The Second Achmed Abdullah Megapack. Achmed Abdullah

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      The Second Achmed Abdullah Megapack is copyright © 2013 by Wildside Press LLC. All rights reserved. For more information, contact the publisher.

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      “The Evening Rice” originally appeared in The Pictorial Review, June 1920.

      “The Hatchetman” originally appeared in The Blue Book Magazine, March 1919.

      “Feud” originally appeared in The Century Magazine, December 1916.

      “Reprisal” originally appeared in Collier’s, January 26, 1918.

      “The Home-Coming” originally appeared in Harper’s, May 1917.

      “The Dance on the Hill” originally appeared in Harper’s, November 1918.

      “The River of Hate” originally appeared in To-day’s Housewife, October 1918.

      “The Soul of a Turk” is taken from Alien Souls (1920).

      “Morituri” is taken from Alien Souls (1920).

      “The Jester” is taken from Alien Souls (1920).

      “The Strength of the Little Thin Thread” originally appeared in Collier’s, Oct 5, 1912.

      “Grafter and Master Grafter” is taken from Alien Souls (1920).

      “The Logical Tale of the Four Camels” originally appeared in

      “The Two-Handed Sword” originally appeared in Collier’s, May 11, 1918.

      “Black Poppies” originally appeared in Telling Tales, November, 1921.

      “The Perfect Way” originally appeared in Telling Tales, September 1921.

      “Tao” originally appeared in The Century, April 1920.

      A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

      Achmed Abdullah is one of my favorite pulp writers…probably third or fourth on the list. (My #1 favorite is Arthur O. Friel. #2 is harder—but I’d probably go with Johnston McCulley, creator of Zorro.) If you’ve picked up this volume, you may already be familiar with Abdullah’s work from the first volume, The Achmed Abdullah Megapack. If not, no harm done; both Megapacks contain short stories which can be read in any order. The real difference is that Volume 1 contains quite a few supernatural stories, and Volume 2 focuses more on contemporary life in exotic locales, like the Middle East, China, and New York City (primarily Chinatown). Crime is frequently touched upon; many also qualify as mysteries.

      Note for the squeamish: Some of these stories are not “politically correct” by today’s standards. Please keep in mind that Abdullah was writing in a different age, with different standards of propriety. The world has changed a lot in 100 years.

      And most of all—enjoy!

      —John Betancourt

      Publisher, Wildside Press LLC

      www.wildsidepress.com

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      THE MEGAPACK SERIES

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      The Achmed Abdullah Megapack

      The Second Achmed Abdullah Megapack

      The Charlie Chan Megapack

      The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective Megapack

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      The Father Brown Megapack

      The Girl Detective Megapack

      The Jacques Futrelle Megapack

      The Anna Katharine Green Mystery Megapack

      The First Mystery Megapack

      The Penny Parker Megapack

      The Pulp Fiction Megapack

      The Raffles Megapack

      The Victorian Mystery Megapack

      The Wilkie Collins Megapack

      GENERAL INTEREST

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      The Cat Story Megapack

      The Second Cat Story Megapack

      The Third Cat Story Megapack

      The Christmas Megapack

      The Second Christmas Megapack

      The Classic American Short Stories Megapack, Vol. 1.

      The Classic Humor Megapack

      The Dog Story Megapack

      The Doll Story Megapack

      The Horse Story Megapack

      The Military Megapack

      SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

      The Edward Bellamy Megapack

      The First Reginald Bretnor Megapack

      The Ray Cummings Megapack

      The Philip K. Dick Megapack

      The Randall Garrett Megapack

      The Second Randall Garrett Megapack

      The Edmond Hamilton Megapack

      The Murray Leinster Megapack

      The Second Murray Leinster Megapack

      The Martian Megapack

      The Andre Norton Megapack

      The H. Beam Piper Megapack

      The Pulp Fiction Megapack

      The Mack Reynolds Megapack

      The Science-Fantasy Megapack

      The First Science Fiction Megapack

      The Second Science Fiction Megapack

      The Third Science Fiction Megapack

      The Fourth