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Sto caricando le informazioni... Il consiglio dei quattro (1908)di Edgar Wallace
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. As is often the case with Edgar Wallace, not a lot of the plot really makes a hell of a lot of sense in this follow up to THE FOUR JUST MEN. It is, however, an interesting read as the story features a well organised group of terrorists threatening the safety of one of the most important cities of the world at the time, London, through an airborn attack by Zeppelin. Does that sound surprisingly familiar for a book written in 1908? The Zeppelins end up getting defeated by nothing more mundane than a bunch of well trained falcons. Also of interest: The story takes place in 1910, i.e. 2 years after the book was published, so a point could be made that we are dealing with a modest attempt at Science Fiction here. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
There are crimes for which no punishment is adequate, offences that the written law cannot efface. Herein lies the justification for The Council of Justice- a meeting of great and passionless intellects. These men are indifferent to world opinion. They relentlessly wage their wits and cunning against powerful underworld organisations, against past masters of villainy and against minds equally astute. To breakers of the unwritten laws they deal death. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.912Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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Along the way we meet the mysterious Mr. Long, or is it Mr. Jessen, who is feared and respected by both sides of the fray. He plays a rather major roll in the outcome of the story, but not exactly in the manner you might expect.
This is a fitting follow up to the original novel. The Four Just Men’s opposition is a more palatable that that found in the first book. And it harkens the reader to pursue more the the Four Just Men books. There were only six books written in all so it should not be difficult to complete the series, But do remember, these novels are over 100 years old, so good luck. ( )