The Book of All-Power
by Edgar Wallace (1875–1932)
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- 19 chapters
- Reading level: 6th grade
"The Book of All-Power" by Edgar Wallace is a thriller novel published in 1921. Set during the tumultuous years surrounding the Russian Revolution, it follows Malcolm Hay, a young English engineer who becomes entangled in dangerous conspiracies involving Russian aristocracy, revolutionaries, and a mysterious book said to control men's wills. From London's shadowy meeting places to war-torn Russia, Hay encounters the beautiful Grand-Duchess Irene, the ruthless Prince Serganoff, and American gunman Cherry Bim in a desperate struggle for survival as empires collapse around them.
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Chapter I
INTRODUCING MALCOLM HAY
If a man is not eager for adventure at the age of twenty-two, the enticement of romantic possibilities will never come to him.
The chairman of the Ukraine Oil Company looked with a little amusement at the young man who sat on the edge of a chair by the chairman's desk, and noted how the eye of the youth had kindled at every fresh discouragement which the chairman had put forward. Enthusiasm, reflected the elder man, was one of the qualities which were most desirable in the man who was to accept the position which Malcolm Hay was at that moment considering.
"Russia is a strange country," said Mr. Tremayne. "It is one of the mystery places of the world. You hear fellows coming back from China who tell you amazing stories of the idiosyncrasies of the Chink. But I can tell you, from my own personal observations, that the Chinaman is an open book in words of one syllable compared with the average Russian peasant. By the way, you speak Russian, I understand?"
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This free edition of The Book of All-Power by Edgar Wallace comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #24920, released 2008-03-26. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Adventure, Novels.
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