Florence Warden

Broschiertes Buch

The Fog Princes

Beschreibung

A reclusive librarian unearths a centuries-old letter hinting at a vast treasure hidden within the ruins of an ancient castle. Seeing a path to wealth, he enlists the help of a handsome, penniless young man who has privileged access to the estate. Under the librarian's corrupting influence, the young man grows arrogant, turning his back on his loving family and the powerful earl who has been his patron. The quest for gold spirals into a life of crime, moving from the quiet Welsh countryside to the foggy, treacherous streets of London. As the stakes get higher, culminating in a brazen plot against the Crown Jewels, the librarian's sinister motives are revealed. Lured by greed and flattery, the once-charming youth descends into a world of deceit and violence, leading to a deadly confrontation where he must face the consequences of his choices...and the true price of his ambition.

Autor

Florence Warden was an English actress and writer who published numerous novels under her stage name. Her real name was Florence Alice Price, and her marital name was Mrs G.E. James. Warden began her life as Florence Alice Price, the daughter of a stockbroker. She was born in Hanworth, Middlesex, and educated in both Brighton and France. In 1877, her debut novel, The Wolf at the Door, was published anonymously in Boston, Massachusetts. Warden worked as an actress between 1880 and 1885, and she also published stories and novels under her stage persona. In 1885, her mystery novel The House on the Marsh (1884) was adapted into a play in which she played the lead. Warden married an actor named George Edward James in 1887 in St Pancras. She continued to create novels, but she abandoned her acting profession. One of her sisters also became a writer, going by the name Gertrude Warden. Warden and her husband had two sons, Godfrey Warden James, born in St Pancras in 1888, and Rupert Warden, born in Ramsgate in 1893; and two daughters, Leslie Gertrude, born in London in 1890, and Olivia Mary, born in Ramsgate, Kent, in 1891. Warden's son, Godfrey Warden James (1888-1963), was educated at Oxford, qualified as a barrister, served as a schoolmaster and tutor, and as an Administrative Officer in Sierre Leone. He was also a novelist under the name Adam Broome.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wildside Press
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 204g
• ISBN-13: 9781667663487
• ISBN-10: 1667663488
• Artikelnr.: 75808247