The Fortieth Door
1920
First Published
3.47
Average Rating
248
Number of Pages
Unhappily he gazed upon the girl who was proposing this horror as a bright delight. She was a very engaging girl—that was the mischief of it. She stood smiling there in the bright, Egyptian sunshine, gay confidence in her gray eyes. He hated to shatter that confidence.
Avg Rating
3.47
Number of Ratings
89
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Author
Mary Hastings Bradley
Author · 2 books
Mary (Wilhelmina) (nee) Hastings Bradley (1882-1976) was an American writer. Her story The Life of the Party appeared in The O. Henry Prize Stories anthology. She published over twenty books including mysteries and travel writing. She is also noted as the mother of science-fiction author James Tiptree Jr. (real name Alice B. Sheldon) and she wrote a book referring to her titled Alice in Jungleland. Amongst her other works are: The Favour of Kings (1912), The Palace of Darkened Windows (1914), The Fortieth Door (1920), The Innocent Adventuress (1921), The Road of Desperation (1932), Old Chicago: The Fort (1933), Pattern of Three (1937), Murder in the Family (1951) and Nice People Poison (1952).
