Edgar Wallace

(1875-1932)

   Edgar Wallace was an immensely popular British writer of mystery thrillers.  His career began with some books of verse that more or less blatantly imitated Kipling.  However, his real success came in 1905, with the publication of Four Just Men.  This became a classic, and has been filmed several times in England.  It would be a Herculean feat to give any kind of correct overview of his works.  He wrote so much, and in so many genres. His stories are fast-moving and suspenseful, and have probably contributed more to modern mystery fiction than those of any other writer.  Wallace disdained any artistic pretenses, and his books do not appeal to highbrows.  Yet they often contain much intrinsic merit.  Wallace often worked in an overheated environment, while he drank immense quantities of highly-sweetened tea.  He once claimed that he never did any physical exercise.  Today, Wallace is still popular in Great Britain.  His readership in the U.S., however, is somewhat limited.  His impact has been greatly felt in the German motion-picture industry, where many of his books were made into excellent screen thrillers. 

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Bibliography:

            The Mission That Failed! [p|1898]
War!.. [p|1900]
Writ In Barracks [1900]
Unofficial Dispatches [1901]
'Smith' [1905]
The Four Just Men [f|1905/06]
Angel Esquire [1908]
The Council Of Justice [1908]
# The Duke In The Suburbs [f|1909]
Smithy Abroad [1909]
Captain Tatham Of Tatham Island [1909]
The Nine Bears (aka: Silinski, Master Criminal) [f|1910]
The Other Man [f|1911]
Sanders Of The River [f|1911]
Private Selby [1912]
# The People Of The River [f|1912]
Grey Timothy (aka: Pallard The Punter) [1913]
The River Of Stars [1913]
The Fourth Plague [f|1913]
Bosambo Of The River [f|1914]
The Admirable Carfew [1914]
The Story Of My Life (ps: Evelyn THAW) [1914]
The Standard History Of The War [4v|n|1914-16]
Heroes All [n|1914]
Smithy's Friend Nobby (aka: Nobby) [f|1914]
Field Marshal Sir John French And His Campaigns [n|1914]
Famous Scottish Regiments [n|1914]
Smithy, Not To Mention Nobby Clark And Spud Murphy [1914]
'Bones' [1915]
'Smithy' and the Hun [1915]
The Melody Of Death [1915]
'1925' [1915]
# The Man Who Bought London [f|1915]
Kitchener's Army And The Territorial Forces [n|1915]
War Of The Nations [11v|n|1915-17]
A Debt Discharged [1916]
The Tomb Of Ts'in [f|1916]
2688 The Clue Of The Twisted Candle [f|1916]
The Island Of Galloping Gold (aka: Eve's Island) [1916]
The Just Men Of Cordova [1917]
The Secret House [1917]
# The Keepers Of The King's Peace [1917]
Kate, Plus Ten [1917]
Down Under Donovan [1918]
Those Folk Of Bulboro [1918]
Lieutenant Bones [1918]
Tam Of The Scouts (aka: Tam O' The Scoots) [1918]
The Man Who Knew [1918]
The Fighting Scouts [1919]
The Adventures Of Heine [1919]
# The Green Rust [f|1919]
Jack O' Judgment [1920]
The Daffodil Mystery (aka: The Daffodil Murder) [f|1920]
Bones in London [1921]
The Book Of All-Power [1921]
The Law Of The Four Just Men (aka: Again The Three Just Men) [1921]
The Angel Of Terror (aka: The Destroying Angel) [1922]
Sandi, The King-Maker [1922]
The Flying Fifty-Five [f|1922]
The Crimson Circle [f|1922]
Mr Justice Maxell [1922]
The Valley Of Ghosts [f|1922]
Captains Of Souls [f|1922]
Chick [1923]
The Clue Of The New Pin [f|1923]
The Books Of Bart [1923]
The Valley Of Ghosts [f|1923]
The Green Archer [f|1923]
The Missing Million (aka: The Missing Millions) [f|1923]
Bones Of The River [f|1923]
Blue Hand [f|1923]
The Fellowship Of The Frog [f|1923]
The Dark Eyes Of London [1924]
