnity • Cleopatra’s Robe •...

In TRAIL'S END, Ascalon was the end of the trail for thirsty cowboys who gave vent to their pent-up feelings without restraint. Calvin Morgan was not concerned with its wickedness until Seth Craddock's malevolence directed itself against him. He did not emerge from the maelstrom until he had obliterated...

In the crumbling town of Innsmouth, Massachusetts, not all as it should be.  During the winter of 1927-28 officials of the Federal government made a strange and secret investigation of certain conditions in the ancient Massachusetts seaport of Innsmouth. The public first learned of it in February,...

A young professor from the fictional Miskatonic University learns that aliens, the Yith, are possessing the bodies of humans to learn about the history and culture of the Earth.  He soon becomes convinced that he is also possessed, but those around him fear he is simply insane... Howard Phillips...

On an expedition to Antarctica, Professor William Dyer and his colleagues discover the remains of ancient half-vegetable, half-animal life-forms. The extremely early date in the geological strata is surprising because of the highly-evolved features found in these previously unkown life-forms. Through...

A young man and his uncle have spent years fascinated by an abandoned house.  For over a century, numerous inhabitants of the house have fallen sick and died, but no apparent explanation can be found.  Strange weeds found no where else grow in the yard, and an unexplained smell emanates from the...

At a gathering to decide the fate of Randolph Carter's estate which has been held in trust since his disappearance the mysterious Swami Chandraputra, who wears curious mittens and enveloping robes, tells Carter's acquaintances of his ultimate fate. He explains that the key took Carter to a type of...

Randolph Carter dreams three times of a majestic sunset city, but each time he is abruptly snatched away before he can see it up close. When he prays to the gods of dream to reveal the whereabouts of the phantasmal city, they do not answer, and his dreams of the city stop altogether. Undaunted, Carter...

Théophile Gautier's CLARIMONDE follows the story of a young priest who falls in love with a young courtesan as he's ordained into the priesthood. At night, he's tormented by dreams in which he and the courtesan carry on a torrid affair in Venice; dreams so real he cannot be sure they aren't. Pierre...

THE DEFINITIVE APHRA BEHN COLLECTION includes more than 50 works by 17th-century English writer, dramatist, and spy Aphra Behn.  This collection included her famous anti-slavery work OROONOKO, as well as her other works of prose fiction, many of her poems, and her plays. Disregarded for many...

In THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ, A little boy, Tip, escapes from his evil guardian, the witch Mombi, with the help of a walking wooden figure with a jack-o'-lantern head named Jack Pumpkinhead (brought to life with the magic Powder of Life Tip stole from Mombi), as well as a living Sawhorse (created...