Author: Michael Crichton Pages: 280
Of all the signs of progress that could change the world, the most visible and most impressive were the railroads. For this reason, the meaning of the great London-Paris Train Robbery of 1855 went far beyond the mere fact of record. After the outcry which aroused the public - thanks to the recent spread of the press - it was realized that progress was no longer the only engine of human evolution, intended to rid society of poverty and crime, but also the creator new classes of criminals. The Great Train Robbery, the story of a criminal act without precedent, but also a genius, the gentleman thief Edward Pierce, is told by Michael Crichton with a narrative flair that brings us back to the great classics of literature, the London of Charles Dickens's view through the eyes of a writer of the twentieth century. Crichton, among the most versatile thriller writers, able to give birth in a few lines to his unforgettable characters and all his works, this novel begins with the first in a historical mystery, building a perfect mechanism and beautifully recreating the world of the emerging industrial bourgeoisie, with its virtues and its vices public private universe hidden thieves organized, alleys and slums of illegal activities in London in mid-800. A great crime novel to celebrate the first great train robbery in the history.
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