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Edgar Wallace

1 April 1875 - 10 February 1932

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.1

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    First published in 1923 197 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition angelofterror0000edga_l0m1
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    First published in 1921 135 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition lemysteredesjonq0000wall
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    First published in 1900 269 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition clueoftwistedcan00walliala Cover of edition clueoftwistedcan0000wall Cover of edition clueoftwistedcan0000wall_e2u6 Cover of edition clueoftwistedcan0000edga
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  • Cover of: The four just men

    First published in 1905 104 editions in 3 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition fourjustmen0000wall_h6x6 Cover of edition fourjustmen00wall Cover of edition fourjustmen00wall_0 Cover of edition fourjustmen0000wall Cover of edition fourjustmen0000wall_f5w7
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  • Cover of: The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime: Con Artists, Burglars, Rogues, and Scoundrels from the Time of Sherlock Holmes

    First published in 2009 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

    First published in 1925 33 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition mindofmrjgreeder0000wall
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    First published in 1932 25 editions in 5 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition kingkong0000love_l5h0
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  • Cover of: Room 13

    First published in 1923 102 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1930 44 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Green rust

    First published in 1910 60 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition greenrust0000wall Cover of edition dergrunebrand00wall
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  • Cover of: Mr. Justice Maxell

    First published in 1922 162 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: The Three Just Men

    First published in 1929 13 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition diedreigerechten00wall Cover of edition beidendreieichen00wall
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  • Cover of: The double

    First published in 1928 8 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Avenger

    First published in 1927 33 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition avenger0000wall
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  • Cover of: The calendar

    First published in 1930 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The crimson circle

    First published in 1922 41 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition derrotekreisgold00wall
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  • Cover of: White face

    First published in 1930 15 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition whiteface00wall Cover of edition whiteface0000wall Cover of edition derteufelvontida00wall
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  • Cover of: The Complete Four Just Men

    First published in 2008 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Casefiles Of Mr Jg Reeder

    First published in 2010 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The keepers of the king's peace

    First published in 1919 38 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition keepersofkingspe00walliala
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Subjects
Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, Fiction in English, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, general, Children's fiction, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Mystery, Crime, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies, Thriller, Detective and mystery stories, English, Fiction, crime, Fiction, thrillers, crime, British, Detective and mystery stories, English fiction, English literature, Fiction, mystery & detective, international crime & mystery, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, Murder, Police, Africa, fiction, American Detective and mystery stories
Places
Great Britain, England, Africa, West Africa, London, London (England), 221B Baker Street, Alpha Inn, Australia, British Museum, Brixton, Calif.) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Chesterfield, Covent Garden, Córdoba, Fighting Cock Inn, Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Morocco, Northern England, Notting Dale, Paris, Priory School, Scotland Yard, Spain, Wallingford
People
Arthur Conan Doyle, Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard, Baker Street Irregulars, Breckinridge, C. Auguste Dupin, Catherine Cusack, Chief Inspector Bliss, Countess of Morcar, Duke of Holdernesse, Edgar Wallace (1875-1932), Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd Viscount (1863-1936), Heidegger, Henry Arthur Milton, Henry Baker, Inspector Mander (all fictional characters), James Ryder, James Wilder, Jim (Fictitious character) Bartholomew, John H. Watson, John Horner, King Kong, Lord Saltire, Minister D—, Mrs Oakshott, Mrs. Oakshott
Time
20th century, 1920's, 1926-1927, 19th century, Early 1900's, Early 20th century, Pre-1914.

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  • E. Wallace
  • Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
  • Эдагар Уолес
  • Едгар Уолес

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April 2, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
March 24, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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October 30, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import