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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. New. Product Description I see wrong in everything said Mr Reeder I have the mind of a criminalAt first glance J G Reeder is an ordinary slightly shabby little man with red hair weak eyes whiskers squaretoed boots and a chest protector cravat However working for the Public Prosecutor he finds plenty to stretch his extraordinary mind Here are eight thrilling highly original tales from one of the greatest talents ever applied to detective fiction About the Author Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born illegitimately in Greenwich London in 1875 to actors Mary Jane Richards and TH Edgar As an infant he was adopted by George Freeman a porter at Billingsgate fish market Aged eleven Wallace sold newspapers at Ludgate Circus and upon leaving school took a job with a printer He later enlisted in the Royal West Kent Regiment before transferring to the Medical Staff Corps and was sent to South Africa In 1898 he published a collection of poems called The Mission that Failed and subsequently left the army to become correspondent for Reuters South African war correspondent for The Daily Mail followed and his articles were later published as Unofficial Dispatches His outspokenness infuriated Lord Kitchener who removed his credentials He then edited the Rand Daily Mail but gambled disastrously on the South African Stock Market Returning to England Wallace at first reported on crimes and hanging trials before becoming editor of The Evening News It was in 1905 that he founded the Tallis Press publishing Smithy a collection of soldier stories and The Four Just Men The latter was published with the ending removed as an advertising stunt and he offered 500 to readers who could successfully guess the ending Unfortunately many did and he was almost bankrupted At various times Wallace also worked as a journalist on The Standard The Star The WeekEnd Racing Supplement and The Story Journal In 1917 he became a Special Constable at Lincolns Inn and also a special interrogator for the War Office The Daily Mail sent Wallace to investigate atrocities in the Belgian Congo a trip that provided material for his Sanders of the River books In 1923 he became Chairman of the Press Club and in 1931 stood as a Liberal Parliamentary candidate for Blackpool Wallaces first marriage in 1901 to Ivy Caldecott daughter of a missionary ended in divorce in 1918 and he later married his much younger secretary Violet King Along with countless articles some 23 screenplays and many short stories Wallace wrote more than 170 books which have been translated into 28 languages and sales of which have exceeded 50 million copies Over 160 films have been made from his books more than any other author In the 1920s one of Wallaces many publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him His sales were exceeded only by The Bible He died in 1932 whilst working on the screenplay for King Kong having moved to Hollywood after being offered a contract by RKO. Seller Inventory # DADAX0755115090
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