The Terror by Edgar Wallace

The Terror by Edgar Wallace

This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Terror' is a detective novel about a lonely house whose corridors echo with the sound of the strange notes of a church organ. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born in London, England in 1875. He received his early education at St. Peter's School and the Board School, but after a frenetic teens involving a rash engagement and frequently changing employment circumstances, Wallace went into the military. He served in the Royal West Kent Regiment in England and then as part of the Medical Staff Corps stationed in South Africa. Whilst in the Balkans covering the Russo-Japanese War, Wallace found the inspiration for The Four Just Men, published in 1905. Over the rest of his life, Wallace produced some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. These were largely adventure narratives with elements of crime or mystery, and usually combined a bombastic sensationalism with hammy violence.

“Edgar Wallace became a habitIt was with some not a point of honour but a plain need to read every story that he wrote.” THE TIMES

“Attractively bound in black and gold, with vivid coloured jackets, these books are bound to be immensely popular.” DAILY MIRROR

Edgar Wallace was Britain’s most prolific crime writer, with more than 170 novels, two dozen plays and almost a thousand short stories to his name. His work has been made into at least 160 films, but he is best remembered today for writing the original story for King Kong just before he died in 1932 aged 56.

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ISBN 13	9780008137571
ISBN 10	0008137579
Title	The Terror
Author	Edgar Wallace
Series	Detective Club Crime Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2016-02-25
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.