Calendar (Esprios Classics)

Name: Calendar (Esprios Classics)
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Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9781006900150

by Unknown Author

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264 pages2021Blurb, IncorporatedISBN 9781006900150

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About this book

The Calendar is a 1930 British thriller novel by Edgar Wallace. A racehorse owner agrees to throw a race and has to deal with the consequences of his decision. It is a novelisation of the 1929 play of the same title by Wallace. It was first published by William Collins, Sons, London, in 1930. The story was made into two films. There was also a stage version by Wallace, published by Samuel French Ltd. in 1932; the original production being directed by the author.

Publication Details

Publisher: Blurb, Incorporated
Published: 2021
Pages: 264
ISBN: 9781006900150
Language: en

About Unknown Author

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals. Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. He is most famous today as the co-creator of King Kong, writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, The Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime.<sup>[1][1]</sup> [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Wallace