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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.
First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
The 1950s - the era of the Cold War. The USSR is poised to begin
the space race by launching the Sputnik satellite, Mao Zedong rules
Communist China, and the greatest global fear is of the atomic
bomb. Missing for nearly a decade, Fu-Manchu re-emerges in an
attempt to wrest control of China from the accursed Communists.
Nayland Smith pursues his enemy from London to Cairo to New York,
determined to end his reign of terror. But there's something amiss
with Smith - something his allies need to uncover before it's too
late.
Immediately before World War II, Fu-Manchu decides to kill or
control the world's war-mongering dictators, to pave the way for
his own plans. The rapid-fire action moves from London to Venice to
Paris, and involves various arcane and scientific forms of torture
and death.
BONUS FEATURE: "The Mark of the Monkey," the second of three "lost
adventures of Nayland Smith." It appeared in Collier's in 1931,
then in the short story collection Tales of East and West.
Fu-Manchu journeys to the United States for the first time, as the
power behind a "League of Good Americans" candidate for the
presidency. Nayland Smith and federal agent Mark Hepburn seek to
stop the Devil Doctor and his plan to assassinate a presidential
candidate! BONUS FEATURE: This volume includes the first of three
"lost adventures of Nayland Smith": "The Blue Monkey".
London, 1913-the era of Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and the Invisible
Man. A time of shadows, secret societies, and dens filled with
opium addicts. Into this world comes the most fantastic emissary of
evil society has ever known... Dr. Fu-Manchu. The insidious doctor
returns to Great Britain with his league of assassins, the dreaded
Si-Fan. He seeks to subvert the realm at the highest levels, but
Fu-Manchu has his own secrets-which he will protect by any means.
THIS 38 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Romance of
Sorcery, by Sax Rohmer. To purchase the entire book, please order
ISBN 0766132242.
CHINATOWN ...A place of mystery and intrigue, where Tong wars rage
and sinister Oriental criminals plot world domination Sax Rohmer,
creator of legendary super-villain Fu Manchu, takes the reader on
nine trips into the seedy underbelly of Chinatown with this
fascinating collection of stories: The Daughter of Huang Chow,
Kerry's Kid, The Pigtail of Hi Wing Ho, The House of Golden Joss,
The White Hat, Tcheriapin, The Dance of the Veils, The Hand of the
Mandarin Quong, The Key of the Temple of Heaven.
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