Author: Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
An incredible autobiography of Edgar Wallace, the British novelist, playwright, and journalist who was an enormously popular writer of detective and suspense stories. Wallace basically created the modern "thriller". His works in this genre have complicated but well-developed plots and are known for their thrilling climaxes.
Edgar Wallace. A Short Autobiography
Author: Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
An incredible autobiography of Edgar Wallace, the British novelist, playwright, and journalist who was an enormously popular writer of detective and suspense stories. Wallace basically created the modern "thriller". His works in this genre have complicated but well-developed plots and are known for their thrilling climaxes.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
An incredible autobiography of Edgar Wallace, the British novelist, playwright, and journalist who was an enormously popular writer of detective and suspense stories. Wallace basically created the modern "thriller". His works in this genre have complicated but well-developed plots and are known for their thrilling climaxes.
King Kong
Author: Edgar Wallace
Publisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 1984854860
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The original novelization of King Kong, featuring a new introduction by Jack Thorne, the Tony-winning playwright of King Kong: Alive on Broadway, and cover art by the celebrated Olly Moss The giant primeval gorilla King Kong is one of the most recognized images in our culture. So great is the mighty Kong’s hold on the popular imagination that his story has inspired an entire cinematic universe. Now the legendary monster comes to the stage in the brand-new musical King Kong: Alive on Broadway. Beneath King Kong’s cultural significance, however, is a tense and surprisingly tender story. One cannot help but be frightened by Kong’s uncontrollable fury, be saddened over the giant’s capture, mistreatment, and exploitation by venal showmen, or sympathize with the beast’s ill-fated affection for the down-on-her-luck starlet Ann Darrow. With a foreword by Mark Cotta Vaz, the preeminent biographer of Merian C. Cooper, producer of the original 1933 classic film.
Publisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 1984854860
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The original novelization of King Kong, featuring a new introduction by Jack Thorne, the Tony-winning playwright of King Kong: Alive on Broadway, and cover art by the celebrated Olly Moss The giant primeval gorilla King Kong is one of the most recognized images in our culture. So great is the mighty Kong’s hold on the popular imagination that his story has inspired an entire cinematic universe. Now the legendary monster comes to the stage in the brand-new musical King Kong: Alive on Broadway. Beneath King Kong’s cultural significance, however, is a tense and surprisingly tender story. One cannot help but be frightened by Kong’s uncontrollable fury, be saddened over the giant’s capture, mistreatment, and exploitation by venal showmen, or sympathize with the beast’s ill-fated affection for the down-on-her-luck starlet Ann Darrow. With a foreword by Mark Cotta Vaz, the preeminent biographer of Merian C. Cooper, producer of the original 1933 classic film.
The Man Who Knew
Author: Edgar Wallace
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775560201
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
The body of a young man is found splayed out in the middle of one of the most august public squares in England. Soon it is discovered that the dead man was at the center of a beguiling web of entanglements and intrigue. Will the intrepid detectives get to the bottom of things and puncture the thick veil of corruption that seems to surround the case?
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775560201
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
The body of a young man is found splayed out in the middle of one of the most august public squares in England. Soon it is discovered that the dead man was at the center of a beguiling web of entanglements and intrigue. Will the intrepid detectives get to the bottom of things and puncture the thick veil of corruption that seems to surround the case?
People - A Short Autobiography
Author: Edgar Wallace
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473396069
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'People - A Short Autobiography' is a non-fiction work by this pioneer of detective fiction. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born in London, England in 1875. He received his early education at St. Peter's School and the Board School, but after a frenetic teens involving a rash engagement and frequently changing employment circumstances, Wallace went into the military. He served in the Royal West Kent Regiment in England and then as part of the Medical Staff Corps stationed in South Africa. Whilst in the Balkans covering the Russo-Japanese War, Wallace found the inspiration for The Four Just Men, published in 1905. Over the rest of his life, Wallace produced some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. These were largely adventure narratives with elements of crime or mystery, and usually combined a bombastic sensationalism with hammy violence.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473396069
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'People - A Short Autobiography' is a non-fiction work by this pioneer of detective fiction. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born in London, England in 1875. He received his early education at St. Peter's School and the Board School, but after a frenetic teens involving a rash engagement and frequently changing employment circumstances, Wallace went into the military. He served in the Royal West Kent Regiment in England and then as part of the Medical Staff Corps stationed in South Africa. Whilst in the Balkans covering the Russo-Japanese War, Wallace found the inspiration for The Four Just Men, published in 1905. Over the rest of his life, Wallace produced some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. These were largely adventure narratives with elements of crime or mystery, and usually combined a bombastic sensationalism with hammy violence.
