“talbot mundy”

Talbot Mundy -- one of the greatest adventure fiction writers of the 20th century -- reached the epitome of his talent with "King -- of the Khyber Ribles," the thrilling tale of Athelstan King, a secret agent for the British Raj at the beginning of the First World War. Heavily influenced both by Mun... More

Sometimes, a great adventure is about fabulous wealth. There were one hundred million pounds of ivory just waiting for them But of course the ivory was secreted in the darkest heart of feral Africa, and if they got it out of the continent they'd have to deal with the avaricious colonial government.... More

One hundred Indian troops of the British Army are captured in Flanders during battle and sent to Turkey in the hopes they will switch sides and fight for the Turks. But after their escape, they continue to fight for Great Britain."One hundred Indian troops of the British Army have arrived at Kabul, ... More

El Kudz, as Arabs call Jerusalem, is, from a certain distance, as they also call it, shellabi kabir. Extremely beautiful. Beautiful upon a mountain. El Kudz means The City, and in a certain sense it is that, to unnumbered millions of people. Ludicrous, uproarious, dignified, pious, sinful, naovely c... More