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imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
To anyone who has followed his career, Ray Schindler was the
greatest detective of the mid-twentieth century. He was a pioneer
in scientific detection before modern forensic science, and he
handled more than 10,000 cases covering almost every crime recorded
on the police blotter. Rupert Hughes acts as a faithful Dr. Watson
to Schindler s Holmes, and guides us from case to case, watching a
man who can t be excited, can t be stampeded, and can t be
frightened; a man who matches ingenuity of crime with an even
greater mental resourcefulness; a man who has a dogged
determination and a big fighting heart. Ray Schindler s biography
is the story of a great investigator, of a life that is packed with
exciting adventures, and of criminals who are outwitted,
out-fought, and defeated. Mere fictional detective stories pale in
comparison to the real life drama inherent in every one of Ray
Schindler s cases."
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Souls for Sale (Paperback)
Rupert Hughes; Introduction by Sarah Gleeson-White
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R362
Discovery Miles 3 620
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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On her wedding night, Remember "Mem" Steddon, daughter of a
small-town conservative preacher, has a sudden change of heart.
Abandoning her groom, she impulsively sneaks off their Los
Angeles-bound honeymooner train in the middle of the desert. When
she recuperates from dehydration, she finds herself on a film set
and is cast as an extra. As Mem's masterful art of deception drives
her to fame, the left-behind husband returns, raging with jealousy
and murderous revenge. First published 1922 and adapted to screen
the following year by Rupert Hughes himself, this "insider" story
of Hollywood filmmaking traces every Hollywood trope from slapstick
comedy to theatrical melodrama with love and deceit at every page
turn. Hazing the lines between truth and fiction, Souls for Sale is
a snapshot of Hollywood's Golden Age, hailed by three-time Pulitzer
Prize winner Carl Sandburg as "the heart of moviedom by anyone who
believes in it."
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