The Loot Of Cities
Gelesen von David Wales
Arnold Bennett
(4,429 Sterne; 21 Bewertungen)
Published in 1917, this is a collection of a novella and seven short stories by one of the cleverest authors of the early twentieth century. ‘In Queen's Quorum (1951), a survey of crime fiction, Ellery Queen listed Bennett's The Loot of Cities among the 100 most important works in the genre. This collection of stories recounts the adventures of a millionaire who commits crimes to achieve his idealistic ends. Although it was "one of his least known works," it was nevertheless "of unusual interest, both as an example of Arnold Bennett's early work and as an early example of dilettante detectivism".’ - Summary by David Wales (5 hr 31 min)
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ENJOYABLE COLLECTION
AVID READER
(5 Sterne)
My prior experience with AB has shown him to be a storyteller who has an incredible insight into the working of the mind on even the most trivial of matters. This collection shows another side of him, also a positive one. Some of the tales, especially the first one, exhibit a bit of the subtle, dry wit of Owen Wister. Perhaps it is heightened by the fact that DW reads many of Wister's works. Nevertheless, enjoy this collection.
odd stories
Suzie
(4 Sterne)
Don’t know whether it was the reading style or the stories themselves, but I was left with a slightly uneasy feeling at the end of each tale.