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.
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
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
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
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
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