Commissioner Sanders Books
The first of Wallace's African novels which was published in book form in 1911, having previously been serialised,
Series of novels by famous British author Edgar Wallace - master of traditional British detective, which stories were filmed more than 100 times.
English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. He wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. He was known during his lifetime for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, The Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character. He is most famous today as the co-creator of King Kong. In 1911 his Congolese stories were published in a collection called Sanders of the River, which became a bestseller.
Another exciting title in the Sanders of the River adventure series, featuring Commissioner Sanders. Contents I. ARACHI THE BORROWER II. THE TAX RESISTERS III. THE RISE OF THE EMPEROR IV. THE FALL OF THE EMPEROR V. THE KILLING OF OLANDI VI. THE PEDOMETER VII. THE BROTHER OF BOSAMBO VIII. THE CHAIR OF THE N'GOMBI IX. THE KI-CHU X. THE CHILD OF SACRIFICE XI. "THEY" XII. THE AMBASSADORS XIII. GUNS IN THE AKASAVA.
English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. He wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. He was known during his lifetime for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, The Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character. He is most famous today as the co-creator of King Kong. In 1911 his Congolese stories were published in a collection called Sanders of the River, which became a bestseller. "Sandi, the King-maker" among other novels by Edgar Wallace conveys the paternal attitude that England's officials felt toward the native tribes of Africa. It is written in a delightfully humorous style.
Employing his unique style of innocent and endearing humour, Bones has written to the newspapers The Surrey Star and The Middlesex Plain Dealer inviting the Foreign Secretary to pay a visit to the African territories which they administer. It is against the regulations and his boss Hamilton is furious. While world powers vie for colonial honours, Sanders and his assistants attempt to administer an uneasy peace in a climate of ju-ju and witch doctors, and all the while Bosambo, chief of the Ochori, watches closely.
English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. He wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. He was known during his lifetime for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, The Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character. He is most famous today as the co-creator of King Kong. In 1911 his Congolese stories were published in a collection called Sanders of the River, which became a bestseller. The situation appears calm in the colonial area of the Sanders. But dark clouds are gathering on the horizon and the Captain Hamilton and the inexperienced Lieutenant Bones need to pass some exciting adventure before you can enjoy life on the power again. The book consists of twelve short stories loosely strung together and can therefore well be read without first reading the other African novels of Edgar Wallace.
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