H. C. Bailey (1878–1961)
Autor de Call Mr. Fortune
Sobre El Autor
Créditos de la imagen: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Series
Obras de H. C. Bailey
Colonel Greatheart 5 copias
Springtime 4 copias
The plot 2 copias
The Cases Of Detective Reggie Fortune: Mr. Fortune's Practice collection of mystery tales (2020) 2 copias
Mr. Fortune's Case Book contains Call Mr Fortune; Mr Fortune's practice; Mr Fortune's trials; Mr Fortune, please (1948) 2 copias
Beaujeu 2 copias
His serene highness 1 copia
The suburban 1 copia
The master of Gray 1 copia
Karl of Erbach 1 copia
Raoul, gentleman of fortune 1 copia
Colonel Stow 1 copia
Storm and treasure 1 copia
Rimingtons 1 copia
The gentleman adventurer 1 copia
The gamesters 1 copia
The pillar of fire 1 copia
Barry Leroy 1 copia
The young lovers 1 copia
Boekanier om een vrouwenhart 1 copia
Mr Fortune's case book : containing Call Mr Fortune, Mr Fortune's practice, Mr Fortune's trials, Mr… 1 copia
The Fairy Prince 1 copia
The Roman eagles 1 copia
The rebel 1 copia
Knight at arms 1 copia
The golden fleece 1 copia
The merchant prince 1 copia
Bonaventure 1 copia
Judy Bovenden 1 copia
Mr. Cardonnel 1 copia
The fool 1 copia
The man in the cape 1 copia
The Little House [Short Story] 1 copia
Dunkelt förflutet 1 copia
Queen of Spades 1 copia
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Bodies from the Library 5: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection (2022) — Contribuidor — 28 copias
Sleuths: Twenty-Three Great Detectives of Fiction and Their Best Stories (1931) — Contribuidor — 6 copias
The great detectives — Contribuidor — 1 copia
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Bailey, Henry Christopher
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1878-02-01
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1961-03-24
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- UK
- Lugares de residencia
- London, England, UK
Bernina, Wales - Educación
- Oxford University (Corpus Christi College)
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 83
- También por
- 63
- Miembros
- 548
- Popularidad
- #45,524
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 18
- ISBNs
- 52
- Idiomas
- 2
The thing is, Reggie and his colleagues talk in a sort of slangy manner that's hard to get 100 years later. They actually call each other "old thing" and the like. The narration overall is a little elliptical and hard to follow. And I'm sorry, but fair play was not really in evidence. Inevitably, Reggie throws out some facts when explaining the solution that were withheld from the reader.
On the other hand, I actually found myself growing fond of Reggie as I read on. Some past reviewers have found him conceited or unlikeable; I think this may be the British classism of 100 years irritating modern readers.… (más)