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The Sapphire Cross

Edition2023

Manville Fenn George

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English
Double 9 Books LLP
25 October 2023
Captain George Mortland turned into a courageous British officer, and ""The Sapphire Cross"" by means of George Manville Fenn is an interesting adventure story approximately his lifestyles. In the heritage of colonial India, the story is ready against an interesting background of bravery, thriller, and malicious plotting. Captain Mortland unearths himself involved in a quest to regain a valuable sapphire bypass that has quite a few cultural and historical that means. Mortland faces many problems and regulations on his quest for the precious object as he travels via India's extraordinary and hard panorama. As Captain Mortland is going on his quest and runs into a sequence of risky conditions and sneaky enemies, Fenn skillfully weaves together factors of journey, anxiety, and ancient exploration. The book brings to life the stunning surroundings of India at the same time as also showing how risky and tough it's miles to find the treasured sapphire cross. ""The Sapphire Cross"" is a great example of Fenn's writing ability; it tells an exciting story full of risky adventures, mysterious clues, and the charm of historic riches set in a shiny and precise colonial India.
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Imprint:   Double 9 Books LLP
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   376g
ISBN:   9789359959887
ISBN 10:   935995988X
Pages:   294
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

George Manville Fenn was a very productive author of novels, a writer, an editor, and an educator from England. He was born on January 3, 1831, in Pimlico, London. He mostly learned on his own; he taught himself Italian, French, and German. During the years 1851-1854, he went to Battersea Training College for Teachers and then became the head of a state school in Alford, Lincolnshire. In the early 1850s, Fenn started to write short stories and pieces for newspapers and magazines. The Old Forest Ranger, his first book, came out in 1856. Afterward, he wrote more than 100 books, many of them for teenagers and young adults. He was one of the most famous writers of his time, and his books were well-liked and read by many people. I also worked as a reporter and writer for Fenn. Among the newspapers and magazines, he worked for was The Boy's Own Paper, which he ran from 1866 to 1874. He worked hard to make children's books better and was a strong supporter of education and reading. The Englishman Fenn passed away on August 26, 1909, in Isleworth.

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