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A Sheffield Hallam University Thesis
Reluctant Heroes, Ambivalent Patriots : Eric Ambler, Graham Greene and Middlebrow Leftist Thrillers 1932-1945 DOYLE, Christopher Available from the Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive (SHURA) at: http://shura.shu.ac.uk/25601/ A Sheffield Hallam University thesis This thesis is protected by copyright which belongs to the author. The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the author. When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given. Please visit http://shura.shu.ac.uk/25601/ and http://shura.shu.ac.uk/information.html for further details about copyright and re-use permissions. Reluctant Heroes, Ambivalent Patriots : Eric Ambler, Graham Greene and Middlebrow Leftist Thrillers 1932-1945 Christopher Doyle A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of Sheffield Hallam University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy April 2018 1 Table of Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................5 The Evolution of Popular Genres..........................................................................8 Defining the Espionage Novel.............................................................................14 The Pre-History of the Ambler-Greene Story.......................................................21 Chapter 1: ‘a little mild mental recreation from the stern realities -
Third Round Third Round
Sapper COMPLETE CLASSICS UNABRIDGED THE THIRD ROUND Read by Roy McMillan A Bulldog drummond Adventure • 3 1 Chapter 1: In Which The Metropolitan Diamond Syndicate… 6:49 2 He replaced the receiver and stood for a moment… 6:18 3 The three men strolled into the balcony… 6:09 4 ‘As you probably know Mr Blackton…’ 6:03 5 He beamed at us and then he commenced. 6:46 6 Mr Blackton said nothing. It was not his business… 4:02 7 ‘You heard?’ he said, as he replaced the book. 7:13 8 Chapter 2: In Which Professor Goodman Realises… 6:13 9 ‘You know he made it,’ said Algy quietly… 7:01 10 Hugh Drummond laid no claim to being brilliant. 6:18 11 The Professor leaned forward… 7:00 12 Hugh watched him cross the room… 8:13 13 Drummond watched the taxi swing round into King Street… 5:02 14 Chapter 3: In Which Strange Things Happen… 5:58 15 He started nervously as he heard the sound of voices… 6:53 16 He rose as if to leave… 5:07 17 He realised suddenly that he had reached his destination… 6:16 18 It was three-quarters of an hour before the door opened… 6:11 19 Which was a kindly thought on the part of the parlourmaid. 5:24 20 An hour later Edward Blackton was seated at his desk… 6:34 2 21 Chapter 4: In Which Mr William Robinson Arrives… 7:10 22 The whole thing had come with such startling suddenness… 6:01 23 He opened the door of his room, and Algy looked up… 6:24 24 Drummond swung round in time to see… 7:27 25 To be exact, he was just putting the last final touch… 4:43 26 ‘One moment Mr Blackton,’ cried Sir Raymond… 4:58 27 Chapter 5: In Which Mr William Robinson Loses… 7:28 28 Professor Goodman’s face went grey… 6:26 29 And it was a full minute before Mr Robinson… 7:06 30 Whatever may have been his thoughts… 6:40 31 Chapter 6: In Which Hugh Drummond Loses… 5:54 32 He rambled on while Drummond, having read the letter… 7:31 33 ‘Seems a bona-fide show, Algy,’ he remarked… 4:08 34 And so it is unnecessary to emphasise the fact… 5:16 35 But Drummond wasn’t even listening. -
Big Vision, Tiny Houses
Bearcats $1 Defeat Weekend Edition Crosstown Saturday, Rivals Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com May 2, 2015 / Sports 1 Harmony Plans Free Comic Books Mayfield Lake Camping Hotspot Plans to Chehalis Business Handing Out Freebies as Greatly Expand Offerings by 2017 / Main 3 Part of ‘Free Comic Book Day’ / Main 13 Centralia School District Medicaid Fraud Internal Reports Identify Lack of Oversight By Justyna Tomtas trict had fraudulently obtained another by interim Superin- tiative in Centralia that led the two years after former Edi- [email protected] federal dollars outline a lack of tendent Steve Warren — were Attorney General's Office to ask son Elementary principal and oversight that began with ad- released at a Centralia School for a repayment of $1.65 million current school board member A pair of internal reports de- ministrators and trickled down Board meeting Thursday night. before settling on an agreement Neal Kirby helped bring the is- tailing the failures that led the to those requesting the money. They deal with the Medic- of $372,000. sue to light in interviews and state Attorney General's Office The reports — one produced aid Match Program, and more The exhaustive, eight-month to find the Centralia School Dis- by investigator Alan Key and specifically the use of the ini- investigation comes nearly please see INTERNAL, page Main 11 County Big Vision, Tiny Houses Prepares Grand Mound Man Catches Mighty Momentum of Small Living to Give the OK to Delete TEN MILLION MESSAGES: County IT Manager, Clerk Work on Public Records Retention Policy By Kaylee Osowski [email protected] Lewis County has between nine million and 10 million emails in its system. -
