Books with author Le William Queux

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This is a classic story by legendary writer William Le Queux, the father of the British suspense novel. Set in a world of international intrigues, Le Queux books are perfect for lovers of mysteries, thrillers and detective stories.An excerpt from The Mystery of the Green Ray:CHAPTER I.BESIDE STILL WATERS.The youth in the multi-coloured blazer laughed."You'd have to come and be a nurse," he suggested."Oh, I'd go as a drummer-boy. I'd look fine in uniform, wouldn't I?" the waitress simpered in return.Dennis Burnham swallowed his liqueur in one savage gulp, pushed back his chair, and rose from the table."Silly young ass," he said, in a voice loud enough for the object of his wrath to hear. "Let's get outside."The four of us rose, paid our bill, and went out, leaving the youth and his flippant companions to themselves. For it was Bank Holiday, August the third, 1914, and I think, though it was the shortest and most uneventful of all our river "annuals," it is the one which we are least likely to forget. On the Saturday Dennis, Jack Curtis, Tommy Evans and myself had started from Richmond on our yearly trip up the river. Even as we sat in the two punts playing bridge, moored at our first camping-place below Kingston Weir, disquieting rumours reached us in the form of excited questions from the occupants of passing craft. And now, as we rose from the dinner-table at the Magpie, Sunbury, two days later, it seemed that war was inevitable."What I can't understand," growled Dennis, as we stepped into one of the punts and paddled idly across to the lock, "is how any young idiot can treat the whole thing as a terrific joke. If we go to war with Germany -- and it seems we must -- it's going to be -- -- Good Heavens! who knows what it's going to be!""Meaning," said Tom, who never allowed any thought to remain half-expressed, "meaning that we are not prepared, and they are. We have to step straight into the ring untrained to meet an opponent who has been getting ready night and day for the Lord knows how many years.""Still, you know," said Jack, who invariably found the bright spot in everything, "we never did any good as a nation until we were pushed.""We shall be pushed this time," I replied; "and if we do go to war, we shall all be wanted.""And wanted at once," Tom added."Which brings me to the point which most concerns us," said Dennis, with a serious face. "What are we going to do?"

The Great White Queen - A Tale of Treasure and Treason is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by William Le Queux is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of William Le Queux then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

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To-morrow, my dear Claude !A Why, there may not be a to-morrow for you or for me, when it comes to that eh ?4 Yes. You re quite right, old son, was my cheerful reply. Im quite aware that these experiments are confoundedly dangerous and, besides, there are nasty wind-pockets about just now. I got into a deadly one yesterday afternoon, just across the line at Mill Hill. 61 saw you, replied my friend Teddy A shton, a fellow-aviator and chum at Hendon. It gave me a nasty moment. You had engine-trouble at the same time. Yes, I replied. I was up over eight thousand feet when, without a seconds warning, I found myself in a pocket spinning over. Phew !I fever I nearly came to grief, it was at that moment! I was on the lawn, having tea with Betty, and we were watching you. I quite expected to see you come plumb down, Teddy said. You righted your old bus splendidly.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

Lang:- eng, Pages 264. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of original edition published long back[1918]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.Original Title:- The minister of evil : the secret history of Rasputin's betrayal of Russia 1918 [Hardcover] Author:- Le Queux, William,

Four young Englishmen are relishing an undisturbed day of sports and relaxation but they are soon to be keenly aware of the storm clouds that are gathering. It’s late July 1914 and the assassination of a powerful Austrian archduke has Europe poised on the brink of war. Being patriotic manly Englishmen all four friends intend to do their bit by enlisting. Before doing so young Ronald Ewart must pay a visit to Scotland to visit his fiancee Myra and her father, a retired general. Ewart hopes to get in a bit of salmon fishing as well but this brief getaway proves to be anything but pleasurable. Myra is also keen on fishing but disaster strikes unexpectedly - she is inexplicably struck blind! She sees a green flash of light and then nothing. Her father has a strange experience as well, reporting that a large rock overhanging the river seemed to be moving towards him. And then, just as suddenly, Myra’s faithful dog goes blind. Ewart calls in a leading eye specialist who turns out to be a bit of an amateur detective and has connections with the military and naval authorities. He starts to suspect the possibility of some diabolical plot involving radio waves. There certainly is a conspiracy, but it’s much more bizarre than that. It’s all delightfully outlandish and a great deal of fun. The emphasis on gadgetry and diabolical inventions gives it a pleasingly pulpy feel. Le Queux was one of the major pioneers of spy fiction and fans of that genre should find plenty to enjoy.

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