The Weight of the Crown

The Weight of the Crown


Fred m. White Fred m. White

Summary

"The Weight of the Crown" by Fred M. White is a spy & adventure novel. It begins in fashionable Bond Street in London at the turn of the century. An assistant in a millinery shop has just been told by the manager that she is dismissed immediately. Jessie the assistant, is shocked but the proprietor is insistent...
Crime Thriller & Mystery Novel

Fred M. White (1859–1935) penned a variety of novels and short stories. He was the author of the six "Doom of London" science-fiction tales, in which London was beset by various disasters. Additionally, he pioneered the spy story genre, and in 2003, his 1899 series "The Romance of the Secret Service Fund" was edited by Douglas G. Greene and published by Battered Silicon Dispatch Box. White's writing during and after the First World War was evidently influenced by his sons' wartime experiences. His novel "The Seed of Empire" (1916) provides a detailed account of early trench warfare, with historically accurate locations and events. Several novels published in the 1920s dealt with the social changes caused by the war and the difficulties...More

Publish Date : 10 Apr 2023

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Chapter : 49


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