Male Sleuths Bibliography
Male Sleuths Bibliography Edition 1 April 2020 Brown Deer Public Library 5600 W. Bradley Road Brown Deer, WI 53223 This is not a comprehensive bibliography, but rather a compilation of classic and current series, which feature a male sleuth. Most of the titles in this bibliography can be found arranged alphabetically by author at the Brown Deer Public Library. ___ We have added lines in front of each title, so you can keep track of the books and authors you read. We have also included author website addresses and unique features found on the sites. In the future, this symbol will indicate a series new to the edition. But this time they’re all new! Jeffrey Allen Deuce Winters is a stay-at-home dad. Between raising his three-year–old daughter, Carly, and dodging slights on his manhood for being “unemployed”, Deuce seems to stumble into murder and mystery in little Rose Petal, Texas. But Deuce is able to sort it all out in the Stay At Home Dad Mysteries. ___ Stay At Home Dead – 2012 ___ Father Knows Death - 2013 ___ Popped Off – 2012 M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney) Follow the adventures of Lochdubh constable Hamish Macbeth, set in Scotland. ___ Death of a Gossip – 1985 ___ Death of a Village – 2003 ___ Death of a Cad – 1987 ___ Death of a Poison Pen – 2004 ___ Death of an Outsider – 1988 ___ Death of a Bore – 2005 ___ Death of a Perfect Wife – 1989 ___ Death of a Dreamer – 2006 ___ Death of a Hussy – 1991 ___ Death of a Maid – 2007 ___ Death of a Snob – 1992 ___ Death of a Gentle Lady – 2008 ___ Death of a Prankster – 1992 ___ Death of a Witch -
Sapper, Hodder & Stoughton, and the Popular Literature of the Great
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Loughborough University Institutional Repository Sapper, Hodder & Stoughton, and the Popular Literature of the Great War ! Lise Jaillant The late 1920s saw a boom in so-called disillusioned narratives that fo- cused on the most horrific aspects of the First World War.1 This publishing trend, sparked by the international success of Eric Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, provoked a mixed reaction. Many reviewers saw the antiwar narratives as pacifist propaganda, untruthful to the war they had fought and won.2 Herman Cyril McNeile shared this distrust of the debunking war books. In the preface of the 1930 reprint of his war sto- ries, he wrote: “It is the fashion now . to speak of the horrors of war; to form societies for the abolition of soldiers; generally, in fact, to say ‘Never again.’”3 Written during the conflict, the stories were first published in the Daily Mail under the penname of Sapper—a reference to McNeile’s battal- ion, the Royal Engineers. Like Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves, Mc- Neile was a former public schoolboy and a subaltern officer. Unlike Sassoon and Graves, McNeile had been trained as a professional soldier (he joined the army in 1907 and retired in 1919).4 Whereas his account of the war is realistic, to the point of being shocking to some contemporary readers, he never came to share the disenchanted framework so common in the late 1920s. Fighting was a duty, and it was better to laugh at it than to dwell on its sinister aspects. -
Newcastle University Eprints
Newcastle University ePrints Jaillant L. Sapper, Hodder & Stoughton, and the Popular Literature of the Great War . Book History 2011, 14, 137-166. Copyright: The definitive version of this article, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011, is available at: DOI link to article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/bh.2011.0011 Always use the definitive version when citing. Further information on publisher website: https://www.press.jhu.edu/ Date deposited: 19th May 2014 Version of file: Published This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License ePrints – Newcastle University ePrints http://eprint.ncl.ac.uk Sapper, Hodder & Stoughton, and the Popular Literature of the Great War Lise Jaillant The late 1920s saw a boom in so-called disillusioned narratives that fo- cused on the most horrific aspects of the First World War. 1 This publishing trend, sparked by the international success of Eric Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, provoked a mixed reaction. Many reviewers saw the antiwar narratives as pacifist propaganda, untruthful to the war they had fought and won.2 Herman Cyril McNeile shared this distrust of the debunking war books. In the preface of the 1930 reprint of his war sto- ries, he wrote: “It is the fashion now . to speak of the horrors of war; to form societies for the abolition of soldiers; generally, in fact, to say ‘Never again.’”3 Written during the conflict, the stories were first published in the Daily Mail under the penname of Sapper—a reference to McNeile’s battal- ion, the Royal Engineers. -
