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M. P. Shiel

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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British writer (1865–1947)

Born	1865
Died	1947

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The Purple Cloud

by M. P. Shiel, J. J. Cameron, and Brian Stableford First published in 1901 — 56 editions
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Prince Zaleski

by M. P. Shiel and Paul Fox First published in 1895 — 33 editions
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The lord of the sea.

by M. P. Shiel First published in 1901 — 25 editions
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The yellow danger: the story of the world's greatest war.

by M. P. Shiel and George Locke
First published in 1898 — 13 editions
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Shapes in the fire: being a mid-winter-night's entertainment in two parts and an interlude

by M. P. Shiel
First published in 1896 — 7 editions
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Children of the wind.

by M. P. Shiel
First published in 1923 — 5 editions
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The last miracle

by M. P. Shiel First published in 1906 — 5 editions
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The invisible voices

by M. P. Shiel First published in 1935 — 4 editions

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Lord of the Sea

by M. P. Shiel First published in 2020 — 4 editions

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Contraband of war: a tale of the Hispano-American struggle

by M. P. Shiel
First published in 1899 — 4 editions
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The lost viol.

by M. P. Shiel
First published in 1905 — 3 editions
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The Purple Cloud

by M. P. Shiel First published in 2017 — 3 editions
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Last Miracle

by M. P. Shiel First published in 2018 — 3 editions

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How the old woman got home.

by M. P. Shiel First published in 1928 — 3 editions

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The isle of lies

by M. P. Shiel First published in 1911 — 3 editions

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Dr. Krasinski's Secret

by M. P. Shiel First published in 1929 — 2 editions

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The Works Of M. P. Shiel: A Study In Bibliography

by A. Reynolds Morse and M. P. Shiel First published in 1948 — 2 editions

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Unto the third generation.

by M. P. Shiel
First published in 1903 — 2 editions
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The weird o' it.

by M. P. Shiel First published in 1902 — 2 editions
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The Pale Ape and Other Pulses

by M. P. Shiel First published in 2006 — 2 editions

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British writer (1865–1947)

Born	1865
Died	1947

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OLID: OL1693654A
GoodReads: 4991672
ISNI: 0000000081326221
IMDb: nm0793149
Library of Congress Names: n79109916
LibriVox: 5967
Project Gutenberg: 2292
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV053477
VIAF: 54194618
Wikidata: Q2517956
Inventaire.io: wd:Q2517956

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M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel
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M.P. & John Gawsworth Shiel
M.P. & Brian Stableford (introduction) Shiel
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Shiel M.P. & Brian Stableford (introduction)
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