The flaming jewel Robert W 18651933 Chambers Books
Download As PDF : The flaming jewel Robert W 18651933 Chambers Books
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
The flaming jewel Robert W 18651933 Chambers Books
Fast moving, serial style, post WW1 adventure. Interesting characters, some unusual twists and unusual settings. I enjoyed this very much. For fans of John Buchan, Valentine Williams and such, I would think.Product details
|
Tags : The flaming jewel [Robert W. 1865-1933 Chambers] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work,Robert W. 1865-1933 Chambers,The flaming jewel,Ulan Press,B00B2Q5W2C,HISTORY General
People also read other books :
- Abridged decimal classification and relativ index for libraries clippings notes etc Melvil Dewey Books
- Get a GRIP when it all falls apart edition by Beverly Weeks Religion Spirituality eBooks
- Katie Crossroads A Christian Romance Solomon Woods Book 2 edition by Diane Lil Adams Religion Spirituality eBooks
- Into Fear and Back edition by Susie Macomber Health Fitness Dieting eBooks
- El abrazo del alma Spanish Edition edition by Gonzalo Fleitas de Miguel Literature Fiction eBooks
The flaming jewel Robert W 18651933 Chambers Books Reviews
I read this book as part of my personal project of reading books from my paternal grandfather's library.
Robert W. Chambers was a prolific and successful fantastic fiction writer who worked between 1894 and his death in 1933. He is most likely best known for his early horror/weird short fiction, but he wrote scores of books in a wide variety of genres.
The Flaming Jewel (1922) is a mystery/thriller with a G-Man detective angle. It pits an international gang of jewel thieves against a group of American rum-running poachers. It takes a loyal ex-army man-- Jim Darragh-- who has to sort the whole mess out. At stake for him are some famous and elusive jewels that once belonged to Her Serene Highness Theodorica, Grand Duchess of Esthonia. Darragh has a personal interest in the happiness of Theodorica and means to retrieve her treasure-- the only thing left of her fortune after the anguish of war.
Compared to other similar books from the same period, The Flaming Jewel stood out for its relative length and complexity. Although the writing is uneven (at the rate which Chambers wrote, it nearly had to be uneven) there are some interesting plot twists and turns. (Those plot twists include one of the most original gruesome deaths for a villain that I have ever encountered.) He also has some nice thematic touches going on-- the post-WWI malaise, a US infected by the consequences of war, the contrast between imported and domestic villainy.
It's nice to see that several companies are bringing Chambers back into print. These may be largely interesting as a product of their time, but seem to me still worth the effort to read. (I might have really given it three stars, but it seems to me worth four for the historic value.)
Fast moving, serial style, post WW1 adventure. Interesting characters, some unusual twists and unusual settings. I enjoyed this very much. For fans of John Buchan, Valentine Williams and such, I would think.
0 Response to "[3UX]≫ Download Gratis The flaming jewel Robert W 18651933 Chambers Books"
Post a Comment