MYSTERY & REVENGE Collection - The Cold Blooded Vengeance Thrillers: 10 Books in One Volume (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Secret Crimes, Espionage, and Edwardian Revenge ThrillersBy E. Phillips Oppenheim
Length58h 53m
About this audiobook
MYSTERY & REVENGE Collection - The Cold Blooded Vengeance Thrillers gathers ten of E. Phillips Oppenheim's suspense narratives into a single volume, foregrounding the motifs that made his fiction a staple of early twentieth-century popular literature: secret crimes, compromised identities, international intrigue, and retributive justice. Written in a lucid, briskly plotted style, these tales combine drawing-room elegance with the darker energies of melodrama and espionage fiction, standing at the intersection of Victorian sensation fiction and the modern thriller. E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866–1946) was one of the most prolific and commercially successful British novelists of his era, often credited as a formative figure in the spy and political thriller tradition. His familiarity with business, travel, continental politics, and Edwardian social codes furnished him with the materials for stories in which polite society conceals danger, ambition, and betrayal. The anxieties of imperial Europe and modern finance frequently animate his plots. This collection is recommended to readers interested in the genealogy of crime fiction and espionage literature, as well as those who enjoy intricately staged plots driven by revenge, secrecy, and moral reckoning.
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
Length58 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 1, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
19The Long Arm of Mannister (pt. 1)
2Introduction
20The Long Arm of Mannister (pt. 2)
3Historical Context
21The Turning Wheel
4Synopsis (Selection)
22The Sovereign in the Gutter
5MYSTERY & REVENGE Collection – The Cold Blooded Vengeance Thrillers: 10 Books in One Volume
23The Lost Ambassador (pt. 1)
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6The Evil Shepherd (pt. 1)
24The Lost Ambassador (pt. 2)
7The Evil Shepherd (pt. 2)
25The Lost Ambassador (pt. 3)
8The Evil Shepherd (pt. 3)
26The Lost Ambassador (pt. 4)
9The Evil Shepherd (pt. 4)
27Jacob’s Ladder (pt. 1)
10The Ill-laid Scheme of Mr. Ambrose Weare
28Jacob’s Ladder (pt. 2)
11The Avenger (pt. 1)
29Jacob’s Ladder (pt. 3)
12The Avenger (pt. 2)
30The Ghosts of Society (pt. 1)
13The Avenger (pt. 3)
31The Ghosts of Society (pt. 2)
14The Avenger (pt. 4)
32The Ghosts of Society (pt. 3)
15The Wicked Marquis (pt. 1)
33The Ghosts of Society (pt. 4)
16The Wicked Marquis (pt. 2)
34Analysis
17The Wicked Marquis (pt. 3)
35Reflection
18The Wicked Marquis (pt. 4)
36Memorable Quotes
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