Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist. He is most remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu. Born in Birmingham he had an entirely working class education and early career before beginning to write. His first published work was in 1903, the short story The Mysterious Mummy for Pearson's Weekly. He made his early living writing comedy sketches for music hall performers and short stories and serials for magazines.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Fu Manchu
1. The Mystery of Dr Fu-Manchu (1913)
aka The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu
2. The Devil Doctor (1916)
aka The Return of Dr Fu-Manchu
3. The Si-Fan Mysteries (1917)
aka The Hand of Fu-Manchu
4. The Daughter of Fu Manchu (1931)
5. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
6. Fu Manchu's Bride (1933)
aka The Bride of Fu Manchu
7. The Trail of Fu Manchu (1934)
8. President Fu Manchu (1936)
9. The Drums of Fu Manchu (1939)
10. The Island of Fu Manchu (1941)
11. The Shadow of Fu Manchu (1948)
12. Re-Enter Fu Manchu (1957)
aka Re-Enter Dr Fu Manchu
13. Emperor Fu Manchu (1959)
14. The Wrath of Fu Manchu (1973)
1. The Mystery of Dr Fu-Manchu (1913)
aka The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu
2. The Devil Doctor (1916)
aka The Return of Dr Fu-Manchu
3. The Si-Fan Mysteries (1917)
aka The Hand of Fu-Manchu
4. The Daughter of Fu Manchu (1931)
5. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
6. Fu Manchu's Bride (1933)
aka The Bride of Fu Manchu
7. The Trail of Fu Manchu (1934)
8. President Fu Manchu (1936)
9. The Drums of Fu Manchu (1939)
10. The Island of Fu Manchu (1941)
11. The Shadow of Fu Manchu (1948)
12. Re-Enter Fu Manchu (1957)
aka Re-Enter Dr Fu Manchu
13. Emperor Fu Manchu (1959)
14. The Wrath of Fu Manchu (1973)
Gaston Max
1. The Yellow Claw (1915)
2. The Golden Scorpion (1919)
3. The Day the World Ended (1930)
4. Seven Sins (1943)
1. The Yellow Claw (1915)
2. The Golden Scorpion (1919)
3. The Day the World Ended (1930)
4. Seven Sins (1943)
Sumuru
1. The Sins of Sumuru (1950)
2. Sumuru (1951)
aka Slaves of Sumuru
3. Virgin in Flames (1952)
aka The Fire Goddess
4. Return of Sumura (1954)
aka Sand and Satin
5. Sinister Madonna (1956)
1. The Sins of Sumuru (1950)
2. Sumuru (1951)
aka Slaves of Sumuru
3. Virgin in Flames (1952)
aka The Fire Goddess
4. Return of Sumura (1954)
aka Sand and Satin
5. Sinister Madonna (1956)
Novels
Pause! (1910)
The Exploits of Captain O'Hagan (1916)
Brood of the Witch Queen (1918)
The Orchard of Tears (1918)
The Quest of the Sacred Slipper (1919)
The Green Eyes of Bast (1920)
Grey Face (1924)
Moon of Madness (1927)
She Who Sleeps (1928)
The Emperor of America (1929)
Yu'an Hee See Laughs (1932)
The Bat Flies Low (1935)
White Velvet (1936)
Egyptian Nights (1944)
aka Bimbashi Baruk of Egypt
Hangover House (1949)
Nude in Mink (1950)
aka Sins of Sumuru
Wulfheim (1950) (as by Michael Furey)
The Moon Is Red (1954)
The Exploits of Captain O'Hagan (1916)
Brood of the Witch Queen (1918)
The Orchard of Tears (1918)
The Quest of the Sacred Slipper (1919)
The Green Eyes of Bast (1920)
Grey Face (1924)
Moon of Madness (1927)
She Who Sleeps (1928)
The Emperor of America (1929)
Yu'an Hee See Laughs (1932)
The Bat Flies Low (1935)
White Velvet (1936)
Egyptian Nights (1944)
aka Bimbashi Baruk of Egypt
Hangover House (1949)
Nude in Mink (1950)
aka Sins of Sumuru
Wulfheim (1950) (as by Michael Furey)
The Moon Is Red (1954)
Omnibus
The Golden Scorpion Omnibus (1938)
The Sax Rohmer Omnibus (1938)
Sax Rohmer's Collected Novels (1983)
The Fu-Manchu Omnibus, Volume 2 (1997)
The Fu-Manchu Omnibus, Volume 1 (1998)
The Fu-Manchu Omnibus, Volume 3 (1998)
The Fu-Manchu Omnibus, Volume 5 (1999)
The Fu-Manchu Omnibus, Volume 4 (2000)
The Sax Rohmer Omnibus (1938)
Sax Rohmer's Collected Novels (1983)
The Fu-Manchu Omnibus, Volume 2 (1997)
The Fu-Manchu Omnibus, Volume 1 (1998)
The Fu-Manchu Omnibus, Volume 3 (1998)
The Fu-Manchu Omnibus, Volume 5 (1999)
The Fu-Manchu Omnibus, Volume 4 (2000)
Collections
The Sins of Severac Bablon (1914)
Tales of Secret Egypt (1918)
The Dream Detective (1920)
The Haunting of Low Fennel (1920)
Tales of Chinatown (1922)
Tales of East and West (1932)
Salute to Bazarada (1939)
The Secret of Holm Peel (1970)
Favourite Spy Stories (1981) (with Joseph Conrad, Alphonse Daudet, Len Deighton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Graham Greene, John Le Carré, William le Queux, Wolfgang Lotz and Dennis Wheatley)
Tales of Secret Egypt (1918)
The Dream Detective (1920)
The Haunting of Low Fennel (1920)
Tales of Chinatown (1922)
Tales of East and West (1932)
Salute to Bazarada (1939)
The Secret of Holm Peel (1970)
Favourite Spy Stories (1981) (with Joseph Conrad, Alphonse Daudet, Len Deighton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Graham Greene, John Le Carré, William le Queux, Wolfgang Lotz and Dennis Wheatley)
Non fiction
Anthologies containing stories by Sax Rohmer
Fifty Enthralling Stories of the Mysterious East
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1st Series (1928)
The Mystery Book (1934)
A Century of Thrillers 2nd Series (1935)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents : A Month of Mystery Book 2 (1970)
The 7th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories (1972)
A Little Night Reading (1974)
Christopher Lee's New Chamber of Horrors (1974)
Tales of Unknown Horror (1974)
Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction (1983)
Into the Mummy's Tomb (1989)
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1st Series (1928)
The Mystery Book (1934)
A Century of Thrillers 2nd Series (1935)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents : A Month of Mystery Book 2 (1970)
The 7th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories (1972)
A Little Night Reading (1974)
Christopher Lee's New Chamber of Horrors (1974)
Tales of Unknown Horror (1974)
Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction (1983)
Into the Mummy's Tomb (1989)
Short stories
The Case of the Tragedies in the Greek Room | |||
The Man with the Shaven Skull | |||
The Whispering Mummy | |||
The White Hat | |||
Tcheriapin (1922) | |||
Red Mist (1924) |
Books about Sax Rohmer
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