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Stranger Than Fiction

The Life of Edgar Wallace, the Man Who Created King Kong

By (author) Neil Clark
Format: Hardback
Publisher: The History Press Ltd, Stroud, United Kingdom
Published: 27th Oct 2014
Dimensions: w 155mm h 234mm d 22mm
Weight: 550g
ISBN-10: 0752498827
ISBN-13: 9780752498829
Barcode No: 9780752498829
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Synopsis
'It is impossible not to be thrilled by Edgar Wallace.' So said the blurbs of Wallace's own books. Indeed, he was a prolific author of over 170 books, translated into more than thirty languages. More films were made from his books than any other twentieth-century writer, and in the 1920s a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. His success is written in black and white, but his life got off to an inauspicious start. Edgar Wallace, the illegitimate son of a travelling actress, rose from poverty in Victorian England to become the most popular author in the world and a global celebrity of his age. Famous for his thrillers, with their fantastic plots, in many ways Wallace did not write his most exciting story: he lived it, and here Neil Clark eloquently tells his tale to allow you to live it too.

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Clark's aim is less to claim Wallace as a neglected genius than to 'generate renewed interest in this remarkable man'. In this he succeeds admirably. -- Duncan Campbell * The Guardian * A very readable biography about an extraordinary writer. -- Martin Edwards A fascinating book which I wholeheartedly recommend. -- Christopher Gray * The Oxford Times *