The Haunting of Low Fennel / Tales of Secret Egypt - Rohmer, Sax
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Haunted mansions, cursed and stolen gems, secret passages and hidden treasures... murders, kidnappings and threats galore. All these and more are to be found in the stories of Sax Rohmer, author of the Fu-Manchu thrillers. Enter the world of Middle Eastern intrigue when an avenging angel of the desert rescues a kidnapped wife. Experience the magic of Egypt as business representative Kernaby Pasha pits his wits against-and sometimes seeks the aid-of the mysterious Abû Tabâh in a series of uncanny adventures. The strange and eerie tales of Sax Rohmer, steeped in personal experience and arcane…mehr

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Haunted mansions, cursed and stolen gems, secret passages and hidden treasures... murders, kidnappings and threats galore. All these and more are to be found in the stories of Sax Rohmer, author of the Fu-Manchu thrillers. Enter the world of Middle Eastern intrigue when an avenging angel of the desert rescues a kidnapped wife. Experience the magic of Egypt as business representative Kernaby Pasha pits his wits against-and sometimes seeks the aid-of the mysterious Abû Tabâh in a series of uncanny adventures. The strange and eerie tales of Sax Rohmer, steeped in personal experience and arcane knowledge, will take you to another land-and leave you spellbound.
Autorenporträt
Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (1883 - 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist. He is best remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu. Born in Birmingham to a working-class family, Arthur Ward initially pursued a career as a civil servant before concentrating on writing full-time. He worked as a poet, songwriter and comedy sketch writer for music hall performers before creating the Sax Rohmer persona and pursuing a career writing fiction. Like his contemporaries Algernon Blackwood and Arthur Machen, Rohmer claimed membership to one of the factions of the qabbalistic Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Rohmer also claimed ties to the Rosicrucians, but the validity of his claims has been questioned. His doctor and family friend Dr R. Watson Councell may have been his only legitimate connection to such organizations. His first published work came in 1903, when the short story "The Mysterious Mummy" was sold to Pearson's Weekly. Rohmer's main literary influences seem to have been Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle and M. P. Shiel. He gradually transitioned from writing for music hall performers to concentrating on short stories and serials for magazine publication. In 1909 he married Rose Elizabeth Knox. He published his first book Pause! anonymously in 1910.