The Great Train Robbery [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Crichton, Michael

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ISBN 10: 009948241X ISBN 13: 9780099482413

Casa editrice: Arrow, 1995

Riassunto

In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Rich, handsome and ingenious, Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century.

Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who would predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and studded with all the suspense and style of a modern fiction master, here is a classic novel, set a decade before the age of dynamite - yet nonetheless explosive...

Su questo libro

Recensione:

"A nineteenth-century version of The Sting ... Crichton fascinates us" (The New York Times Book Review)

"A work of intelligence and craftmanship ... Written with grace and wit" (Los Angeles Times)

Descrizione del libro:

A thrilling Victorian heist story based on real events – by the internationally bestselling author of Jurassic Park.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Arrow
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 009948241X
• ISBN 13: 9780099482413
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 304