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M. P. Shiel

1865 - 1947

M. P. Shiel is a pen name of Matthew Phipps Shiel (1865-1947). He was a West Indian-born British writer who produced twenty-five novels and dozens of short stories under the name M. P. Shiel, mostly in the romantic or supernatural adventure vein. His best-remembered novel is The Purple Cloud (1901), a "last-man-on-Earth" tale that inspired Stephen King's The Stand (1978) as well as several films. He is also known for four stories with the highly unusual detective Prince Zaleski (1895). Chris Steinbrunner and Otto Penzler, in their essential Encyclopedia of Mystery & Detection (1976), call Zaleski "probably the most bizarre, erudite, and ethereal detective in literature." Shiel himself, referring to "the notorious Holmes [as] a bastard son" of Dupin, termed Zaleski "a legitimate son."
> Leslie S. Klinger, In The Shadow of Sherlock Holmes (2011)

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    First published in 1901 56 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1895 33 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1901 25 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1898 12 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition yellowdanger00shie Cover of edition cu31924023399854 Cover of edition yellowdanger00shierich
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    First published in 1896 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition shapesinfire0000shie
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    First published in 1906 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1923 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition childrenofwind00shie
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    First published in 2020 4 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1899 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition contrabandofwart0000shie
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    First published in 1928 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The lost viol

    First published in 1905 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition lostviol00shieuoft Cover of edition lostviol00shie
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  • Cover of: Dr. Krasinski's Secret

    First published in 1929 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1902 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1929 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1903 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition untothirdgenerat00shieuoft
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  • Cover of: The Works Of M. P. Shiel: A Study In Bibliography

    First published in 1948 2 editions in 1 language
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Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Classic Literature, English Science fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, general, Fiction, horror, Science fiction, Arctic regions, fiction, End of the world, English Detective and mystery stories, English Horror tales, English fiction, history and criticism, Fiction in English, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, History, Natural disasters, Science Fiction, Science fiction, history and criticism, Spanish-American War, 1898, Tea, weird fiction
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Henry VIII King of England (1491-1547)
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Henry VIII, 1509-1547

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Alternative names

  • M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel
  • M.P. Shiel
  • M., P. Shiel
  • P. M. Shiel
  • M. P. Matthew Phipps Shiel
  • M P. 1865-1947 Shiel
  • M P 1865-1947 Shiel
  • M P Shiel
  • M. P. 1865-1947 Shiel
  • M.P. & John Gawsworth Shiel
  • M.P. & Brian Stableford (introduction) Shiel
  • Matthew Phipps Shiel
  • Shiel M.P. & Brian Stableford (introduction)
  • Matthew Shiel
  • M. Shiel

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May 16, 2023 Edited by Martha Carson Wade Added bio note
November 28, 2022 Edited by mheiman merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import