The Secret of the Tower
by Anthony Hope
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Although this novel from Anthony Hope doesn't have the same level of swashbuckling sword play as his best-known work, The Prisoner of Zenda, it is still a fast-paced, action-packed read. Containing elements of mystery and romance, The Secret of the Tower explores unusual goings-on in the Tower Cottage, a centerpiece of the small English village of Inkston..
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The "mystery" was rather unsatisfactory. It was also a little hard to understand, since I'm not familiar with whatever was going on in Morocco during WWI. I did like a lot of the book, though. It was funny when Hector foiled the robbers' plans to steal the gold.
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Novelist Anthony Hope-Hawkins was born in London, England on February 9, 1863. After attending Marlborough College and Balliol College, he became a lawyer and wrote short stories. The Prisoner of Zenda, his best-known work, was published in 1894. Due to the book's success, he became a full-time writer. During World War I, he worked for the show more Ministry of Information to counteract German propaganda. He was knighted for his efforts in 1918. He died of throat cancer in Surrey, England on July 8, 1933. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1919
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance
- DDC/MDS
- 813.6 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 2000-
- LCC
- PZ3 .H314 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction in English
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- Reviews
- 1
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- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 17
- ASINs
- 1
