Le Queux William

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At the Sign of the Sword A Story of Love and War in Belgium

Beschreibung

The book "At the Sign of the Sword" by using William Le Queux could be very thrilling. This interesting story, which came out in 1897, is ready in a international of political intrigue and spying. The predominant character of the story is espionage agent Alan Arnold, who gets stuck up in a web of foreign plots. Le Queux skillfully weaves a story of political unease and secretive operations as Arnold, despatched via the British government, unearths his manner via a world complete of secrets and techniques and hidden plans. The story takes quite a few unexpected turns and has quite a few complicated human beings. It takes readers proper into the middle of espionage, chance, and political change. The author skillfully builds mystery and anxiety into his or her testimonies, giving a clean image of the world of espionage at the flip of the 20th century. As Arnold digs deeper into the plot, the story turns into a thrilling journey of spying, locating out about hidden goals, and warding off chance. "At the Sign of the Sword" is one among Le Queux's maximum thrilling works. It suggests how proper he is at writing a nerve-racking secret agent story and offers readers a fascinating inspect the secret international of international politics through the eyes of a brave foremost character.

Autor

Anglo-French journalist and author William Tufnell Le Queux was born on July 2, 1864, and died on October 13, 1927. He was also a diplomat (honorary consul for San Marino), a traveler (in Europe, the Balkans, and North Africa), a fan of flying (he presided over the first British air meeting at Doncaster in 1909), and a wireless pioneer who played music on his own station long before radio was widely available. However, he often exaggerated his own skills and accomplishments. The Great War in England in 1897 (1894), a fantasy about an invasion by France and Russia, and The Invasion of 1910 (1906), a fantasy about an invasion by Germany, are his best-known works. Le Queux was born in the city. The man who raised him was English, and his father was French. He went to school in Europe and learned art in Paris from Ignazio (or Ignace) Spiridon. As a young man, he walked across Europe and then made a living by writing for French newspapers. He moved back to London in the late 1880s and managed the magazines Gossip and Piccadilly. In 1891, he became a parliamentary reporter for The Globe. He stopped working as a reporter in 1893 to focus on writing and traveling.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double9 Books
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 177g
• ISBN-13: 9789359951942
• ISBN-10: 9359951943
• Artikelnr.: 69758091