Educated Evans [1924]
# The Sinister Man [f|1924]
# Room 13 [f|1924]
The Three Oak Mystery [1924]
Double Dan (aka: Diana Of Kara-Kara) [f|1924]
# The Face In The Night [f|1924]
Flat 2 [f|1924]
The Black Avons [4v|1925]
The Strange Countess [f|1925]
A King By Night [f|1925]
The Gaunt Stranger (US: The Ringer) [1925]
# The Mind Of Mr J G Reeder (US: The Murder Book Of J G Reeder) [f|1925]
The Three Just Men [f|1925]
The Man From Morocco (US: The Black) [1925]
The Daughters Of The Night [f|1925]
# The Hairy Arm (UK: The Avenger) [f|1925]
# The Door With Seven Locks [f|1926]
Sanders (US: Mr Commissioner Sanders) [f|1926]
We Shall See! (US: The Gaol Breaker) [1926]
The Black Abbot [f|1926]
The Terrible People [1926]
The Day Of Uniting [1926]
Penelope Of The 'Polyantha' [f|1926]
The Joker (aka: The Colossus) [f|1926]
# The Square Emerald (aka: The Girl From Scotland Yard) [f|1926]
The Yellow Snake [f|1926]
More Educated Evans [f|1926]
Barbara On Her Own [1926]
The Million Dollar Story [f|1926]
The Nothing Tramp (aka: The Tramp) [f|1926]
People: A Short Autobiography (aka: Edgar Wallace) [a|1926]
The Ringer [d|pub:1926]
The Hand Of Power [f|1927]
The Brigand [f|1927]
The Traitor's Gate [f|1927]
The Ringer [f|1927]
The Man Who Was Nobody [1927]
The Feathered Serpent [f|1927]
# Terror Keep [f|1927]
Big Foot [1927]
Number Six [1927]
This England [1927]
The Squeaker (aka: The Squealer) [f|1927]
The Mixer [1927]
The Forger (US: The Clever One) [f|1927]
Good Evans! (aka: The Educated Man) [1927]
The Double [f|1928]
The Twister [1928]
The Flying Squad [f|1928]
The Gunner (US: Gunman's Bluff) [f|1928]
Again Sanders [f|1928]
The Orator [1928]
The Thief In The Night [1928]
Elegant Edward [f|1928]
Again The Three Just Men (US: The Law Of The Three Just Men) [f|1928]
Tam [1928]
Four Square Jane [1929]
Forty-Eight Short Stories [s|1929]
The Cat Burglar [s|1929]
Circumstantial Evidence [s|1929]
The Prison-Breakers [s|1929]
The Governor Of Chi-Foo [s|1929]
The Stretelli Case.. [s|1930]
Sergeant Sir Peter [s|c1929]
The India-Rubber Men [1929]
Planetoid 127 And The Sweizer Pump [1929]
The Flying Squad [d|pub:1929]
Again The Ringer (US: The Ringer Returns) [f|1929]
Fighting Snub Reilly [1929]
The Ghost Of Down Hill and The Queen Of Sheba's Belt [s|1929]
The Squeaker [d|pub:1929]
The Little Green Man [1929]
# Red Aces [s|1929]
The Terror [f|1929/1962]
# The Lone House Mystery.. [s|1929]
For Information Received [f|1929]
The Lady Of Little Hell [f|1929]
The Reporter [1929]
The Big Four [1929]
The Golden Hades [1929]
The Iron Grip [1929]
The Green Ribbon [1929]
The Man Who Changed His Name [d|pub:1929]
Killer Kay [1930]
The Lady Called Nita [1930]
Mrs William Jones And Bill [1930]
White Face [1930]
The Calendar [f|1930]
The Clue Of The Silver Key (aks [f|1930]
The Lady Of Ascot [f|1930]
The Devil Man [f|1931]
# On The Spot [f|1931]
The Man At The Carlton [f|1931]
The Coat Of Arms (US: The Arranways Mystery) [f|1931]
# The Guv'nor.. (US: Mr Reeder Returns) (aka: Mr J G Reeder Returns) [s|1932]
When The Gangs Came To London [1932]
The Scotland Yard Book Of Edgar Wallace [s|1932]
My Hollywood Diary [1932]
The Case Of The Frightened Lady [f|1932]
Sergeant Sir Peter (aka: Sergeant Dunn, CID) [1932]
The Steward [1932]
The Calendar [d|pub:1932]
The Frightened Lady [f|1932]
The Governor Of Chi-Foo.. [s|1933]
Fighting Snub Reilley.. [s|1934]
The Last Adventure [f|1934]
The Woman From The East.. [s|1934]
Nig-Nog.. [s|1934]

 

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Web Resources:

Edgar Wallace Website

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