| Author: | Edmond About | ISBN: | 1230000458627 |
| Publisher: | Media Galaxy | Publication: | May 29, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Edmond About |
| ISBN: | 1230000458627 |
| Publisher: | Media Galaxy |
| Publication: | May 29, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Edmond François Valentin About was a French novelist, publicist and journalist. He made his name as an entertaining anti-clerical writer. The author had noticed that there was a curious understanding between the brigands and police: brigandage was becoming almost a safe and respectable industry. He pushed this idea to invent the story of a brigand chief who converts his business into a registered joint-stock company. This novel was written in 1902. This story had unpredictable turns in its plot and it was full of different adventures. A man who called Herman Shultz was sent to Greece to collect some samples for the London Botanical Society. Once there he learned about a group of thieves that work under The Mountain King…
Edmond François Valentin About was a French novelist, publicist and journalist. He made his name as an entertaining anti-clerical writer. The author had noticed that there was a curious understanding between the brigands and police: brigandage was becoming almost a safe and respectable industry. He pushed this idea to invent the story of a brigand chief who converts his business into a registered joint-stock company. This novel was written in 1902. This story had unpredictable turns in its plot and it was full of different adventures. A man who called Herman Shultz was sent to Greece to collect some samples for the London Botanical Society. Once there he learned about a group of thieves that work under The Mountain King…
