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The Sign of the Stranger
The Sign of the Stranger
The Sign of the Stranger
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A shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, asking the village publican for something to eat as he stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh. And so begins this story, when the narrator started listening in to this stranger's remarks about the Stanchester noble family, one of the wealthiest families in England.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGood Press
Release dateDec 18, 2019
ISBN4064066157029
The Sign of the Stranger
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William Le Queux

William Le Queux (1864-1927) was an Anglo-French journalist, novelist, and radio broadcaster. Born in London to a French father and English mother, Le Queux studied art in Paris and embarked on a walking tour of Europe before finding work as a reporter for various French newspapers. Towards the end of the 1880s, he returned to London where he edited Gossip and Piccadilly before being hired as a reporter for The Globe in 1891. After several unhappy years, he left journalism to pursue his creative interests. Le Queux made a name for himself as a leading writer of popular fiction with such espionage thrillers as The Great War in England in 1897 (1894) and The Invasion of 1910 (1906). In addition to his writing, Le Queux was a notable pioneer of early aviation and radio communication, interests he maintained while publishing around 150 novels over his decades long career.

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