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Edgar Wallace
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British crime writer, journalist and playwright (1875–1932)

Also known as: Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace, Эдгар Уоллес, إدغار والاس, 에드거 월리스, エドガー・ウォーレス, 埃德加·华莱士

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Known works

  • The Book of the Sleuth (1988)
  • The black abbott (1982)
  • The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime
  • The Four Just Men (1995)
  • King Kong (1966)