Talbot Mundy

eBook, ePUB

Winds of the World (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

"e;The Winds of the World"e; is a travel book written by means of the well-known British author Talbot Mundy. The book, which got here out in 1917, is a thrilling tale that takes readers on a ride through special places and mysterious cultures. The major character of the story is an American adventurer named James Schuyler Grim. He goes on a risky quest to find out the secrets and techniques and strategies of a hidden metropolis within the Himalayas. Along together with his partner and friend, the mysterious girl referred to as "e;Cigarette,"e; Grim has to deal with risky settings, sneaky enemies, and the mystical unknown. As the story is going on, readers come to be immersed in the wealthy tapestry of the Himalayan vicinity, in which excessive-stakes motion mixes with old traditions and mysterious know-how. In the early 1900s, "e;The Winds of the World"e; is about and deals with themes of exploration, clashes among cultures, and the look for mystery which means. This book suggests how desirable Talbot Mundy is at telling tales; the people and settings are brilliantly defined. The book has movement, thriller, and a journey, which can be all things that readers love approximately Mundy's paintings. It draws readers in with its notable enchantment and the search for hidden secrets and techniques.

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• Größe: 0.5MB
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Autor

Talbot Mundy was an English adventure writer who was born William Lancaster Gribbon on April 23, 1879, and died on August 5, 1940. He lived most of his life in the United States and worked under the name Walter Galt. A lot of his work was in pulp mags. He is best known for writing King of the Khyber Rifles and the Jimgrim series. Mundy was born in Hammersmith, London, to a strict middle-class family. He went to Rugby College but didn't finish. He then moved to British India and worked as an administrator and then as a reporter. Moved to East Africa and got a job as an ivory thief and then as the town clerk of Kisumu. It was 1909 when he went to New York City in the United States. There, he was poor. His first short story was published in 1911 in Frank Munsey's magazine The Scrap Book. A friend had told him to start writing about his life. Soon, he was sending short stories and non-fiction pieces to many fantasy magazines, like Argosy, Cavalier, and Adventure. Mundy's first book, Rung Ho! came out in 1914. It was followed quickly by The Winds of the World and King of the Khyber Rifles, which were also set in British India and were based on his own life. They were released in both the U.S. and the U.K. and got good reviews.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double9 Books
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2023
• ISBN-13: 9789359958811
• Artikelnr.: 72388819