E. W. Hornung

The Unbidden Guest (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

THE UNBIDDEN GUEST. CHAPTER I.-THE GIRL FROM HOME. CHAPTER II.-A BAD BEGINNING. CHAPTER III.-AU REVOIR. CHAPTER IV.-A MATTER OF TWENTY POUNDS. CHAPTER V.-A WATCH AND A PIPE. CHAPTER VI.-THE WAYS OF SOCIETY. CHAPTER VII.-MOONLIGHT SPORT. CHAPTER VIII.-THE SAVING OF ARABELLA. CHAPTER IX.-FACE TO FACE. CHAPTER X.-THE THINNING OF THE ICE. CHAPTER XI.-A CHRISTMAS OFFERING. CHAPTER XII.-"THE SONG OF MIRIAM." CHAPTER XIII.-ON THE VERANDAH. CHAPTER XIV.-A BOLT FROM THE BLUE. CHAPTER XV.-A DAY OF RECKONING. CHAPTER XVI.-A MAN'. RESOLVE. CHAPTER XVII.-THE TWO MIRIAMS. CHAPTER XVIII.-THE WAY OF ALL FLESH. CHAPTER XIX.-TO THE TUNE OF RAIN. CHAPTER XX.-THE LAST ENCOUNTER. CHAPTER XXI.-"FOR THIS CAUSE."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: anboco
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783736417076
• Artikelnr.: 45811818

Autorenporträt

Author and poet Ernest William Hornung was born on June 7, 1866, in Marton, Middlesbrough. Hornung was given the nickname Willie at a young age. The A. J. Raffles series of tales, which center on a gentleman burglar in late 19th-century London, is what made him most famous. His friends Lord Alfred Douglas and Oscar Wilde, as well as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, served as inspiration for several of the characters. In 1898, he published ""In the Chains of Crime,"" which introduced Bunny Manders and Raffles. In 1899, the collection of Raffles' short stories was published as a book for sale. In addition to his Raffles tales, Hornung was a prolific fiction author who produced a large number of works between 1890 and 1914. He wrote a lot when he was in France; his son, Oscar, was killed at the Second Battle of Ypres in July 1915. The strain of his wartime duties significantly deteriorated Hornung's already poor constitution. On the train, he had a chill that developed into influenza and pneumonia, which led to his death on March 22, 1921, at the age of 54. In the south of France, in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, he was laid to rest.