Arthur Griffiths
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This fast-paced detective story, written by Major Arthur Griffiths involves a murder on a flying express train, a wily Italian, a charming woman caught in the meshes of circumstantial evidence, a chivalrous Englishman, and a police force with a keen nose for the wrong clue - all the ingredients of a rip-roaring mystery from the age of steam. This version has been specially formatted for today's e-readers by Andrews UK.
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A Thrilling Railway Mystery Across Europe. 'The crossing from Dover to Calais had been rough, a drizzling rain fell all the time, and most of the passengers had remained below. Strange to say, they were few enough, as I saw on landing. It was a Sunday in late July, and there ought to have been a strong stream setting towards Central Europe. I hardly expected to find much room in the train, not that it mattered, for my place was booked through in the...
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Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, the First Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. This volume covers his youthful zeal, years in India and Portugal, political reversals, and final reckoning with Napoleon. It also contains biographical sketches of his lieutenants. Griffiths humbly qualifies the book not as a Life of Wellington, but as an estimate of "one of the greatest captains, the most honest and loyal citizens and statesmen...
9) The movies
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Simon and Schuster
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English
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A comprehensive guide--illustrated with more than 1,500 photographs and updated to include information on filmmaking in the seventies--covers the stars, the directors, the trends, and the movie industry.
