The Ostrekoff Jewels
This book is a member of the special collection Special Collection: The Works of E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946)
Book Details
| Title: | The Ostrekoff Jewels | ||||||||||
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| Published: | 1932 | ||||||||||
| Publisher: | McLelland & Stewart Limited | ||||||||||
| Tags: | crime, fiction, Russia | ||||||||||
| Description: | Set in 1917, the days of the Russian Revolution, British diplomat Wilfred Haven is charged by the doomed Prince and Princess Ostrekoff to smuggle to Florence the fabulous Ostrekoff jewels to their daughter, the beautiful Elizaveta, to save the family fortune. On a perilous journey, Haven must dodge Bolshevik agents who want to confiscate the jewels as Soviet property or perhaps enrich themselves. On his way, Haven rescues Anna Kastellane, a suspected spy who Haven cannot fully trust, from a revolutionary mob. Circumstances and mutual enemies entangle Haven and Kastellane in a dangerous duel of wits for possession of the jewels and to determine the rightful owner. [Suggest a different description.] |
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| Downloads: | 295 | ||||||||||
| Pages: | 161  |
Author Bio for Oppenheim, E. Phillips
E. Phillips Oppenheim, in full Edward Phillips Oppenheim (born Oct. 22, 1866, London, Eng.—died Feb. 3, 1946, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, U.K.), internationally popular British author of novels and short stories dealing with international espionage and intrigue.
After leaving school at age 17 to help in his father's leather business, Oppenheim wrote in his spare time. His first novel, Expiation (1887), and subsequent thrillers caught the fancy of a wealthy New York businessman who bought out the leather business at the turn of the century and made Oppenheim a high-salaried director. He was thus freed to devote the major part of his time to writing. The novels, volumes of short stories, and plays that followed, totaling more than 150, were peopled with sophisticated heroes, adventurous spies, and dashing noblemen. Among his well-known works are The Long Arm of Mannister (1910), The Moving Finger (1911), and The Great Impersonation (1920).--Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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