The Flying Fifty-Five
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The Flying Fifty-Five

  1. 420 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Flying Fifty-Five

About this book

This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1922 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Flying Fifty-Five' is a novel set in the horse racing community and follows the ups and downs of turf life. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born in London, England in 1875. He received his early education at St. Peter's School and the Board School, but after a frenetic teens involving a rash engagement and frequently changing employment circumstances, Wallace went into the military. He served in the Royal West Kent Regiment in England and then as part of the Medical Staff Corps stationed in South Africa. Whilst in the Balkans covering the Russo-Japanese War, Wallace found the inspiration for The Four Just Men, published in 1905. Over the rest of his life, Wallace produced some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. These were largely adventure narratives with elements of crime or mystery, and usually combined a bombastic sensationalism with hammy violence.

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Table of contents

  1. THE FLYING FIFTY-FIVE
  2. Edgar Wallace
  3. I. — THE GIRL TRAINER
  4. II. — THE NEW HEAD LAD
  5. III. — WHY STELLA GAMBLED
  6. IV. — A BACKER OF HORSES
  7. V. — THE WINNER OF THE TRIAL STAKES
  8. VI. — THE NEW LAD BETS
  9. VII. — LORD FONTWELL GIVES HIS ORDERS
  10. VIII. — THE COVENTRY STAKES
  11. IX. — THE RACE FOR THE COVENTRY
  12. X. — THE HONOURABLE CLAUDE BARBERRY
  13. XI. — “HELL AND IRON” AT HOME
  14. XII. — THE HUNT CUP
  15. XIII. — AN UNWELCOME VISITOR
  16. XIV. — BILL GOES HOME
  17. XV. — THE SUNDERFIELD COLLIERY
  18. XVI. — A MORNING GALLOP
  19. XVII. — BILL GIVES ADVICE
  20. XVIII. — HER LADYSHIP’S GUESTS
  21. XIX. — MR. URQUHART GIVES AN OPINION
  22. XX. — FOLLY FARM
  23. XXI. — THE WONDERFUL CHARLES
  24. XXII. — THE STEWARD’S CUP
  25. XXIII. — STELLA WINS MONEY
  26. XXIV. — THE STORY OF URQUHART’S SON
  27. XXV. — “A DIVORCE HAS BEEN ARRANGED”
  28. XXVI. — SIR JACQUES CHANGES HIS MIND
  29. XXVII. — SIR JACQUES MAKES A DISCOVERY
  30. XXVIII. — A REJECTED PROPOSAL
  31. XXIX. — THE CHAMPAGNE STAKES
  32. XXX. — JEBSON’S CLUB
  33. XXXI. — THE GAYNESS OF AUNT ELIZA
  34. XXXII. — THE SAFE IN THE WALL
  35. XXXIII. — RACING EDUCATION
  36. XXXIV. — THE ARRIVAL OF MRS. BROWN
  37. XXXV. — THE RUNNING OF TEN SPOT
  38. XXXVI. — THE PORTRAIT
  39. XXXVII. — A WRONG NOMINATION
  40. XXXVIII. — GOLDY LOCKS
  41. XXXIX. — “SEVEN HILLS—NOT QUALIFIED.”
  42. XL. — MR. JEBSON RECEIVES A COMMISSION
  43. XLI. — FINDING A JOCKEY
  44. XLII. — JEBSON MAKES A BIT
  45. XLIII. — AN OFFER OF ASSISTANCE
  46. XLIV. — THE JUBILEE
  47. XLV. — LADY SEMBERSON PAYS A VISIT
  48. XLVI. — THE NEW APPRENTICE
  49. XLVII. — THE RACE FOR THE DERBY STAKES
  50. XLVIII. — THE END