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A non-stop Sax Rohmer yarn. A slipper believed to belong to the prophet Mohammed has been stolen by a British archaeologist and a Muslim sect are after all who come into contact with it, the leader of the sect Hassan of Aleppo, is very much a stand in for Rohmer most famous creation Fu Manchu. The complexity of the schemes to recover and steal the slipper are complicated even more by an American gangster, who is also after it, for his own ends. The who thing is totally unbelievable, and probably racist, but darned good fun.

The Quest of the Sacred Slipper is the 1919 novel by the famed English author Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, better known by his pen name Sax Rohmer. Mr. Cavanagh is hot on the trail of a mysterious group of hashishin, a group of religious fanatics, in search of a sacred relic, and they will stop at nothing to return the relic to their possession. Odin’s Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind’s literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.

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In The Quest of the Sacred Slipper, terror comes to Britain when a self-centered archeologist unearths one of Islam's holiest relics -- the sacred slipper of the prophet Mohammed. Until it is returned to its rightful people, the implacable Hassan of Allepo vows his reign of death and destruction shall not cease. Behind these inhuman outrages is a secret group of fanatics. Not even the best men of Scotland Yard seem able to apprehend them. For, in some mystical way, this phantom band had never been seen or even heard . . .

The Quest of the Sacred Slipper is one of the thrilling, exciting mysteries that made Sax Rohmer so successful. The novel, first published in book form in 1919, does not feature Rohmer's well-known evil character, Dr. Fu-Manchu (though the evil antagonist in the novel, Hassan of Aleppo resembles the doctor in more than one way), but it is exciting and intriguing, nevertheless.The book starts when a well-known archeologist comes across one of the holiest relics of the Islam, prophet Mohammed's sacred slipper. The story is narrated by Cavanagh, a journalist who inherits the responsibility for the slipper after the archeologist who found it initially gets murdered. The relic proves very difficult to keep safe, as there are two parties looking for it - the Hashishins, a group of Muslim assassins and an American burglar called Earl Dexter; so, Cavanagh and the Scotland Yard have a really hard time protecting the sacred object. To make matters worse, a mystery woman also appears in the story and nobody knows whether she is working for or against the good forces.The story is eventful and free-flowing, exciting and captivating. The style is typical Sax Rohmer - ornate and gripping, entertaining and impressive in its richness, elevating the genre of pulp fiction to the level of the finest literature. The Quest of the Sacred Slipper resembles Indiana Jones in every aspect - there is an invaluable artifact in the middle, there is magic involved or at least the parties searching for the artifact believe there is, there are chases that will keep readers at the edge of their seats and there is a satisfactory resolution to it all. If you love fast-paced action that revolves around a magical object, if you love mystery that is solved on the go, you will certainly love The Quest of the Sacred Slipper by Sax Rohmer.

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