The Great Train Robbery
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501216708 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 203 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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"APPARENTLY, I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST" according to NeuroSplicer. Following Michael Crichton's untimely death, I decided to complete my library with his works. The GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY was the only one missing and, I must say, although not the usual Science-Thriller Crichton had accustomed us to, it had the writer's signature iconoclastic approach to everything he wrote about.Set in mid-19th century London, this novel is half historic tr. "Interesting, but" according to Katka. as a novel, this book is too dry, technical and lacks luster. As a nonfiction account of a historical event, it's very interesting and well told.I would have liked it to be more like a novel, with richly crafted characters and settings.I had a hard time with a lot of the period slang, a glossary would've been welcome. Modern dictionaries did not help with a lot of the jar. "Great story with a lot of research and history." according to Amazon Customer. Rest in peace Michael. You were one of the best out there. I doubt if any author has ever done as much research as Michael Crichton on any of his books.
Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and studded with all the suspense and style of a modern fiction master, here is a classic caper novel set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive.…Michael Crichton wrote and directed the screen adaptation of The Great Train Robbery, starring Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland.. In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century
. Long before the carefully researched techno-thrillers that ultimately brought him to fame, Crichton wrote—with remarkable speed and gusto—ten high-octane suspense novels to support himself while studying at Harvard Medical School. Michael Crichton was a writer and filmmaker, best known as the author of Jurassic Park and the creator of ER. One of the most popular en
"A nineteenth-century version of The StingCrichton fascinates us."-- The New, York Times Book Review