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 Author Name: Wallace, Edgar
Title: The Admirable Carfew
Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: London Ward, Lock & Co
Seller ID: 001314
256pp - Undated but probably mid-1930's. Reprint of Wallace's 1914 novel about the rather self-possessed journalist (he hated being called a "reporter") Carfew, he of no first name and he who was said to be "a genius, a beautiful writer, a perfect and unparalleled master of descriptive.". Red cloth covers with black titles and logo to front and spine. (Richard Horatio) Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) grew up and was educated in South London. After a succession of different jobs, he started to write short stories based on his own experiences. In 1893 he joined the Royal West Kent Regiment.
He went to South Africa in 1896. Here he produced poetry in the style of Rudyard Kipling. With the publication of these verses, he began to establish a reputation for himself. Returning to England, he published his second book of poetry, but it failed just as the first one had done. In 1905, he began writing his first novel. As he could not find a publisher for it, he created his own company, The Tallis Press. Many novels followed, some written in just one weekend. In the late Twenties, he began to sell film rights to his novels. He earned a lot of money, but spent even more. When he died, he left debts totalling £ 140.000. He wrote some 100 novels and more than 60 short stories before his death in 1932.
Covers slightly faded and with edgewear and bumped corners. Rear cover soiled. Page edges soiled. Book is clean (except for some foxing) and tight. owner's name in ink on FEP.
Crime, Mystery, Detective, Who Dunnit, Journalism, Reporter, Newspaper, Carfew, Edgar Wallace
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