Items related to The great train robbery
"A nineteenth-century version of THE STING...Crichton fascinates us."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and studded with all the suspense and style of a modern fiction master, here is a classic caper novel set a decade before the age of dynamite--yet nonetheless explosive....
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and studded with all the suspense and style of a modern fiction master, here is a classic caper novel set a decade before the age of dynamite--yet nonetheless explosive....
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
"A nineteenth-century version of The Sting ... Crichton fascinates us" (The New York Times Book Review)
"A work of intelligence and craftmanship ... Written with grace and wit" (Los Angeles Times)
Book Description:
"A work of intelligence and craftmanship ... Written with grace and wit" (Los Angeles Times)
A thrilling Victorian heist story based on real events – by the internationally bestselling author of Jurassic Park.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherBantam Books
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0553024248
- ISBN 13 9780553024241
- BindingPaperback
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
The Great Train Robbery
Published by
Bantam Books
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0553024248
ISBN 13: 9780553024241
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . Seller Inventory # mon0001037463
Buy Used
£ 1.24
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Great Train Robbery
Published by
Bantam Books
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0553024248
ISBN 13: 9780553024241
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 3338007-75
Buy Used
£ 5.39
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Great Train Robbery
Published by
Bantam Books
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0553024248
ISBN 13: 9780553024241
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 3338007-75
Buy Used
£ 5.39
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Great Train Robbery
Published by
Bantam Books
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0553024248
ISBN 13: 9780553024241
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38. Seller Inventory # G0553024248I3N00
Buy Used
£ 5.72
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Great Train Robbery
Published by
Bantam Books
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0553024248
ISBN 13: 9780553024241
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38. Seller Inventory # G0553024248I5N00
Buy Used
£ 5.72
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Great Train Robbery
Published by
Bantam Books
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0553024248
ISBN 13: 9780553024241
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38. Seller Inventory # G0553024248I3N00
Buy Used
£ 5.72
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Great Train Robbery
Published by
Bantam Books
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0553024248
ISBN 13: 9780553024241
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38. Seller Inventory # G0553024248I5N00
Buy Used
£ 5.72
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Great Train Robbery
Published by
Bantam Books
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0553024248
ISBN 13: 9780553024241
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38. Seller Inventory # G0553024248I5N00
Buy Used
£ 5.72
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Great Train Robbery
Published by
Bantam Books
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0553024248
ISBN 13: 9780553024241
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38. Seller Inventory # G0553024248I5N00
Buy Used
£ 5.72
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Great Train Robbery
Published by
Bantam Books
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0553024248
ISBN 13: 9780553024241
Used
paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: Very Good. US Soft Cover Edition. Book is in great condition! Little to no damage present on cover, pages, spine, or corners. An amazing buy!. Seller Inventory # KE-AD-vg-122758
Buy Used
£ 2.80
Convert currency