The Clue of the New Pin
Author: Edgar Wallace
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755114752
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Jesse Trasmere is a miser with a deep distrust of the bank. One day Trasmere breaks with routine and informs his valet, Walters, that he is going out of town for a while. So how does this explain Trasmere's body later found in a locked vault?
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755114752
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Jesse Trasmere is a miser with a deep distrust of the bank. One day Trasmere breaks with routine and informs his valet, Walters, that he is going out of town for a while. So how does this explain Trasmere's body later found in a locked vault?
The Flying Squad
Author: Edgar Wallace
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504080947
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
A conspiracy of smugglers try to frame a London police detective for murder in this classic mystery thriller. Although his neighbors suspect he is quite rich, Li Yoseph lives in a sagging, squalid wooden house overhanging a creek, and has a habit of holding lengthy, animated conversations with invisible friends, usually in a foreign tongue. The police are certain he’s involved in smuggling, but they’ve never been quite able to prove it. Now there are darker doings afoot than a bit of tobacco smuggling—including murder—and an attempt to pin the blame for it on Scotland Yard’s Inspector Bradley. The detective will need to ascertain who really dumped a body in the Thames, and how much truth lies in an apparent madman’s ravings . . . “One of the most popular writers of the early twentieth century.” —Mystery Scene
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504080947
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
A conspiracy of smugglers try to frame a London police detective for murder in this classic mystery thriller. Although his neighbors suspect he is quite rich, Li Yoseph lives in a sagging, squalid wooden house overhanging a creek, and has a habit of holding lengthy, animated conversations with invisible friends, usually in a foreign tongue. The police are certain he’s involved in smuggling, but they’ve never been quite able to prove it. Now there are darker doings afoot than a bit of tobacco smuggling—including murder—and an attempt to pin the blame for it on Scotland Yard’s Inspector Bradley. The detective will need to ascertain who really dumped a body in the Thames, and how much truth lies in an apparent madman’s ravings . . . “One of the most popular writers of the early twentieth century.” —Mystery Scene
NIG-NOG AND OTHER HUMOROUS STORIES
Author: EDGAR WALLACE.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1667601288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1667601288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The Fellowship Of The Frog
Author: Edgar Wallace
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387309813
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387309813
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Bones In London
Author: Edgar Wallace
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755122283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
The new Managing Director of Schemes Ltd has an elegant London office and a theatrically dressed assistant - however Bones, as he is better known, is bored. Everyone is totally unprepared for Bones' unnerving style of doing business, unprepared for his unique style of innocent and endearing mischief.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755122283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
The new Managing Director of Schemes Ltd has an elegant London office and a theatrically dressed assistant - however Bones, as he is better known, is bored. Everyone is totally unprepared for Bones' unnerving style of doing business, unprepared for his unique style of innocent and endearing mischief.
The Green Archer
Author: Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
"The Green Archer" is a remarkable detective tale. It is about an evil rich man who enjoys building dungeons in his house and meets his match, an archer dressed fully in green. The mystery starts when there is a murder, and the victim is left with a green arrow through the heart. The scenes are set in an ancient castle, with hidden passages, dungeons and torture rooms.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
"The Green Archer" is a remarkable detective tale. It is about an evil rich man who enjoys building dungeons in his house and meets his match, an archer dressed fully in green. The mystery starts when there is a murder, and the victim is left with a green arrow through the heart. The scenes are set in an ancient castle, with hidden passages, dungeons and torture rooms.