Ranson's Folly (collection)

Ranson's Folly (1907)
by Richard Harding Davis

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907; first published 1902. Illustrations by Frederic Remington, Walter Appleton Clark, Howard Chandler Christy, E. M. Ashe & Frederic Dorr Steele. The title story was adapted into a play in 1904; and into films thrice: in 1910 as a short, and in 1915 and 1926 as silent films.

3013499Ranson's Folly1907Richard Harding Davis

"Throw up your hands," he commanded

RANSON'S
FOLLY

BY
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY

Frederic Remington, Walter Appleton Clark,
Howard Chandler Christy, E. M. Ashe
& Frederic Dorr Steele

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
New York:::::::::::::::::1907

Copyright, 1902, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS


Published, July 1902

CONTENTS

Ranson's Folly 1
Illustrated by Frederic Remington.
The Bar Sinister 103
Illustrated by E. M. Ashe.
A Derelict 159
Illustrated by Walter Appleton Clark.
La Lettre d'Amour 213
Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy.
In the Fog 247
Illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele.

ILLUSTRATIONS

  1. facing page
  2. Ranson faced the door, spinning the revolver around his fourth finger 88
  3. "I suppose I'm the ugliest bull-dog in America" 126
  4. "Miss Dorothy snatches me up and kisses me between the ears" 144
  5. "We've got a great story! We want a clear wire" 165
  6. He played to the empty chair 208
  7. The men around the table turned and glanced toward the gentleman in front of the fireplace 244
  8. "What was the object of your plot?" 342

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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