Clementina [Paperback]

A. E. W. Mason (Author), 1stWorld (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2007

The landlord, the lady, and Mr. Charles Wogan were all three, it seemed, in luck's way that September morning of the year 1719. Wogan was not surprised, his luck for the moment was altogether in, so that even when his horse stumbled and went lame at a desolate part of the road from Florence to Bologna, he had no doubt but that somehow fortune would serve him. His horse stepped gingerly on for a few yards, stopped, and looked round at his master. Wogan and his horse were on the best of terms. "Is it so bad as that?" said he, and dismounting he gently felt the strained leg. Then he took the bridle in his hand and walked forward, whistling as he walked.

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About the Author

Alfred Edward Wooley Mason was born in 1865. He was educated at Dulwich College before being sent up to Oxford University. Once his formal education was completed, Mason went on to become an actor. He began his writing career with historical fiction and then moved into the arena of politics, becoming a Liberal Member of Parliament for Coventry in 1906. But his love of writing carried on and Mason developed his style to incorporate detective fiction, introducing one of the earliest fictional detectives, Inspector Hanaud, the Gallic counterpart to Sherlock Holmes. His detective fiction contains material clues and spontaneity. Throughout the course of his life he produced over thirty titles. A E W Mason died in 1948. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 344 pages
• Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society (December 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 142189601X
• ISBN-13: 978-1421896014
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)