Drugs Found in Student Apartment Two Suspects Arrested, Released in Connection with Illegal Steroid Sales
Songs of freedom Learning how to win Jackson Browne holds Nicaraguan benefit After losses to UOP, softball team looks to bounce back against UNLV , SEE ENTERTAINER [ 1 SPORTSPAGE 5 TAN DAILY Volume 88, No. 31 Serving the San Jose State University Community Since 1934 Thursday. March 12, 1987 Drugs found in student apartment Two suspects arrested, released in connection with illegal steroid sales By Victor Manuel Inzunza Santa Clara County Jail and later re- Information received from two In speaking with a doctor for the Daily staff writer leased on hail. individuals who said they were con- company that manufactures the drug. 3 Two SJSU students were taken Deputy District Attorney Mike tacted about drug sales led to the po- Durov said he was told the liquid into custody after a search of their Galli said Wednesday he was review - In speaking with a doctor for the company that lice investigation, Durov said. chemical is used to promote growth in apartment at 405 S. 10th St. Friday ing the case and planned to tile charges One of the people who spoke to cattle in Europe. night netted university police a cache against the two by the end of the week. manufactures the drug, Sgt. Alex Durov said police about buying steroids said he "The doctor said that it is some- of anabolic steroids and 140 syringes. University police Chief Lew he was told the liquid chemical finajet 30 is spent $452 on the drugs in a one- thing that is used by body builders or Yale William Long. 23, and Erik Schatz said he believed two individu- month period, according to Schatz. -
Final Count Final Count
COMPLETE CLASSICS UNABRIDGED Sapper THE FINAL COUNT Read by Roy McMillan A Bulldog drummond Adventure • 4 1 Introduction 7:05 2 Chapter 1 6:46 3 ‘However, all that is neither here nor there...’ 6:24 4 I shouted down the mouthpiece... 5:53 5 A creaking on the stairs... 6:33 6 ‘Inspector MacIver coming at once...’ 6:00 7 His eyes were fixed on the dead... 6:51 8 Chapter 2 6:13 9 For a moment or two he drummed with... 5:50 10 ‘Now I was in that house at four o’clock...’ 6:33 11 He strolled out of the room... 7:32 12 Looking back on things now after the lapse... 7:36 13 Chapter 3 8:17 14 For a moment or two I listened... 6:28 15 ‘Look here, Stockton,’ said Drummond suddenly... 6:52 16 ‘Come in, man, come in,’ muttered Drummond... 6:34 17 He stared around the room, and then he lit... 7:43 18 The car pulled up in front of his house... 5:51 19 Cowering in a corner, her eyes dilated... 6:06 20 Chapter 4 5:38 2 21 ‘There’s a far more interesting point...’ 6:53 22 ‘Poor old MacIver’s boots are fuller...’ 6:15 23 ‘It’s serious, Stockton; deuced serious...’ 5:29 24 ‘Well, there was nothing for it...’ 5:14 25 Chapter 5 6:00 26 We pocketed our masks and gauntlets... 6:00 27 They were saved the trouble... 6:14 28 And then like a flash it happened.. -
FU MANCHU and CARL PETERSON by Rick Lai
PARTNERS IN CRIME: FU MANCHU AND CARL PETERSON by Rick Lai British thriller fiction between the two World Wars abounded in master criminals. Perhaps the two most popular sinister masterminds of this period were Fu Manchu, the creation of Sax Rohmer (pseudonym of Arthur Sarsfield Ward) and Carl Peterson, the main villain of the Bulldog Drummond novels by H. C. McNeile (who wrote under the pseudonym of “Sapper”). Although mainly known as the author of classical whodunits, Agatha Christie occasionally ventured into the realm of thriller fiction. In The Big Four (1927), she conceived the idea of having her most popular detective, Hercule Poirot, confront a diabolical plot to rule the world. The conspiracy consisted of four leaders. Two of these conspirators were essentially altered versions of Fu Manchu and Carl Peterson. Both Rohmer and McNeile had killed off their respective fictional criminals before Agatha Christie wrote her Poirot thriller. However, both arch-felons would be revived years later, and these resurrections left unresolved gaps concerning their criminal exploits in the 1920’s. It is quite easy to construct a theory viewing The Big Four as the actual record of a criminal alliance between Fu Manchu and Carl Peterson. When other parallels between the works of Rohmer, McNeile, Christie and even other authors are noted, The Big Four emerges as part of an even more complex tapestry of connections between the two great malefactors. The Big Four was written by Christie in the style of Sax Rohmer’s early Fu Manchu books, The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu (1913, British title: The Mystery of Fu Manchu), The Return of Dr.