Guy Thorne

Broschiertes Buch

The Angel (1908)

Beschreibung

The Angel is a novel written by Guy Thorne and first published in 1908. The book is set in London and tells the story of a young woman named Angela Messenger who is known as ""The Angel"" due to her kind and caring nature. Angela is a nurse who works tirelessly to care for the sick and needy, and her selflessness and compassion have earned her the admiration and respect of everyone who knows her.As the story unfolds, Angela finds herself caught up in a web of intrigue and danger when she is asked to care for a wealthy and influential man who has been poisoned. With the help of a young doctor named Paul Quentin, Angela sets out to uncover the truth behind the poisoning and the mysterious circumstances surrounding the man's death.As Angela and Paul delve deeper into the mystery, they discover a sinister plot involving a group of wealthy and powerful individuals who are determined to maintain their grip on power at any cost. With danger lurking around every corner, Angela and Paul must use all their skills and resourcefulness to stay one step ahead of their enemies and bring the truth to light.The Angel is a thrilling and suspenseful novel that explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the struggle between good and evil. It is a timeless classic that continues to captivate readers more than a century after its initial publication.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Guy Thorne was the pen name of Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull, who was an English writer and author who lived from 1875 to 1923 and wrote many books. His most famous work is When It Was Dark: The Story of a Great Conspiracy (1903). He wrote as Leonard Cresswell Ingleby and C. Ranger Gull as well. Thorne went to Denstone College, Manchester Grammar, and Oxford University, but he didn't finish his education there. From 1897 to 1898, he worked as a writer for the Saturday Review. He also wrote for The Bookman and The Academy. In 1899, he was editor of London Life. After that, he worked for the Daily Mail and then the Daily Express. He also wrote for Society, a news magazine. His first book, The Hypocrite: A Novel of Oxford and London Life, came out in 1898 under an assumed name. Starting in 1900, he wrote fiction, and over the next few decades, he wrote about 125 books. When It Was Dark was the most well-known and sold 500,000 copies. The book tells the story of Constantine Schaube, a traitorous Jew who tried to take down all of Christianity by falsely denying the Resurrection.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9781120724540
• ISBN-10: 1120724546
• Artikelnr.: 28142970