Showing results for "The Passengers" in Literary History & Criticism

"For the last three years I have spent most of my leisure time in collecting as much material as possible which might help to throw light on the oft-repeated query, 'What has become of the wild pigeons?' ... I am merely a business man who is interested in the Passenger Pigeon because he loves the outdoors and its wild things, and sincerely regrets the cruel extinction of one of the most interesting natural phenomena of his own country. ... It is hard for us of an older generation to realize that as recently as 1880 the Passenger Pigeon was thronging in countless millions through large areas of...

The Passenger from Calais is a gripping mystery where an army officer finds himself the only passenger on a train alongside a mysterious woman and her child. As she fears for her life, hidden secrets and unexpected dangers unravel in a suspenseful journey across Europe.

The Zeppelin’s Passenger is a tale of German espionage in England during World War I. Dreymarsh is a fictional “backwater” area in England with no apparent military value. The story begins with Dreymarsh residents discovering an observation car from a German zeppelin along with a Homburg hat near Dreymarsh. The mystery is further complicated when an Englishman, Mr. Hamar Lessingham, presents himself at Mainsail Haul which is the residence of Sir Henry Cranston. Lessingham bears with him, hand-carried letters from Major Richard Halstead, and a British prisoner of war in Germany. He ...

A series of podcasts hosted by our various editors, spanning a wealth of different genres including poetry, prose, visual arts, recorded live events, and the occasional interview. Also included are audio issues of our literary journal that are voiced, curated, produced, and mastered by our diverse staff of over 50 volunteer voice artists, narrators, and audio editors. Passengers Journal is an online literary and visual arts publication that seeks artists whose work challenges and perhaps offends prevailing artistic or societal sentiment. We accept art of all kinds but are especially intrigued ...

After his fathers death, Randall Clayton finds himself engulfed in a web of deceit and treachery. His fathers business partner, Hugh Worthington, seems caring, but harbors sinister plans that could lead Clayton to financial ruin. His roommate, Arthur Ferris, is not only planning his own schemes, but also vying for Worthington’s daughters love. In New York, Clayton earns meager wages, constantly under surveillance by Worthington’s spies and the menacing Fritz Braun, who covets the hefty deposit Clayton carries for his employer. His only ally appears to be Jack Witherspoon, who is ...