Edgar Wallace (1875–1932)
Autor(a) de A lei dos quatro homens justos
About the Author
Among the most prolific of all authors of adventure fiction was the redoubtable Edgar Wallace. Born in London, Wallace received his early education at St. Peter's School and the Board School. Wallace served in the Royal West Kent Regiment in England and later as part of the Medical Staff Corps mostrar mais stationed in South Africa. During World War I, Wallace acted as a special interrogator for the War Office. As was the case with a number of successful popular authors, Wallace experienced a rich and diverse life before turning to professional writing. From 1886 to the 1930s, he worked in a printing shop, a shoe shop, and a rubber factory, and served as a merchant sailor and milk deliverer. Beginning in 1899, Wallace became a journalist and wrote variously for the London Daily Mail and the Rand Daily News, among others; he also worked with the racing periodicals, having founded two of them---Bibury's Weekly and R. E. Walton's Weekly. Like Sax Rohmer, Wallace earned a fortune from his writings, yet, because of a lack of business sense and a tendency to overspend, he died in debt. A prodigious writer of fiction, Wallace published, over the course of his professional life, some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. Many of his adventure narratives featured elements of crime or mystery, but they all thrived on action. Although Wallace's handling of plot was superb and he was respected for his ability to blend suspense with humor, he was less successful with his characters, who tended to be two-dimensional and stereotyped. One of his early crime adventures, The Four Just Men (1906), introduced what was to become a trademark for Wallace---lurid sensationalism coupled with dramatic violence. Wallace published in a wide range of genres, including poetry, short fiction, autobiography, and epic political history. Regrettably, much of what he wrote has lapsed into obscurity today. As sometimes is the problem with popular fiction, perhaps it was too hurriedly written---too intimately connected with its contemporary audience---to stand the ultimate test of time. But Wallace's work was highly influential, especially in the American pulp magazine markets of the Great Depression, and stands today, despite its many flaws, as some of the most effective literary adventures ever written. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras de Edgar Wallace
Selected Novels (The Four Just Men / Sanders of the River / The Angel of Terror / The Dark Eyes of London / The Ringer… (1985) 11 cópias
The Four Just Men / Eve's Island / The Clue of the Twisted Candle / The Man Who Knew (1985) 9 cópias
The Complete Works of Edgar Wallace: The ultimate collections of mystery & detective thrillers from the prolific… (2015) 8 cópias
The Flying Squad / The Coat of Arms / The Traitor's Gate / The Clue of the Silver Key / The Squealer (1973) 6 cópias
The Complete Four Just Men: Volume 1 (The Four Just Men, The Council of Justice, The Just Men of Cordova) (2008) 5 cópias
The Collected Works of Edgar Wallace: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World Literature) (English… (2015) 5 cópias
The Clue of the Twisted Candle / The Door with Seven Locks / The Northing Tramp / The Man at the Carlton / White Face (1961) 5 cópias
Eve's Island / Kate, Plus 10 / The Crimson Circle / Double Dan / The Avenger / The Fellowship of the Frog / The Joker (1993) 4 cópias
Elk of the Yard: The Criminal Cases of Inspector Elk, Volume 3 (Silinski: Master Criminal & White Face) (2011) 4 cópias
The Casebooks of Mr. J. G. Reeder, Book 2 (Red Aces, The Guv'nor, The Man Who Passed) (2008) 4 cópias
Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine 4 cópias
The Crimson Circle / Number Six / Red Aces / Kennedy the Con Man / The Case of Joe Attymar (1983) 4 cópias
