"The Black Avons IV – Europe in the Melting Pot" by Edgar Wallace. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Edgar Wallace. The Black Avons IV - Europe in the Melting Pot
The Black Avons IV - Europe in the Melting Pot
Table of Contents
I. — THE AVON FROM AFRICA
II. — THE COMING WAR
III. — THE BALKANS
IV. — THE MURDER
V. — WAR!
VI. — THE AFTERMATH OF WAR
THE END
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Edgar Wallace
Published by Good Press, 2021
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When I reached Avon Place I found that the question of the new Black Avon occupied the minds of my brother and his family to an extraordinary extent.
"What do you imagine the young beggar has done?" demanded James furiously. "He has had a meeting in the village, and raised a sort of glorified Boy Scouts team amongst the elder boys! He says that war is coming and that they should be truly prepared! He takes them out on long walks and gives them lectures on military subjects. War, indeed! He is a publicity-hunting young scoundrel! And he hasn't even so much as been to this place to leave his card!"
