検索キーワード： "Edgar Wallace" 選集・短編小説

Der gerissene Mr. Burnstid veranstaltet mit zwei Kumpanen eine Rennlotterie, an der Menschen aus ganz England, Schottland und Irland teilnehmen. Der ausgelobte Gewinn für den ersten Preis: Stattliche 20.000 Pfund! Doch in Wahrheit haben die drei niemals vor, diesen Gewinn auszuzahlen. Stattdessen soll Burnstids Sohn als Hauptgewinner gezogen werden, der extra für den Betrug von seinem Vater in einem englischen Landhaus einquartiert wird. Doch bei aller Gerissenheit des Plans haben die drei Betrüger ihre Rechnung ohne den Preller gemacht.

Son todos los abogados honrados? En principio queremos creer que si, pero... El Criminal Perfecto Troy Goldbeater es un abogado de reconocido prestigio en la sociedad londinense, especializado en Derecho Civil y más concretamente en Derecho de Familia, en especial: herencias. Una ciente suya de antiguo, la Sra Pallin, acaba de emprender un viaje sin retorno, y uno de sus familiares visita al Sr. Goldbeater, poniendo en duda no solo su profesionalidad, sino algo más....

Jack Trevor está enamorado y quiere casarse con Marjorie, pero el tiene un sueldo muy ajustado y ella es peluquera: cree que no conseguirá ahorrar nunca para ofrecer a su prometida una buena vida....Lennox Maine es un típico "self made man" (hombre hecho a sí mismo) , pero su concepto de la moral y la ética, son inexistentes y su lema es: lo que cuenta es ganar, de la forma que sea y caiga quien caiga.

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born on the 1st April 1875 in Greenwich, London. Leaving school at 12 because of truancy, by the age of 15 he had experience selling newspapers, as a worker in a rubber factory, as a shoe shop assistant, as a milk delivery boy and as a ship’s cook. By 1894 he was engaged but broke it off to join the infantry; he was posted to South Africa. He also changed his name to Edgar Wallace, which he took from Lew Wallace, the author of Ben-Hur. In Cape Town in 1898 he met Rudyard Kipling and was inspired to begin writing. 

"Das Gesetz der Vier": Kriminalerzählungen von Edgar Wallace, gelesen von Ingolf Kloss. "Das Gesetz der Vier" enthält eine Sammlung äußerst spannender Kriminalkurzgeschichten. "Die vier Gerechten" nennt sich eine geheime Gruppierung, die sich zum Ziel gesetzt hat, Gewaltverbrecher ihrer gerechten Strafe zuzuführen. In allen 10 Short Stories machen sie Jagd auf nicht überführte Verbrecher in der Londoner Unterwelt. Ganz gleich, ob es sich um Entführer, Erpresser, Mörder oder korrupte Politiker handelt.

This Audiobook contains the following works: "The Builder" [Frank L. Packard], "The Man Who Didn't Count" [Frank L. Packard], "Red Petals" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Other Man's Story" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Shebeeners" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Waterwitch" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Brand of the Wild" [G.B Lancaster], "A Fair Smuggler" [George Newnes], "A Castaway of the South" [Gilbert Parker], "As Deep As the Sea" [Gilbert Parker], "The Gift of the Simple King" [Gilbert Parker], "The Treasure of Sacramento" [Nick Guy Boothby].

This fine collection of intelligent, unabridged short stories about intriguing, interesting and sometimes inspirational men is an audio treat for young and old, male or female. A carefully compiled anthology featuring timeless tales from classic authors including Charles Dickens, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Anton Chekhov, read by a cast of acclaimed and respected actors, including Stephen Fry, Martin Jarvis and Kerry Shale; this compilation will be enjoyed by the whole family. 

A spine-tingling selection of detective stories including contributions from Edgar Wallace, Conan Doyle, and G. K. Chesterton.

An eclectic collection of short stories by the masters of the genre including Fragment of a Novel by Lord Byron, Count Magnus by M.R. James and The Treasure Hunt by Edgar Wallace.

In dieser 33-stündigen Hörbuch-Anthologie sind einige der bekanntesten Werke der internationalen Kriminalliteratur versammelt. In neun mehr oder weniger spektakulären Kriminalgeschichten ermitteln sehr unterschiedliche Kriminalisten und Detektive mit äußerst ungewöhnlichen Methoden: Der exzentrische Londoner Sherlock Holmes, der Pariser Amateurdetektiv C. Auguste Dupin, Scotland Yards Chief Inspector Heat, Konstabler Frank Fellowe oder der kleinstädtische Polizeidirektor Lange. Sie alle klären schließlich am Ende jeder Geschichte die verworrensten Fälle und kniffligsten Verbrechen auf.

Here are tales of mystery, the supernatural, and the paranormal, all moulded by Robin Bailey's very smooth and rolling tones. These intriguing stories include "The Man of the Night" by Edgar Wallace, "No. 1 Branch Line: The Signalman" by Charles Dickens, "A Terribly Strange Bed" by Wilkie Collins, "Sredni Vashtar" by Saki, "The Werewolf" by Frederick Marryat, "The Mezzotint" by M.R. James, and "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe.

A wonderful collection of 50 phenomenal stories by the world’s great short story writers. 

A superb collection of captivating short stories by leading classic writers, including 'The Cone' by H. G. Wells, 'The Dream Woman' by Wilkie Collins, 'Fortunes Adrift' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne, 'The Kidnapping of Phil Altamore' by Ella Hepworth Dixon, 'The Table Under the Tree' by E. Phillips Oppenheim, 'In Yeddo Bay' by Jack London and many more gripping short stories by famous writers.

A gripping collection of mystery stories, strange tales and horrible crimes: 'The Perfect Murder', by Stacy Aumonier; 'The Magic Casket', by F. Austin Freeman; 'The Shadow of the Shark', by G. K. Chesterton; 'The Marionettes', by O. Henry; 'Charles', by A. J. Alan; 'Moon's Gibbet', by Egerton Castle; 'The Severed Hand', by Wilhelm Hauff; 'The Man with the Watches', by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; 'The Adventure of the Diamond Necklace', by G. F. Forrest; 'My Adventure at Chislehurst', by A. J. Alan; 'Blackmail', by John Galsworthy.