Grant Allen

Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (Grant Allen), the writer, philosopher, biologist and feminist, was born on Wolf Island in Ontario on February 24 1848. Wolf Island is a part of the famous Thousand Islands on the Canadian side of the lake. Allen's father was a vicar who emigrated from Ireland and his mother was a Canadian aristocrat. Allen was the third of 7 children. The family lived at Alwington House after 1844 and at Ardath house from the early 1850s.

A contemporary of Darwin, he wrote and published a number of mystery novels along with papers and articles on science, evolution, and travel.

You can learn more about this author at http://grantallen.org/

Books (all in lit format) included in this torrent include:

An African Millionaire
Great Ruby Robbery
Hilda Wade
Jerry Stokes
Melissa's Tour
Michael's Crag
Miss Cayley's Adventures 01 - The Adventure of the Cantankerous Old Lady
Miss Cayley's Adventures 02 - The Adventure of the Supercilious Attache
Miss Cayley's Adventures 03 - The Adventure of the Inquisitive American
Miss Cayley's Adventures 04 - The Adventure of the Amateur Commission Agent
Miss Cayley's Adventures 05 - The Adventure of the Impromptu Mountaineer
Miss Cayley's Adventures 09 - The Adventure of the Magnificent Maharajah
Pallinghurst Barrow
Philistia
Recalled to Life
Robbery
Thames Valley Catastrophe
The British Barbarians
The Episode Of The Arrest Of The Colonel
The Episode Of The Diamond Links
The Episode Of The Drawn Game
The Episode Of The German Professor
The Episode Of The Japanned Dispatch-Box
The Episode Of The Mexican Seer
The Episode Of The Old Master
The Episode Of The Seldon Gold-Mine
The Episode Of The Tyrolean Castle
The Thames Valley Catastrophe
The Woman Who Did
What's Bred In the Bone
Wolverden Tower