Download or read book The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories written by Grant Allen and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grant Allen was born in Canada, educated in France and the United Kingdom and worked in many places including Jamaica, during his lifetime. He was primarily a scientist, turning only to literature in later life. This is a collection of stories full of melodrama and intrigue.