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008 111123s2012 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2011045212
020 $a9780143106579 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPR4004.A2$bA62 2012
082 00 $a823/.8$223
084 $aFIC050000$aFIC004000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aAllen, Grant,$d1848-1899.
245 13 $aAn African millionaire :$bepisodes in the life of the illustrious Colonel Clay /$cGrant Allen ; introduction by Gary Hoppenstand.
260 $aNew York :$bPenguin Classics,$c2012.
263 $a1203
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"A genre classic, Grant Allen's AN AFRICAN MILLIONAIRE is the perfect addition to our mini library of classic crime fiction. Wealthy, confident, and handsome, Charles Van Drift is not accustomed to being swindled and his brush with Colonel Clay both rattles and infuriates him. As his South African diamond fortune takes hit after hit from the quick-witted master of disguise, Allen leaves even the reader guessing: whom can you trust? Van Drift grows more suspicious of those around him and a few too many misguided accusations shake the millionaire's confidence. Colonel Clay is in his head. Gary Hoppenstand contributes an introduction discussing the reception of the work when it was first serialized in THE STRAND and the significance of Colonel Clay as the first recurring gentleman rogue"--$cProvided by publisher.
655 7 $aMystery fiction.$2gsafd
650 7 $aFICTION / Crime.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Classics.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uftp://ppftpuser:welcome@ftp01.penguingroup.com/Booksellers and Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9780143106579.jpg