Allen Grant

Broschiertes Buch

An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay

Beschreibung

"An African Millionaire" with the aid of Grant Allen is a set of intriguing short testimonies providing the foxy and enigmatic individual Colonel Clay. The stories comply with the exploits of Colonel Clay, a grasp of cover and a professional con artist who employs his intelligence and chameleon-like abilities to swindle numerous rich individuals and establishments throughout Europe. The narrative unveils a sequence of elaborate schemes orchestrated by Colonel Clay, as he ingeniously manipulates conditions to outwit his objectives. His capacity to assume one of a kind identities and personas adds layers of thriller and intrigue to each story. Set towards the backdrop of the overdue 19th century, these tales provide a charming blend of thriller, adventure, and psychological suspense. Grant Allen¿s writing showcases a clever interaction of wit and deception, drawing readers into the problematic world of self-belief hints and problematic cons. Each story in the collection presents a completely unique assignment for the unsuspecting victims and a lovely unraveling of Colonel Clay's resourceful manipulations, leaving readers each captivated and entertained by way of the exploits of this charismatic anti-hero.

Autor

Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was a Canadian science writer and author who was born on February 24, 1848, and died on October 25, 1899. He went to school in England. During the second half of the 1800s, he spoke out in favor of evolution. Ellen Allen was born on Wolfe Island, which is near Kingston in Canada West (now Ontario). He was the second child of Catharine Ann Grant and the Rev. Joseph Antisell Allen, who was a Protestant priest from Dublin, Ireland. The fifth Baron de Longueuil's daughter was his mother. When Allen was 13, he and his parents moved to the United States, then to France, and finally to the United Kingdom. Before that, Allen went to school at home. The two schools he went to were King Edward's School in Birmingham and Merton College in Oxford, both in the UK. Allen studied in France after high school and taught at Brighton College from 1870 to 1871. When he was in his mid-20s, he became a professor at Jamaica's Queen's College, which was for black students. Allen stopped believing in God and became a socialist, even though his father was a preacher. After he quit his job as a professor in 1876, he went back to England and started writing. His writings on science and his literary works made him famous.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double9 Books
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 213g
• ISBN-13: 9789359959573
• ISBN-10: 935995957X
• Artikelnr.: 69758046