Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Edgar Wallace was born in Yarmouth, Greenwich, Norfolk. His biological parents were actors Richard Horatio Edgar (who never knew of his existence) and Mary Jane "Polly" Richards, nee Blair. Known as Richard Freeman, Edgar had a happy childhood, forming an especially close bond with 20-year-old Clara Freeman who became like a second mother to him. His foster-father George Freeman was an honourable and kind man and determined to ensure Richard received a good education. He is most famous today as the co-creator of "King Kong", writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, The Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime. His other works include: The Angel of Terror (1922), The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1916), and The Daffodil Mystery (1920).
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
The Book of All-Power
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle.
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating and riveting mysery.....,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Book of All-Power ($.99 Mystery Classics) (Kindle Edition)
A really top-notch literary thriller from Edgar Wallace. The novel is set in Russia before and during the revolution and to a lesser degree in London. The protagonist, Malcolm Hay, is a mild-mannered engineer on his way to manage some oil-fields in a small Russian village, until he meets and befriends Israel Kensky and the Grand Duchess Yaroslav and from then on his life is forever altered. It is through Hay's eyes that we see the steady erosion of the existing Russian aristocracy and the rise of the proletariat. The novel really belongs to Hay and his circle of confederates. If you are a fan of LeCarre then you should give this a try. Highly recommend it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A guaranteed hit.,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Book of All-Power (Kindle Edition)
Entertaining and has that little spice of human nature thrown into it. And I want to meet a flunkee mobster named Cherry Bim.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fun read that has a great ending,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Book of All-Power (Kindle Edition)
The Book of All Power. This is the main thing that people want, as it contains the secrets of how to rule others (alleged Jewish magic). This is a story set at the start in England, and later in pre-WWI and post-WWI Russia.
Russia wasn't a pleasant place to begin with, but it was even worse once the Revolution started. This story has betrayal, murder, and the lust for power. A good story that finishes very strongly. And Cherry Bim is a great character. Love the explanation for his name. Give the free Kindle version a try. Only about 2,000 locations long.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
