The Mystery of Khufu's Tomb - Mundy, Talbot
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The Mystery of Khufu's Tomb is a 'Jeff Ramsden' story by Talbot Mundy, an unjustly neglected Anglo-American adventure writer of the early twentieth century. In this exciting instalment, the much-traveled Ramsden meets an old friend, the feisty and beautiful Joan Angela Leich, whose property holdings in Egypt have attracted unwelcome interest. Soon they are off to the desert, to try and solve the mystery of the location of Khufu's tomb, aided by an old Chinese mathematician, and hindered by the usual swathe of villains, intent on obtaining the treasure for themselves. Far more modern and…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The Mystery of Khufu's Tomb is a 'Jeff Ramsden' story by Talbot Mundy, an unjustly neglected Anglo-American adventure writer of the early twentieth century. In this exciting instalment, the much-traveled Ramsden meets an old friend, the feisty and beautiful Joan Angela Leich, whose property holdings in Egypt have attracted unwelcome interest. Soon they are off to the desert, to try and solve the mystery of the location of Khufu's tomb, aided by an old Chinese mathematician, and hindered by the usual swathe of villains, intent on obtaining the treasure for themselves. Far more modern and anti-imperial in outlook than his predecessors Kipling and Rider Haggard, (although not always in his characters' speech), Mundy writes a rollicking good yarn, with plenty of thrills along the way.
Autorenporträt
Talbot Mundy was Born in London on April 23, 1879, under the pen name William Lancaster Gribbon, was a well-known British writer of adventure and historical fiction in the early 20th century. Growing up in India, where his father was a British army officer, Mundy was exposed to a variety of cultures and environments that had a significant impact on his writing. During his early years, Mundy was a member of both the British Secret Service and the British Army. These encounters gave him a distinct viewpoint on international relations and different geographical areas, which influenced the complex storylines in his books. The literary legacy of Talbot Mundy is distinguished by his evocative storytelling, detailed depictions of far-off locales, and profound comprehension of the geopolitical environments he portrayed. His investigation of Eastern mysticism and philosophy gave his adventure stories a distinctive edge that made him well-known to readers of the era.