Philip Verrill Mighels
Philip Verrill Mighels was an American writer and novelist. His early poems, short stories, and several of his novels, including his best-selling Bruvver Jim’s Baby and The Furnace of Gold, are part of the Sagebrush School of American literature. He was also a versatile and prolific author, recognized for his science fiction novels, romances, and political commentary. Less-known are his detective novels.
Bruvver Jim's Baby
In the harsh Nevada wilderness, a rugged miner's life changes forever when he discovers an abandoned boy during an Indian rabbit hunt, forging an unexpected bond that transforms them both.
By Philip Verrill Mighels
The Crystal Sceptre: A Story of Adventure
A balloonist's jungle crash leads to a battle for survival alongside ape-like humanoids against ferocious beasts.
By Philip Verrill Mighels
The Furnace of Gold
A young woman's journey to the Nevada wilderness turns into a thrilling escapade filled with danger when an assertive horseman enters her life, challenging everything.
By Philip Verrill Mighels
When a witch is young: a historical novel
Amid the turbulent backdrop of 17th-century colonial Massachusetts, a captured boy must navigate loss, forge unexpected friendships, and confront his conflicting identities as he longs for connection in a divided world.
By Philip Verrill Mighels
As It Was in the Beginning
A man's loyalty to his friend is tested when he falls for the friend's fiancée during a perilous journey across the sea, filled with shipwrecks and mysterious islands.
By Philip Verrill Mighels