The Highwayman - H. C. Bailey

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Résumé :
The Highwaymen by H.C. Bailey is a highly entertaining historical novel filled with drama, mystery, and humor. This is an engaging novel set not long before Georgia's time. Its protagonist is Harry Boyce, a sharp young man with a reasonable character plan who is hampered by financial crises and the fact that he is the illegitimate child of an adventurer who lives just barely on the right side of the law - and not always.This book shows some pretty valid information on the early part of the eighteenth century. The style and cadence of the composition are both beguiling and entertaining, helping me to remember the works of Georgette Heyer; however, the topic is hazier and fiercer. Integral to the book is this sort of adoration. This book shows some pretty valid information on the early part of the eighteenth century. The style and rhythm of the composition are both beguiling and entertaining. The main theme of the book is violence and darkness, but central to the book is a kind of love and affection.

Biographie:
H. C. Bailey (1878-1961) was an English author of mainly detective and murder mystery novels. He is known as one of the authors of Britian's Golden Age of detective fiction.Bailey was born in London and began working as a journalist for The Daily Telegraph, writing war journalism, drama reviews, and editorials for the newspaper.Bailey wrote mainly short stories featuring a medically qualified detective called Reggie Fortune (a surgeon, hence he is known as 'Mr. Fortune'). Although Mr. Fortune is seen at his best in short stories, he also appears in several novels.A second series character, Joshua Clunk, is a sanctimonious lawyer who exposes corruption and blackmail in local politics, and who manages to profit from the crimes....

Sommaire:
The Highwaymen by H.C. Bailey is a highly entertaining historical novel filled with drama, mystery, and humor. This is an engaging novel set not long before Georgia's time. Its protagonist is Harry Boyce, a sharp young man with a reasonable character plan who is hampered by financial crises and the fact that he is the illegitimate child of an adventurer who lives just barely on the right side of the law - and not always.This book shows some pretty valid information on the early part of the eighteenth century. The style and cadence of the composition are both beguiling and entertaining, helping me to remember the works of Georgette Heyer...