Le Queux William

Broschiertes Buch

The Closed Book Concerning the Secret of the Borgias

Beschreibung

"The Closed Book," which was written by way of William Le Queux, is a great action book. A mystery text that holds the important thing to a huge historic thriller is observed and the tale starts. When Derrick Yale, an unheard-of book collector, buys an ancient tome, he finds a mysterious message inner its pages that guidelines at a mystery royal lineage. As Yale attempts to parent out the mysterious clues inside the manuscript, he receives caught up in a web of ancient plots and mystery corporations. His search for the reality takes him on a thrilling journey thru a global of mystery codes, competing creditors, and people who do not want the book's contents to be made public. Le Queux skillfully weaves a story complete of mystery and tension by combining vintage secrets and techniques, codes, and the search for expertise. People are drawn into the book via its take a look at of hidden histories and the lengths humans will go to get facts that isn't supposed to be shared. "The Closed Book" is a thrilling tale that takes you to locations in which historical discoveries have been made, in which secrets had been saved, and where human beings are constantly trying to find hidden facts that might exchange the route of records.

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: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9789359954028
• ISBN-10: 9359954020
• Artikelnr.: 69754693