- Classic Literature, Fiction, Thriller, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Francis Ledsam, alert, well-satisfied with himself and the world, the echo of a little buzz of congratulations still in his ears, paused on the steps of the modern Temple of Justice to light a cigarette before calling for a taxi to take him to his club. Visions of a whisky and soda - his throat was a little parched - and a rubber of easy-going bridge at his favourite table, were already before his eyes.
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Classical in form, cool, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
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- First published
- 1922
- Pages
- 226
- Publisher
- IndyPublish.com, eBooksLib, 1st World Library
- Editions
- 291
- Language
- Italian, English
- ISBN
- 9798455804861
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An English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers.
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