Sample of authors
Oppenheim, E. Phillips
The British author E. (Edward) Phillips Oppenheim achieved great international successes during the first half of the 20th century, and was called ‘the prince of story-tellers’. He wrote in several popular-literature genres, mainly spy and crime stories, but also science fiction, adventure stories and romance. He was born in London, but grew up in the city of Leicester where his father ran a lea...
Literary figures
Hamilton Cleek
Gender: Male
Since his childhood, he has been a thief, feared for his skill and his ability to disguise himself as quick as a flash so that he is totally unrecognisable. After he is 30, however, he adopts a new role and becomes a master detective, often engaged by Scotland Yard, author Thomas W. Hanshew tells us. Hamilton Cleek is tall, always elegantly dressed, has a narrow nose, looks aristocratic and...