The Book of All Power

by Edgar WALLACE (1875 - 1932)

The Commissary with the Crooked Nose

The Book of All Power

The Book of All Power by Edgar Wallace is set in London at the beginning, and then the action moves to Russia. The story covers the period from 1910 to 1919 during which the Russian Revolution takes place and this results in drastic changes to Russian society. This book could be described as a romantic adventure story and the main characters are a weird assortment - Malcolm Hay, a young Englishman, a beautiful Grand Duchess of the Russian Aristocracy, a Russian general, a Jewish bookbinder, and an American sharp shooter. Much happens, and the Russian characters, heavily influenced by their religion and politics, provide a fascinating insight into the mind of the Russian people, aristocrats and peasants, and all those in between. - Summary by Peter Thomlinson


Listen next episodes of The Book of All Power:
Chapter the Last , Cherry Bim Makes a Statement , In the Holy Village , In the Prison of St. Basil , On the Road , The Book of All-Power , The End of Boolba , The Monastery of St.Basil the Leper , The Red Bride