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An adventure story by a noted Scottish medical officer, originally published in 1897, as the first of five his novels. He also wrote non-fiction mainly on tropical medicine.
319 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1913
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Andrew Balfour
53 booksSir Andrew Balfour, KCMG, CB, LL.D
Balfour was a distinguished Scottish physician specializing in tropical medicine. He worked internationally, notably in Sudan where he was involved in public health and tropical disease research. Later in his career he became Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and served on commissions related to colonial health and disease control. He was knighted in 1930.
In addition to his medical and public health work, Balfour wrote several adventure and historical novels influenced by H. Rider Haggard and Robert Louis Stevenson. The Golden Kingdom is among his better-known fiction works.
Balfour was a distinguished Scottish physician specializing in tropical medicine. He worked internationally, notably in Sudan where he was involved in public health and tropical disease research. Later in his career he became Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and served on commissions related to colonial health and disease control. He was knighted in 1930.
In addition to his medical and public health work, Balfour wrote several adventure and historical novels influenced by H. Rider Haggard and Robert Louis Stevenson. The Golden Kingdom is among his better-known fiction works.
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October 13, 2019
Well, a thriller with a huge number of thrills. I daresay this was much enjoyed in 1897, but too many writers have done it better since. The coincidences... oh dear.
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