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)
26CHAPTER XXI
2Introduction
27CHAPTER XXII
3Historical Context
28CHAPTER XXIII
4Synopsis (Selection)
29CHAPTER XXIV
5The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu (aka The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu)
30CHAPTER XXV
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6CHAPTER I
31CHAPTER XXVI
7CHAPTER II
32CHAPTER XXVII
8CHAPTER III
33CHAPTER XXVIII
9CHAPTER IV
34CHAPTER XXIX
10CHAPTER V
35CHAPTER XXX
11CHAPTER VI
36The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (aka The Devil Doctor)
12CHAPTER VII
37CHAPTER I A MIDNIGHT SUMMONS
13CHAPTER VIII
38CHAPTER II ELTHAM VANISHES
14CHAPTER IX
39CHAPTER III THE WIRE JACKET
15CHAPTER X
40CHAPTER IV THE CRY OF A NIGHTHAWK
16CHAPTER XI
41CHAPTER V THE NET
17CHAPTER XII
42CHAPTER VI UNDER THE ELMS
18CHAPTER XIII
43CHAPTER VII ENTER MR. ABEL SLATTIN
19CHAPTER XIV
44CHAPTER VIII DR. FU-MANCHU STRIKES
20CHAPTER XV
45CHAPTER IX THE CLIMBER
21CHAPTER XVI
46CHAPTER X THE CLIMBER RETURNS
22CHAPTER XVII
47CHAPTER XI THE WHITE PEACOCK
23CHAPTER XVIII
48CHAPTER XII DARK EYES LOOKED INTO MINE
24CHAPTER XIX
49CHAPTER XIII THE SACRED ORDER
25CHAPTER XX
50CHAPTER XIV THE COUGHING HORROR
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