The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder
1925 short story collection by Edgar Wallace
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder is a collection of short stories by the English crime writer Edgar Wallace, published in 1925.[1]
The stories, which concern a former police officer working for the Director of Public Prosecutions, are:
- "Sheer Melodrama" (also published as "The Man from the East")
- "The Green Mamba" (also published as "The Dangerous Reptile")
- "The Investors"
- "The Poetical Policeman" (also published as "The Strange Case of the Night Watchman" or "The Poet Policeman")
- "The Stealer of Marble"
- "The Strange Case" (also published as "The Weak Spot")
- "The Treasure Hunt"
- "The Troupe" (also published as "A Place on the River")
In the United States the book was titled The Murder Book of Mr. J. G. Reeder and the stories were presented in a different order:
- "The Poetical Policeman"
- "The Treasure Hunt"
- "The Troupe"
- "The Stealer of Marble"
- "Sheer Melodrama"
- "The Green Mamba"
- "The Strange Case"
- "The Investors"
Adaptations
The stories (and other books and stories by Wallace in which Reeder appears) have been adapted for film, television and radio, as follows:
- Mr. Reeder in Room 13, film, 1938[2] starring Gibb McLaughlin, based on Wallace's novel Room 13
- The Mind of Mr. Reeder, film, 1939[3][4] starring Will Fyffe
- The Missing People, film, 1940 starring Will Fyffe, based on another novel by Wallace
- The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder, television, 1969-1971[5] starring Hugh Burden
- The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder, radio[6]
Notes
- ^ Note: Current practice in UK English is to omit the full stop after "Mr", but Wallace and his publishers included it.
- ^ Mr. Reeder in Room 13 at IMDb . Retrieved on 30 October 2007
- ^ The Mind of Mr. Reeder at IMDb . Retrieved on 30 October 2007
- ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
- ^ The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder at IMDb . Retrieved on 30 October 2007
- ^ "Radio review: Elisabeth Mahoney on The Mind of Mr JG Reeder on BBC7". The Guardian. London. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
External links
- The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder at Standard Ebooks
- Full text of The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder at Project Gutenberg Australia
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Edgar Wallace
- The Four Just Men (1905)
- Angel Esquire (1908)
- The Council of Justice (1908)
- Captain Tatham (1909)
- The Duke in the Suburbs (1909)
- The Nine Bears (1910)
- Private Selby (1912)
- The Fourth Plague (1913)
- Grey Timothy (1913)
- The River of Stars (1913)
- The Man Who Bought London (1915)
- The Melody of Death (1915)
- A Debt Discharged (1916)
- The Tomb of Ts'in (1916)
- The Just Men of Cordova (1917)
- The Secret House (1917)
- The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1918)
- Down Under Donovan (1918)
- The Man Who Knew (1918)
- Those Folk of Bulboro (1918)
- The Green Rust (1919)
- Kate Plus Ten (1919)
- The Daffodil Mystery (1920)
- Jack O'Judgment (1920)
- The Book of All Power (1921)
- The Law of the Four Just Men (1921)
- The Angel of Terror (1922)
- The Crimson Circle (1922)
- The Flying Fifty-Five (1922)
- Mr. Justice Maxell (1922)
- The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
- The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
- The Green Archer (1923)
- The Missing Million (1923)
- The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
- Double Dan (1924)
- The Face in the Night (1924)
- Room 13 (1924)
- The Sinister Man (1924)
- The Three Oak Mystery (1924)
- Blue Hand (1925)
- The Fellowship of the Frog (1925)
- The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
- The Strange Countess (1925)
- The Three Just Men (1925)
- The Avenger (1926)
- Barbara on Her Own (1926)
- The Black Abbot (1926)
- The Northing Tramp (1926)
- The Terrible People (1926)
- The Yellow Snake (1926)
- The Big Foot (1927)
- Terror Keep (1927)
- The Traitor's Gate (1927)
- The Squeaker (1927)
- The Forger (1927)
- Again the Three (1928)
- The Gunner (1928)
- Four Square Jane (1929)
- The Green Ribbon (1929)
- The India-Rubber Men (1929)
- The Calendar (1930)
- The Clue of the Silver Key (1930)
- The Lady of Ascot (1930)
- The Man at the Carlton (1931)
- The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)
- 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)
- The Valley of Ghosts (1928)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932)
- King Kong (1933)
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- Mary Jane Richards (mother)
- Marriott Edgar (half-brother)
- Bryan Edgar Wallace (son)
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