Devil'S Dice - Le Queux, William

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Résumé :
A brisk, brilliant spin through Edwardian England, where danger flickers behind respectable doors and every ally could be a disguise. Devil's Dice gathers Le Queux's compact, high-stakes storytelling into a single, shimmering collection. These complete short stories pulse with the era's atmosphere-witty, morally tense, and steeped in espionage fiction and crime that hinges on secret identity deception, gambling and crime, and the sharp edge of moral dilemma suspense. For contemporary readers, they read as a lucid map of early 20th?century London underworld anxieties and provincial ambitions, offering fast plots, crisp moral conficts, and a flavourful tour through edwardian england. It's a bridge for Arthur Conan Doyle fans, Edgar Wallace thrillers enthusiasts, and anyone drawn to vintage crime readers with a modern pulse. Historically significant as a prolific voice in the period's popular fiction, Le Queux's work illuminates the speculative, press?driven mood of his day and the birth of modern spy and conspiracy tropes. This edition preserves the author's mastery while presenting the stories with the care deserved by artefacts of cultural heritage. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. A must for devotees of edwardian thriller atmospheres and complete short stories alike....

Biographie:
Anglo-French journalist and author William Tufnell Le Queux was born on July 2, 1864, and died on October 13, 1927. He was also a diplomat (honorary consul for San Marino), a traveler (in Europe, the Balkans, and North Africa), a fan of flying (he presided over the first British air meeting at Doncaster in 1909), and a wireless pioneer who played music on his own station long before radio was widely available. However, he often exaggerated his own skills and accomplishments. The Great War in England in 1897 (1894), a fantasy about an invasion by France and Russia, and The Invasion of 1910 (1906), a fantasy about an invasion by Germany, are his best-known works. Le Queux was born in the city. The man who raised him was English, and his father was French. He went to school in Europe and learned art in Paris from Ignazio (or Ignace) Spiridon. As a young man, he walked across Europe and then made a living by writing for French newspapers. He moved back to London in the late 1880s and managed the magazines Gossip and Piccadilly. In 1891, he became a parliamentary reporter for The Globe. He stopped working as a reporter in 1893 to focus on writing and traveling....