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Sanders of the River #12
Again Sanders illustrated
The situation appears calm in the colonial area of the Sanders. But dark clouds are gathering on the horizon and the Captain Hamilton and the inexperienced Lieutenant Bones need to pass some exciting adventure before you can enjoy life on the power again.The book consists of twelve short stories loosely strung together and can therefore well be read without first reading the other African novels of Edgar Wallace.
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First published July 1, 1928
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Edgar Wallace
2,055 books259 followersRichard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals.
Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him.
He is most famous today as the co-creator of "King Kong", writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, the Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime.
Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him.
He is most famous today as the co-creator of "King Kong", writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, the Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime.
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March 1, 2025
Hoo boy. This book features some astonishing racism, even by colonial narrative standards. It's gross trope nonsense.
Curiously, despite the racism and sexism of the white characters talking about them, the black women are shown to be remarkably competent. Given that, it's hard to determine if the author is just leaning into stereotypes to sell books or actually feels as his characters do. Probably a bit of both, given that this is his twelfth collection of short stories in this series.
Curiously, despite the racism and sexism of the white characters talking about them, the black women are shown to be remarkably competent. Given that, it's hard to determine if the author is just leaning into stereotypes to sell books or actually feels as his characters do. Probably a bit of both, given that this is his twelfth collection of short stories in this series.
March 25, 2012
The last volume in the Sanders series is just as good or bad as the rest. Twelve stories like most of the later books mainly centring on Lt. Augustus "Bones" Tibbetts.
January 4, 2013
Yet another politically-incorrect but fun book in the "Sanders of the River" series.
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