The Green Rust
by Edgar Wallace
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A brilliant but maniacal scientist is determined to unleash a virulent plague that threatens to drive humankind to the brink of extinction. The evil doctor matches wits with two top-notch detectives, one of whom happens to be a young woman. Fans of classic thrillers will relish every minute of The Green Rust..
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Once again I was struck by how Wallace creates these spectacular cliff hangers and then never quite resolves them. Not a bad story and a fairly complicated mystery but the pacing left a bit to be desired and, once again, Wallace should never do romance.
This 1919 thriller was suspenseful even though the plot is dated in some technical aspects (such as sending coded messages by pigeon to avoid government surveillance of the telegraph offices ). The main portion of this though seemed surprisingly modern - an attempt by a terrorist to create and disseminate a bioweapon which would destroy crops (and perhaps all plant matter). Of course, being 1919, the terrorist is German but change him to an Islamic jihadist and update some of the technical aspects and it could take place today .
I listened to the LibriVox recording by Don W. Jenkins - his narration was good but I find his pacing and intonation not quite what I would like it to be. Still better than the text-to-speech feature on my Kindle show more though! show less
I listened to the LibriVox recording by Don W. Jenkins - his narration was good but I find his pacing and intonation not quite what I would like it to be. Still better than the text-to-speech feature on my Kindle show more though! show less
"E che significa questo?
Significa che il giorno... il "grande giorno" è vicino.
Guerra?
Contro tutto il mondo, ma senza lo scintillio di una baionetta né lo sparo di un cannone. Una guerra combattuta da uomini che siedono nei loro piccoli uffici e tirano le corde che strozzeranno anche voi, Kitson, e me."
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Significa che il giorno... il "grande giorno" è vicino.
Guerra?
Contro tutto il mondo, ma senza lo scintillio di una baionetta né lo sparo di un cannone. Una guerra combattuta da uomini che siedono nei loro piccoli uffici e tirano le corde che strozzeranno anche voi, Kitson, e me."
(177)
Oct 11, 2023Italian
Indeholder kapitlerne "1. John Millinborns bortgang", "2. Den fordrukne mr. Beale", "3. Punsonby afskediger en funktionær", "4. Brevene der ikke var det", "5. Manden med det store hoved", "6. Mr. Scobbs fra Red Horse Valley", "7. Mr. Beale taler rent ud af posen", "8. Forbrydelsen i Grand Alliance", "9. En forbrydelse mod verden", "10. En forgæves eftersøgning", "11. Huset nær Staines", "12. Vi præsenterer pastor Homo", "13. Deans Folly", "14. Mr. Beale foreslår ægteskab", "15. Den gode herr Stardt", "16. Lånesedlen", "17. Jøden fra Krakow", "18. Bridgers bryder løs", "19. Olivia indvilger", "20. Giftermålet", "21. Beale snakker ud med White", "22. Hilda Glaum viser vej", "23. I doktorens lejlighed", "24. Den grønne gift", show more "25. Sidste mand ved arbejdet", "26. Hemmeligheden om det grønne pulver", "27. En plan til at udsulte verden", "28. Dr. Milsom dukker op", "29. Den forsvundne kode", "30. Uret", "31. En frøhandlers regning", "32. Van Heerdens endeligt".
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Among the most prolific of all authors of adventure fiction was the redoubtable Edgar Wallace. Born in London, Wallace received his early education at St. Peter's School and the Board School. Wallace served in the Royal West Kent Regiment in England and later as part of the Medical Staff Corps stationed in South Africa. During World War I, Wallace show more acted as a special interrogator for the War Office. As was the case with a number of successful popular authors, Wallace experienced a rich and diverse life before turning to professional writing. From 1886 to the 1930s, he worked in a printing shop, a shoe shop, and a rubber factory, and served as a merchant sailor and milk deliverer. Beginning in 1899, Wallace became a journalist and wrote variously for the London Daily Mail and the Rand Daily News, among others; he also worked with the racing periodicals, having founded two of them---Bibury's Weekly and R. E. Walton's Weekly. Like Sax Rohmer, Wallace earned a fortune from his writings, yet, because of a lack of business sense and a tendency to overspend, he died in debt. A prodigious writer of fiction, Wallace published, over the course of his professional life, some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. Many of his adventure narratives featured elements of crime or mystery, but they all thrived on action. Although Wallace's handling of plot was superb and he was respected for his ability to blend suspense with humor, he was less successful with his characters, who tended to be two-dimensional and stereotyped. One of his early crime adventures, The Four Just Men (1906), introduced what was to become a trademark for Wallace---lurid sensationalism coupled with dramatic violence. Wallace published in a wide range of genres, including poetry, short fiction, autobiography, and epic political history. Regrettably, much of what he wrote has lapsed into obscurity today. As sometimes is the problem with popular fiction, perhaps it was too hurriedly written---too intimately connected with its contemporary audience---to stand the ultimate test of time. But Wallace's work was highly influential, especially in the American pulp magazine markets of the Great Depression, and stands today, despite its many flaws, as some of the most effective literary adventures ever written. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Green Rust
- Original title
- The Green Rust
- Alternate titles*
- L'atroce ricatto della ruggine verde
- Original publication date
- 1919
- Related movies
- The Green Terror (1919 | IMDb)
- Original language
- English UK
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