The Duke in the Suburbs

1909 novel by Edgar Wallace

The Duke in the Suburbs
AuthorEdgar Wallace
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
PublisherWard Lock
Publication date
1909
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Duke in the Suburbs is a 1909 novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.

Unusually for Wallace, best known for his heavy thrillers, it is a comedy about a Duke who goes to live in a street in the suburbs and the impact he has on the pretentious middle-class residents. It has been described as Wodehousian in style.[1]

References

  1. ^ Edwardian Fiction: An Oxford Companion p.404

Bibliography

  • Sandra Kemp, Charlotte Mitchell & David Trotter. Edwardian Fiction: An Oxford Companion. Oxford University Press, 1997.

External links

  • The Duke in the Suburbs at Faded Page (Canada)
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Edgar Wallace
Novels
Plays
  • An African Millionaire (1904)
  • M'Lady (1921)
  • Double Dan (1927)
  • The Terror (1927)
  • The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)
  • The Calendar (1929)
  • Persons Unknown (1929)
  • On the Spot (1930)
  • The Mouthpiece (1930)
  • Smoky Cell (1930)
  • The Old Man (1931)
Screenplays
  • The Valley of Ghosts (1928)
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932)
  • King Kong (1933)
Adaptations
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The Four Just Men
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  • The Four Just Men (1939)
  • The Four Just Men (1959, TV series)
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
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