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Edgar Wallace

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Born: March 31 1875

Died: 0909 02 19321932

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals.

Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him.

He is most famous today as the co-creator of "King Kong", writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, the Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime.

Edgar Wallace

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Born: March 31 1875

Died: 0909 02 19321932

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Edgar Wallace

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Books from Edgar Wallace

The Four Just Men

Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries

The Clue of the Twisted Candle

The Angel of Terror

The Daffodil Mystery

The Door with Seven Locks

The Crimson Circle

The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime

King Kong

The Secret House

The Green Archer

The Ringer

The Black Abbot

Room 13

King Kong

Sanders Of The River

The Man Who Bought London

British Mysteries Boxed Set

The Strange Countess

The Just Men of Cordova (The Four Just Men #3)