The Stretelli Case / In Thrall / Killer Kay / The Man Who Killed Himself / Circumstantial Evidence (2015) 3 cópias
The Edgar Wallace Police Van [The Green Archer; The Forger; The Double; The Flying Squad] (1930) 3 cópias
The Ringer / The Black Abbot / The Fellowship of the Frog / The India-Rubber Men / The Green Archer (2011) 3 cópias
The Door with Seven Locks / White Face / The Man at the Carlton / The Clue of the Twisted Candle / The Day of Uniting (1985) 3 cópias
Elk of the Yard: The Criminal Cases of Inspector Elk, Volume 2 (The Twister & The India-Rubber Men) (2011) 2 cópias
90 CRIME NOVELS: Complete Collection (The Secret House, The Daffodil Mystery, The Angel of Terror, The Crimson Circle,… (2015) 2 cópias
Edgar Wallace-Krimis: 78 Titel in einem Band: Kriminalromane & Detektivgeschichten: Der Doppelgänger, Das Gesicht im… (2016) 2 cópias
The Fellowship of the Frog / The Ringer / The Dark Eyes of London / The Squeaker / The Black Abbot 2 cópias
Mr. J.G. Reeder Mysteries 2 cópias
Halley's Comet, the Cowboy, and Lord Dorrington: A Curious Story with a Cumbersome Title (1910) 2 cópias
הפיקח רוצח שוב : רומן מתח ומסתורין 1 exemplar(es)
14 smaragder tillrättaskaffade av "Skuggan" 1 exemplar(es)
The Flying Squad [annotated] 1 exemplar(es)
BRITISH MYSTERY CLASSICS - Ultimate Collection: 560+ Detective Novels, Thrillers & True Crime Stories: Complete… 1 exemplar(es)
Penelope of the "Polyantha" / The Double 1 exemplar(es)
Padesát pět (1929) 1 exemplar(es)
A MÃO DO DIABO 1 exemplar(es)
Edgar Wallace: The Complete Mysteries Collection 1 exemplar(es)
The Forest of Happy Dreams [play] 1 exemplar(es)
A morte procura um Homem 1 exemplar(es)
The Square Emerald / Penelope of the "Polyantha" / We Shall See! / Red Aces / The Forger (1959) 1 exemplar(es)
Clarence - Private 1 exemplar(es)
Wallace Edgar 1 exemplar(es)
Svart magi 1 exemplar(es)
The War of the Nations : A History of the Great European Conflict : February 12 1916 : Vol 7 No 77 1 exemplar(es)
The Fellowship of the Frog / The Clue of the New Pin 1 exemplar(es)
החמסן : רומן בלשי 1 exemplar(es)
The Door with Seven Locks / The Man at the Carlton 1 exemplar(es)
Omnibusbogen — Autor — 1 exemplar(es)
Il consiglio dei 4: romanzo 1 exemplar(es)
Il volto della notte. 1 exemplar(es)
La contessa di Ascot 1 exemplar(es)
La dimora segreta 1 exemplar(es)
Sanders. Edgar Wallace 1 exemplar(es)
The Clue of Monday's Settling [short story] 1 exemplar(es)
12 Hörspiele 1 exemplar(es)
La caída de Mr Reader 1 exemplar(es)
Gangsters 1 exemplar(es)
P G reader 1 exemplar(es)
O tranbiqueiro 1 exemplar(es)
MYSTERY LEAGUE (21 VOLUMES) 1 exemplar(es)
Smoky Cell 1 exemplar(es)
The Flying Squad / The Secret House 1 exemplar(es)
The Fellowship of the Frog / The Three Oak Mystery 1 exemplar(es)
The Man from Morocco / The Melody of Death / The Million Dollar Story / The Northing Tramp / Penelope of the… (1966) 1 exemplar(es)
Sanders & Bones: The African Adventures, 5 (Sandi, the King-Maker & Bones of the River) (2011) 1 exemplar(es)
Den dödes check 1 exemplar(es)
Four Square Jane, Book 1 1 exemplar(es)
A King by Night / Penelope of the "Polyantha" / The Door with Seven Locks / The Double (1991) 1 exemplar(es)
Sanders & Bones: The African Adventures, 1 (Sanders of the River & The People of the River) (2011) 1 exemplar(es)
Das Silberne Dreieck, Band 05. Das Silberne Dreieck und die Dame aus Brasilien (1901) 1 exemplar(es)
Elk of the Yard: The Criminal Cases of Inspector Elk, Volume 1 (The Fellowship of the Frog & The Joker) (2011) 1 exemplar(es)
The Complete Four Just Men: Volume 2 (The Law of the Four Just Men & The Three Just Men) (2008) 1 exemplar(es)
[Works] 1 exemplar(es)
Il gran premio di Ascot. Commedia sportiva in tre atti 1 exemplar(es)
The Stretelli Case / In Thrall / Killer Kay / The Man Who Killed Himself / Circumstantial Evidence / The Treasure House (2020) 1 exemplar(es)
