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The Story without a Name / 1924 [Leather Bound]
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1924. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 346 The story without a name / 1924 Arthur Stringer
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346 pages, Leather Bound
First published January 1, 1924
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May 15, 2018
3.5 stars
It was a really enjoyable read, and hard to put down, but around the halfway mark it loses focus and descends into melodrama. Prime material for a '20s photoplay, as shown by the illustrations. The edition doesn't specify whether the photoplay was taken from the book or if the book was a novelization of the photoplay. A light read and a fun tale, if rather unrealistic.
It was a really enjoyable read, and hard to put down, but around the halfway mark it loses focus and descends into melodrama. Prime material for a '20s photoplay, as shown by the illustrations. The edition doesn't specify whether the photoplay was taken from the book or if the book was a novelization of the photoplay. A light read and a fun tale, if rather unrealistic.
May 4, 2022
Ugh.. this is the kind of bland writing that would only pass muster in a British Story Paper or Dime Novel.
With its square jawed hero inventor trying to keep his invention from the dastardly villain and his international group of badguys. The only bit of interest is the rather dark implications regarding a couple of the female characters but it never goes too dark.
The action is ok i guess in that pulpy dime-novel way but the never ending narrator and dull writing make everything seem pretty wooden.
This was made into a silent film by Paramount which has luckily been lost to the merciful mists of time. I’m really not surprised it was a film, it feels like it was only written to be sold as a forgettable matinee or serial.
There was a competition run at some point to come up with a proper name for it and the winning entry was “Without Warning”, which is at least a bit better than the actual title even if it is as meaningless.
On another day i could dismiss this with 2-stars but on the other hand; whether your stranded on a desert island, in prison or hiding in the ruins of a dystopian future from the super-intelligent Magpies which have taken control of the earth.. wherever you are, i’m certain you could find something more interesting to read than this.
With its square jawed hero inventor trying to keep his invention from the dastardly villain and his international group of badguys. The only bit of interest is the rather dark implications regarding a couple of the female characters but it never goes too dark.
The action is ok i guess in that pulpy dime-novel way but the never ending narrator and dull writing make everything seem pretty wooden.
This was made into a silent film by Paramount which has luckily been lost to the merciful mists of time. I’m really not surprised it was a film, it feels like it was only written to be sold as a forgettable matinee or serial.
There was a competition run at some point to come up with a proper name for it and the winning entry was “Without Warning”, which is at least a bit better than the actual title even if it is as meaningless.
On another day i could dismiss this with 2-stars but on the other hand; whether your stranded on a desert island, in prison or hiding in the ruins of a dystopian future from the super-intelligent Magpies which have taken control of the earth.. wherever you are, i’m certain you could find something more interesting to read than this.
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