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Ernest Bramah

Born

in The United Kingdom

March 20, 1868

Died

June 27, 1942

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

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Bramah was a reclusive soul, who shared few details of his private life with his reading public. His full name was Ernest Bramah Smith. It is known that he dropped out of Manchester Grammar School at the age of 16, after displaying poor aptitude as a student and thereafter went into farming, and began writing vignettes for the local newspaper. Bramah's father was a wealthy man who rose from factory hand to a very wealthy man in a short time, and who supported his son in his various career attempts.

Bramah went to Fleet Street after the farming failure and became a secretary to Jerome K. Jerome, rising to a position as editor of one of Jerome's magazines. At some point, he appears to have married Mattie.

More importantly, after being rejecte Bramah was a reclusive soul, who shared few details of his private life with his reading public. His full name was Ernest Bramah Smith. It is known that he dropped out of Manchester Grammar School at the age of 16, after displaying poor aptitude as a student and thereafter went into farming, and began writing vignettes for the local newspaper. Bramah's father was a wealthy man who rose from factory hand to a very wealthy man in a short time, and who supported his son in his various career attempts.

Bramah went to Fleet Street after the farming failure and became a secretary to Jerome K. Jerome, rising to a position as editor of one of Jerome's magazines. At some point, he appears to have married Mattie.

More importantly, after being rejected by 8 publishers, the Wallet of Kai Lung was published in 1900, and to date, remains in print. Bramah wrote in different areas, including political science fiction, and mystery. He passed away at the age of 74. See http://www.ernestbramah.com for more information. ...more

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Average rating: 3.65

· 4,886 ratings · 687 reviews · 333 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Tales of Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah, Stephen Fry (Narrator) 3.26 avg rating — 992 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Want to Read saving… Want to Read Currently Reading Read Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Wallet of Kai Lung (Kai Lung #1) 3.49 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 1900 — 293 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Kai Lung's Golden Hours (Kai Lung #2) by Ernest Bramah, Hillaire Belloc (Introduction) 4.02 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 1922 — 224 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Four Max Carrados Detective Stories 3.44 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 1914 — 195 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	The Coin of Dionysius 3.08 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 1913 — 4 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat (Kai Lung #3) 4.06 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1928 — 15 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	The Eyes of Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah, David Stuart Davies (Editor) 3.73 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1923 — 31 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	The Tragedy At Brookbend Cottage 3.24 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1913 — 7 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Max Carrados, Blind Detective 3.68 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2009	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	A Game Played in the Dark 3.54 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1913 — 11 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

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Series by Ernest Bramah

Kai Lung (6 books)
by

Ernest Bramah,

William Charlton (Preface)

3.80 avg rating — 511 ratings

Max Carrados (1 book)
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Ernest Bramah

2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings

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“However entrancing it is to wander unchecked through a garden of bright images, are we not enticing your mind from another subject of almost equal importance?”
― Ernest Bramah, Kai Lung's Golden Hours

tags: bramah, china, distraction, euphemism, sayers, strong-poison

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“There is a time to silence an adversary with the honey of logical persuasion, and there is a time to silence him with the argument of a heavily directed club.”
― Ernest Bramah, Kai Lung's Golden Hours

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“It is a mark of insincerity of purpose to spend one's time in looking for the sacred Emperor in the low-class tea-shops.”
― Ernest Bramah, Wallet of Kai Lung

tags: appearance, insincerity, purpose, social-status

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