An African Millionaire

by Grant Allen

Overview

Classic novel, first published in 1897, featuring Colonel Clay, a detective and gentleman rogue. According to Wikipedia: "Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (February 24, 1848 - October 25, 1899) was a science writer, author and novelist, and a successful upholder of the theory of evolution."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455429080
Publisher:	B&R Samizdat Express
Publication date:	06/25/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	433 KB

About the Author

Grant Allen was born on February 24, 1848 near Kingston, Ontario, in Canada. Though largely forgotten today, during his lifetime he was a prolific and popular writer who published widely in diverse areas, which were as various as his own intellectual pursuits that ranged from the sciences to literature. His best stories, which featured the notorious conartist and thief, Colonel Clay, first appeared in the Strand Magazine and later were collected in the book, An African Millionaire: Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay (1897), commonly regarded by many critics as the first fictional work to feature a criminal protagonist.

Gary Hoppenstand is a professor of English at Michigan State University and wrote the introduction to Penguin Classics edition of An African Millionaire. He lives in East Lansing, Michigan.