William Fryer Harvey was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the mystery and horror genres. Among his better-known stories are "August Heat" and "The Beast with Five Fingers", described by horror historian Les Daniels as "minor masterpieces". We have included those in this volume, as well as the notable Across the Moors, and the 10 stories of THE MISADVENTURES OF ATHELSTAN DIGBY.Included in the volume are:THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERSAUGUST HEATACROSS THE MOORSTHE MISADVENTURES OF ATHELSTAN DIGBY.1. "THE SCHALCKEN REPLICA"2. "THE HOME-COMING OF PHILIP"3. "TWO STRINGS TO THEIR BOW."4. "LYING WIRES"5. "THE INCORRIGIBLE MR. BULMER"6. "OH, OPIUM!"7. "THE PANTON ALLOTMENTS"8. "DEAD OF NIGHT"9. "GENUINE CONSTABLES"10. "THE FOURTEENTH HOLE"

First published in a limited run in 1934, this exceedingly rare and fast-paced bibliomystery set against the landscapes of Yorkshire is long overdue its return to print. The note read: "Will the gentleman who took by mistake a copy of Bunyan's Life and Death of Mr. Badman, return it as soon as possible, as the book is in demand." On holiday in Keldstone visiting his nephew, Jim, blanket manufacturer Athelstan Digby agrees to look after the old bookshop on the ground floor of his lodgings while his hosts are away. On the first day of his tenure, a vicar, a chauffeur and an out-of-town stranger enquire after The Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan. When a copy mysteriously arrives at the shop in a bundle of books brought in by a young scamp, and is subsequently stolen, Digby moves to investigate the significance of the book along with his nephew, and the two are soon embroiled in a case in which the stakes have risen from antiquarian book-pinching to ruthless murder.