Author:Edward Phillips Oppenheim

Edward Phillips Oppenheim
(1866–1946)

Edward Phillips Oppenheim

Works

Novels

• The Avenger (1907), a.k.a The Conspirators IA
• The Long Arm of Mannister (1908), a.k.a The Long Arm
• The Great Impersonation (1920), illustrated by Nana French Bickford
• The Cinema Murder (1917), a.k.a The Other Romilly, frontispiece H. Weston Taylor (transcription project)
• The Evil Shepherd (1922) (transcription project)
• The Mystery Road (1923)
• The Golden Beast (1926)

• Expiation: A Novel of England and Our Canadian Dominion (1887) IA
• The Peer and the Woman (1895)
• A Monk of Cruta (1894)
• A Daughter of the Marionis (1895)
• False Evidence (1896)
• A Modern Prometheus (1896)
• The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown (1896)
• The Wooing of Fortune (1896)
• The Postmaster of Market Deighton (1897) IA
• The Amazing Judgment (1897)
• Mysterious Mr. Sabin (1898)
• A Daughter of Astrea (1898)
• As a Man Lives (1898)
• Mr. Marx's Secret (1899)
• The Man and His Kingdom (1899)
• The World's Great Snare (1900) IA
• A Millionaire of Yesterday (1900)
• The Survivor (1901)
• Enoch Strone, aka A Master of Men (1901)
• A Sleeping Memory (1902), a.k.a The Great Awakening
• The Traitors (1902)
• A Prince of Sinners (1903)
• The Yellow Crayon (1903)
• The Betrayal (1904)
• Anna the Adventuress (1904)
• A Maker of History (1905) IA
• The Master Mummer (1905)
• A Lost Leader (1906)
• The Tragedy of Andrea (1906)
• The Malefactor, aka Mr. Wingrave, Millionaire (1906) IA
• Berenice (Oppenheim) (1907)
• The Great Secret (Oppenheim)(1908), a.k.a The Secret IA
• The Governors (1908)
• The Yellow House [The Yellow House and Master of Men] (1908)
• The Distributors (1908), a.k.a Ghosts of Society (as Anthony Partridge)
• The Missioner (1908)
• The Kingdom of Earth (1909), a.k.a The Black Watcher (as Anthony Partridge) IA
• Jeanne of the Marshes (1909) IA
• The New Tenant (1910)
• The Illustrious Prince (1910)
• Passers By (1910) (as Anthony Partridge) IA
• The Lost Ambassador; Or, The Search for the Missing Delora (1910)
• To win the Love He Sought (1910)
• The Golden Web (1911) [as Anthony Partridge] IA
• The Moving Finger (Oppenheim) (1911), a.k.a A Falling Star IA
• Havoc (1911)
• The Court of St. Simon (1912) (as Anthony Partridge)
• The Lighted Way (1912)
• The Tempting of Tavernake (1912)
• The Mischief Maker (1913)
• The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton (1913)
• The Way of These Women (1914) IA
• A People's Man (1914)
• The Vanished Messenger (1914)
• The Black Box (1915) IA
• The Double Traitor (1915)
• Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo (1915)
• The Kingdom of the Blind (1916)
• The Hillman (1917)
• The Pawns Count (1918) IA
• The Zeppelin's Passenger (1918), a.k.a. Mr. Lessingham Goes Home
• The Wicked Marquis (1919)
• The Box with Broken Seals (1919), a.k.a. The Strange Case of Mr. Jocelyn Thew IA
• The Curious Quest (1919), a.k.a. The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss
• The Devil's Paw (Oppenheim) (1920)
• The Profiteers (1921)
• Jacob's Ladder (1921) (transcription project)
• Nobody's Man (1921) IA
• The Great Prince Shan (1922
• The Wrath to Come (1924)
• The Passionate Quest (1924)
• Stolen Idols (1925)
• Gabriel Samara, Peacemaker (1925)

• Prodigals of Monte Carlo (1926)
• Harvey Garrard's Crime (1926)
• The Interloper [a.k.a. The Ex-Duke] (1927)
• Miss Brown of X. Y. O. (1927)
• The Light Beyond (1928)
• The Fortunate Wayfarer (1928)
• Matorni's Vineyard (1928)

Short story collections

Most of the volumes are series with sustained interest in which one group of characters appear throughout the various stories.

• An Amiable Charlatan (1915), a.k.a. The Game of Liberty
• Peter Ruff and the Double-Four (1912), a.k.a. The Double Four; illustrated by Dalton Stevens (pseudo novel) (transcription project)
• The Seven Conundrums (1923)
• The Inevitable Millionaires (1923)
• For the Queen (1912)
• Those Other Days (1912)
• Mr. Laxworthy's Adventures (1913)
• The Amazing Partnership (1914)
• Mysteries of the Riviera (1916)
• Aaron Rodd, Diviner (1920)
• Ambrose Lavendale, Diplomat (1920)
• Hon. Algernon Knox, Detective (1920)
• Michael's Evil Deeds (1923)
• The Inevitable Millionaires (1923)
• The Terrible Hobby of Sir Joseph Londe (1924)
• The Adventures of Mr. Joseph P. Cray (1925)
  • The Donvers Case · (1920, as "The Domville Case") — The Two Philanthropists · (1920) — Pussyfoot in Mischief · (1921, as "Mischief") — The Reckoning with Otto Schreed · (1921, as "The Reckoning") — The Rift · (1921) — “Satan and the Spirit” · (1921) — Mr. Homor’s Legacy · (1921) — The Past Life of Mr. Senn. Part I — The Past Life of Mr. Senn. Part II — Mr. Cray Returns Home · (1921)
• The Little Gentleman from Okehampstead (1926)
• The Channay Syndicate (1927)
• Mr. Billingham, the Marquis and Madelon (1927)
• Madame and Her Twelve Virgins a.k.a. Madame (1927)

