The Yellow Claw & The Golden Scorpion (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Detective Gaston Max and Inspector Dunbar Mysteries (2 Books in One Edition)By Sax Rohmer
Length19h 40m
About this audiobook
Bringing together The Yellow Claw (1915) and The Golden Scorpion (1919), this volume showcases Sax Rohmer's mastery of the early twentieth-century mystery-thriller, where London's fog, secret societies, narcotics, exoticized villains, and ingenious crimes form a feverish landscape of imperial anxiety. Written in brisk, sensational prose, the novels combine detective investigation with melodramatic adventure, reflecting the popular Edwardian and postwar fascination with espionage, urban vice, and the perceived threats of the East. Sax Rohmer, born Arthur Henry Ward in Birmingham in 1883, became famous for creating Dr. Fu Manchu, one of popular fiction's most notorious figures. His journalism, interest in occultism, and immersion in London's theatrical and publishing worlds shaped his fiction's pace and atmosphere. These novels reveal both his narrative skill and the period's troubling Orientalist assumptions, making them important cultural documents as well as entertainments. Recommended for readers of classic crime, pulp adventure, and literary history, this collection offers suspenseful plotting and vivid atmosphere while inviting critical reflection on the fears and fantasies of its age.
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
Length19 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 27, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Yellow Claw & The Golden Scorpion (Annotated)
26XXII M. MAX MOUNTS CAGLIOSTRO'S STAIRCASE
2Introduction
27XXIII RAID IN THE RUE ST. CLAUDE
3Historical Context
28XXIV OPIUM
4Synopsis (Selection)
29XXV FATE'S SHUTTLECOCK
5I THE LADY OF THE CIVET FURS
30XXVI “OUR LADY OF THE POPPIES”
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6II MIDNIGHT AND MR. KING
31XXVII GROVE OF A MILLION APES
7III INSPECTOR DUNBAR TAKES CHARGE
32XXVIII THE OPIUM AGENT
8IV A WINDOW IS OPENED
33XXIX M. MAX OF LONDON AND M. MAX OF PARIS
9V DOCTORS DIFFER
34XXX MAHARA
10VI AT SCOTLAND YARD
35XXXI MUSK AND ROSES
11VII THE MAN IN THE LIMOUSINE
36XXXII BLUE BLINDS
12VIII CABMAN TWO
37XXXIII LOGIC VS. INTUITION
13IX THE MAN IN BLACK
38XXXIV M. MAX REPORTS PROGRESS
14X THE GREAT UNDERSTANDING
39XXXV TRACKER TRACKED
15XI PRESENTING M. GASTON MAX
40XXXVI IN DUNBAR'S ROOM
16XII MR. GIANAPOLIS
41XXXVII THE WHISTLE
17XIII THE DRAFT ON PARIS
42XXXVIII THE SECRET TRAPS
18XIV EAST 18642
43XXXIX THE LABYRINTH
19XV CAVE OF THE GOLDEN DRAGON
44XL DAWN AT THE NORE
20XVI HO-PIN'S CATACOMBS
45XLI WESTMINSTER — MIDNIGHT
21XVII KAN-SUH CONCESSIONS
46The Golden Scorpion
22XVIII THE WORLD ABOVE
47Part I THE COWLED MAN
23XIX THE LIVING DEAD
48CHAPTER I THE SHADOW OF A COWL
24XX ABRAHAM LEVINSKY BUTTS IN
49CHAPTER II THE PIBROCH OF THE M'GREGORS
25XXI THE STUDIO IN SOHO
50CHAPTER III THE SCORPION'S TAIL
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