Edgar Wallace Collection 1 exemplar(es)
Skleněný Tresor 1 exemplar(es)
Hans annet jeg 1 exemplar(es)
Sanders & Bones: The African Adventures, 2 (The River of Stars & Bosambo of the River) (2011) 1 exemplar(es)
Fighting Snub Reilly [short story] 1 exemplar(es)
For Information Received [short story] 1 exemplar(es)
Gonsalez & C:o 1 exemplar(es)
OLUM CICEKLERI 1 exemplar(es)
The Ringer / When the Gangs Came to London / White Face / The India-Rubber Men / The Man Who Knew (2011) 1 exemplar(es)
A rainha do crime 1 exemplar(es)
The Terror / Blue Hand / The Daffodil Mystery / The Crimson Circle / The Lady of Ascot (2009) 1 exemplar(es)
The War of the Nations : A History of the Great European Conflict : February 5 1916 : Vol 7 No 76 (1916) 1 exemplar(es)
The Standard History of the War, Volume 2: Ypres-Armentieres - The Battle for the Coast (1915) 1 exemplar(es)
Alarmklockan 1 exemplar(es)
Slane-mysteriet 1 exemplar(es)
Sanders & Bones: The African Adventures, 3 (Bones & The Keepers of the King's Peace) (2011) 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Detective Stories (The Treasure Hunt / The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim / The Necklace of Pearls) (1996) — Contribuinte — 19 cópias
The Locked-Room Mysteries (The Four Just Men, The Mystery of the Yellow Room, The Hollow Man) (2017) — Contribuinte — 14 cópias
Sleuths: Twenty-Three Great Detectives of Fiction and Their Best Stories (1931) — Contribuinte — 6 cópias
Detective Omnibus — Contribuinte — 6 cópias
The Door With Seven Locks [1940 film] — Original book — 4 cópias
Detective-omnibus — Contribuinte — 3 cópias
Piirakkasota : Valikoima huumoria — Contribuinte — 3 cópias
Detektivhistorier fra Sherlock Holmes til Hercule Poirot — Contribuinte — 3 cópias
Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine Vol. 02, No. 12: July, 1965 — Contribuinte — 2 cópias
The Fourth Crime Club Omnibus: The Devil Man / Mystery at Friar's Pardon / Death Comes to Perigord / Dead Man's Watch (1937) — Contribuinte — 2 cópias
Detective Omnibus (The Melody of Death, The Bartenstein Mystery, The Rasp) (1936) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
Traditional British Mysteries: 30 Novels (Boxed Set) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
The Door with Seven Locks / Voice Out of Darkness / A Well-Known Face — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
The Dark Eyes of London | The Eight of Swords | The Iron Gates | The Second Confession | The Tragedy of Y (1965) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
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Conhecimento Comum
- Nome padrão
- Wallace, Edgar
- Nome de batismo
- Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar
- Outros nomes
- Уоллес, Эдгар
אדגאר ,וואלאס - Data de nascimento
- 1875-04-01
- Data de falecimento
- 1932-02-10
- Local de enterro
- Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- England
UK - Local de nascimento
- London, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Causa da morte
- diabetes
pneumonia - Locais de residência
- South Africa
- Ocupação
- journalist
novelist
scriptwriter - Relacionamentos
- Wallace, Bryan Edgar (son)
- Pequena biografia
- Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at 12. He joined the army at 21 and was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War for Reuters and the Daily Mail. Struggling with debt, he left South Africa, returned to London and began writing thrillers to raise income, publishing books including The Four Just Men (1905). Drawing on time as a reporter in the Congo, covering the Belgian atrocities, Wallace serialised short stories in magazines, later publishing collections such as Sanders of the River (1911). He signed with Hodder and Stoughton in 1921 and became an internationally recognised author.
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