Dr. Fu Manchu Trilogy (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu & The Hand of Fu ManchuBy Sax Rohmer
Length25h 58m
About this audiobook
The Dr. Fu Manchu Trilogy gathers Sax Rohmer's foundational tales of the sinister mastermind opposed by Denis Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie, a sequence of pursuit, disguise, secret societies, exotic poisons, and cliff-hanging detection. Written in a brisk Edwardian popular style, the books combine sensation fiction, crime melodrama, and imperial adventure, while also embodying the period's "Yellow Peril" fantasies and Orientalist distortions. Their narrative energy is inseparable from the cultural anxieties they dramatize. Sax Rohmer, born Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward in Birmingham in 1883, was a journalist and fiction writer deeply attuned to the marketplace for mystery, occultism, and serialized suspense. His fascination with London's hidden quarters, stage magic, secret knowledge, and contemporary fears of empire helped produce Fu Manchu, a character who became one of popular fiction's most influential—and troubling—villains. Rohmer's work reflects both commercial ingenuity and the prejudices of its historical moment. This trilogy is recommended for readers interested in the genealogy of modern thriller fiction, detective conventions, and the cultural history of imperial Britain. It should be read critically, not as ethnography, but as a revealing artifact of popular imagination, narrative craft, and racialized fear.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length25 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Dr. Fu Manchu Trilogy (Annotated)
58CHAPTER XXII THE MULATTO
2Introduction
59CHAPTER XXIII A CRY ON THE MOOR
3Historical Context
60CHAPTER XXIV STORY OF THE GABLES
4Synopsis (Selection)
61CHAPTER XXV THE BELLS
5The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu (aka The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu)
62CHAPTER XXVI THE FIERY HAND
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6CHAPTER I
63CHAPTER XXVII THE NIGHT OF THE RAID
7CHAPTER II
64CHAPTER XXVIII THE SAMURAI’S SWORD
8CHAPTER III
65CHAPTER XXIX THE SIX GATES
9CHAPTER IV
66CHAPTER XXX THE CALL OF THE EAST
10CHAPTER V
67CHAPTER XXXI “MY SHADOW LIES UPON YOU”
11CHAPTER VI
68CHAPTER XXXII THE TRAGEDY
12CHAPTER VII
69CHAPTER XXXIII THE MUMMY
13CHAPTER VIII
70The Hand of Fu Manchu (aka The Si-Fan Mysteries)
14CHAPTER IX
71CHAPTER I THE TRAVELER FROM TIBET
15CHAPTER X
72CHAPTER II THE MAN WITH THE LIMP
16CHAPTER XI
73CHAPTER III "SAKYA MUNI"
17CHAPTER XII
74CHAPTER IV THE FLOWER OF SILENCE
18CHAPTER XIII
75CHAPTER V JOHN KI'S
19CHAPTER XIV
76CHAPTER VI THE SI-FAN MOVE
20CHAPTER XV
77CHAPTER VII CHINATOWN
21CHAPTER XVI
78CHAPTER VIII ZARMI OF THE JOY-SHOP
22CHAPTER XVII
79CHAPTER IX FU-MANCHU
23CHAPTER XVIII
80CHAPTER X THE TÛLUN-NÛR CHEST
24CHAPTER XIX
81CHAPTER XI IN THE FOG
25CHAPTER XX
82CHAPTER XII THE VISITANT
26CHAPTER XXI
83CHAPTER XIII THE ROOM BELOW
27CHAPTER XXII
84CHAPTER XIV THE GOLDEN POMEGRANATES
28CHAPTER XXIII
85CHAPTER XV ZARMI REAPPEARS
29CHAPTER XXIV
86CHAPTER XVI I TRACK ZARMI
30CHAPTER XXV
87CHAPTER XVII I MEET DR. FU-MANCHU
31CHAPTER XXVI
88CHAPTER XVIII QUEEN OF HEARTS
32CHAPTER XXVII
89CHAPTER XIX "ZAGAZIG"
33CHAPTER XXVIII
90CHAPTER XX THE NOTE ON THE DOOR
34CHAPTER XXIX
91CHAPTER XXI THE SECOND MESSAGE
35CHAPTER XXX
92CHAPTER XXII THE SECRET OF THE WHARF
36The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (aka The Devil Doctor)
93CHAPTER XXIII ARREST OF SAMARKAN
37CHAPTER I A MIDNIGHT SUMMONS
94CHAPTER XXIV CAFÉ DE L'EGYPTE
38CHAPTER II ELTHAM VANISHES
95CHAPTER XXV THE HOUSE OF HASHISH
39CHAPTER III THE WIRE JACKET
96CHAPTER XXVI "THE DEMON'S SELF"
40CHAPTER IV THE CRY OF A NIGHTHAWK
97CHAPTER XXVII ROOM WITH THE GOLDEN DOOR
41CHAPTER V THE NET
98CHAPTER XXVIII THE MANDARIN KI-MING
42CHAPTER VI UNDER THE ELMS
99CHAPTER XXIX LAMA SORCERY
43CHAPTER VII ENTER MR. ABEL SLATTIN
100CHAPTER XXX MEDUSA
44CHAPTER VIII DR. FU-MANCHU STRIKES
101CHAPTER XXXI THE MARMOSET
45CHAPTER IX THE CLIMBER
102CHAPTER XXXII SHRINE OF SEVEN LAMPS
46CHAPTER X THE CLIMBER RETURNS
103CHAPTER XXXIII AN ANTI-CLIMAX
47CHAPTER XI THE WHITE PEACOCK
104CHAPTER XXXIV GRAYWATER PARK
48CHAPTER XII DARK EYES LOOKED INTO MINE
105CHAPTER XXXV THE EAST TOWER
49CHAPTER XIII THE SACRED ORDER
106CHAPTER XXXVI THE DUNGEON
50CHAPTER XIV THE COUGHING HORROR
107CHAPTER XXXVII THREE NIGHTS LATER
51CHAPTER XV BEWITCHMENT
108CHAPTER XXXVIII THE MONK'S PLAN
52CHAPTER XVI THE QUESTING HANDS
109CHAPTER XXXIX THE SHADOW ARMY
53CHAPTER XVII ONE DAY IN RANGOON
110CHAPTER XL THE BLACK CHAPEL
54CHAPTER XVIII THE SILVER BUDDHA
111Analysis
55CHAPTER XIX DR. FU-MANCHU’S LABORATORY
112Reflection
56CHAPTER XX THE CROSS BAR
113Memorable Quotes
57CHAPTER XXI CRAGMIRE TOWER
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