The Green Ribbon (A Classic British Mystery) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A 1920s London police procedural of betting rings, secret signals, and a deadly race against timeBy Edgar Wallace
Length7h 51m
About this audiobook
The Green Ribbon is one of Edgar Wallace's characteristically brisk British mysteries, set amid the charged atmosphere of horse-racing, betting rings, social ambition, and concealed criminal enterprise. The title's emblem of the turf becomes a gateway into a world where respectability and corruption run side by side. Written in Wallace's lean, propulsive prose, the novel combines melodramatic suspense with procedural ingenuity, reflecting the interwar appetite for fast-paced popular fiction that bridged sensation literature and the emerging modern thriller. Edgar Wallace, journalist, war correspondent, playwright, and one of the most prolific writers of the early twentieth century, brought to his fiction an intimate knowledge of crime reporting, public scandal, and urban intrigue. His experience in newspapers sharpened his instinct for pace, revelation, and dramatic reversal. In The Green Ribbon, those gifts are applied to a milieu he understood as both spectacle and system: a public arena where money, reputation, and deception could collide. This novel is warmly recommended to readers of classic British crime who enjoy mystery as much for atmosphere and momentum as for detection. It will appeal to admirers of early thrillers, racing intrigue, and fiction in which social surfaces conceal dangerous motives.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★ 3.4 (79)
Includes Goodreads
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length7 hrs 51 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 20, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5The Green Ribbon (A Classic British Mystery) (pt. 1)
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6The Green Ribbon (A Classic British Mystery) (pt. 2)
7The Green Ribbon (A Classic British Mystery) (pt. 3)
8Analysis
9Reflection
10Memorable Quotes
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