Individual short stories

• "A Sprig of Heather" in English Illustrated, Vol. 15, 1896
• "Their Prison-House" in English Illustrated, Vol. 21, 1899
• "My First Diplomatic Mission" Windsor Magazine, Vol. 13, 1900-1901
• "An Unlucky Rehearsal" Windsor Magazine, Vol. 13, 1900-1901
• "My Dreadful Secret" Windsor Magazine, Vol. 13, 1900-1901
• "A Mad Christmas" Windsor Magazine, Vol. 13, 1900-1901
• "Mr. Ashley's Failure" Windsor Magazine, Vol. 14, 1901
• "A Shocking Mésalliance" Windsor Magazine, Vol. 14, 1901
• "The Ghost of Old John Hill" Windsor Magazine, Vol. 15, 1901-1902
• "The Tragedy of a Night" Windsor Magazine, Vol. 15, 1901-1902
• "The Man Who Saved the President's Life," (ss) Windsor Magazine, Vol. 17, 1902-03
• "An Aristocratic Socialist," (ss) Windsor Magazine, Vol. 17, 1902-03
• "The Great Fortuna Mine" London Magazine, Vol. 10, 1903
• "The Hundredth Night" (1903 Dec, The Smart Set) (ss)
• "The Man Whom Nobody Liked," (ss) Windsor Magazine, Vol. 19, 1903-04
• "The Little Grey Lady" Windsor Magazine, Vol. 21, 1904-05 [#Stourton]
• "The Two Ambassadors" Windsor Magazine, Vol. 21, 1904-05 [#Stourton]
• "The Hidden Army" (ss) Windsor Magazine, Vol. 23, 1906
• Men Are Such Fools (ss) Ainslee's, 1926 May
• "The Tower Ghost" in Weird Tales, 8 (3) (September 1926)

Longer works and series

• The Adventures of Mr. Joseph P. Cray

1. "The Domville Case" (1920 Nov, The Red Book Magazine) (ss)
2. "The Two Philanthropists" (1920 Dec, The Red Book Magazine) (ss)
3. "Mischief," (ss) Red Book Magazine, Jan 1921
4. "The Reckoning" (1921 Feb, The Red Book Magazine) (ss)
5. "The Rift" (1921 March, The Red Book Magazine) (ss)
6. "Satan and the Spirit" (1921 April, The Red Book Magazine) (ss)
7. "Mr. Homor's Legacy" (1921 May, The Red Book Magazine) (ss)
8. "The Invincible Truth" (1921 June, The Red Book Magazine) (ss)
9. "The Recalcitrant Mr. Cray" (1921 July, The Red Book Magazine) (ss)
10. "Mr. Cray Comes Home" (1921 Aug, The Red Book Magazine) (ss)

• Michael's Evil Deeds (1920-21, The Red Book Magazine; book 1923) linked short stories

1. "The Green-eyed Accomplice" 1921 Dec
2. "The Kiss of Judas" 1922 Jan
3. "The Leeds Bank Robbery" 1922 Feb
4. "The Honor of M. Lutarde" 1922 March
5. "The Three Malefactors" 1922 Apr
6. "The Winds of Death" 1922 May
7. "Boxes of Gold" 1922 June
8. "The Unfamiliar Triangle" 1922 July
9. "Michael's Wedding Gift" 1922 Aug
10. "The Mystery Advertisement" 1922 Sept
11. "The Great Elusion" 1922 Oct

• "The Profiteers" (1920 Dec–1921 Feb, Cosmopolitan) (3-part serial)
• Madame and Her Twelve Virgins (1924 July—1925 April, Harper's Bazaar)

1. The Trimming of Mr. Edgar Franks (1924 July)
2. The Terrible Ordeal of Sir John Fardell (1924 August)
3. The First Embrace (1924 Sept)
4. The Astute Deal (1924 Oct, Harper's Bazaar) (ss)
5. A Gamble in Franks Oils (1924 Nov, Harper's Bazaar) (ss)
6. The Black Virgin (1924 Dec, Harper's Bazaar) (ss)
7. The Wrung Heart (1925 Jan, Harper's Bazaar) (ss)
8. A Worthy Quittance (1925 Feb, Harper's Bazaar) (ss)
9. Madame Seeks a Prince (1925 March, Harper's Bazaar) (ss)
10. The Last of the Virgins (1925 April, Harper's Bazaar) (ss)

• The Channay Syndicate (1925 April 11–May 23, The Saturday Evening Post) (series)

1. "Gilbert Channay Takes the Air" (1925 April 11) (ss)
2. "Mark Levy Pays" (1925 April 18) (ss)
3. "Lord Ishan's Gamble [Only in the book]
4. "Martin Fogg Persists" (1925 April 25) (ss)
5. "The Inquisitive Shareholder" [Only in the book]
6. "The Drama of the Marshes" (1925 May 2) (ss)
7. "The Amazing Banquet" [Only in the book]
8. "The Great Abduction" (1925 May 9) (ss)
9. "Channay the Deliverer" (1925 May 16) (ss)
10. "Eric Rodes Has His Chance" (1925 May 23) (ss) [as Harold Rhodes Has His Chance]

• "Berenice" (1925 Nov, Ainslee's) (novella) (1911 edition reprinted)

Film adaptations

• The Black Box (serial) (1915)
• The Golden Web (1926)

Works about Oppenheim

• "Oppenheim, E. Phillips," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
• Review of The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton in "Punch" Magazine, October 28th 1914.