The House of Cain / by Arthur W. Upfield
- Bib ID:
- 5283043
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Upfield, Arthur W. (Arthur William), 1890-1964, author
- Printer:
- Plymouth : Printed in Great Britain at The Mayflower Press, William Brendon & Son, Ltd.
- Description:
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- London : Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., [1928]
- 286, 32 pages ; 20 cm.
- Summary:
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“An intensely dramatic romance of love and crime in a vivid Australian setting. ¶ In the heart of the Bush stands the House of Cain, owned by a millionaire. Himself a threefold murderer, he has opened this strange institution as a haven for murderers whom, with his vast resources, he rescues from the hands of the law. ¶ It is with this man that Austiline Thorpe, the beautiful English fiancée of Martin Sherwood, becomes involved. How this comes about, and the final dissolution of the murder settlement is recounted in a vivid and breathlessly exciting story. In the culminating scene Monty, brother to Martin and a famous explorer, appears as a great character. A man of fearless, he sweeps all before him, thus permitting a happy conclusion to a novel that vies with an Edgar Wallace tale for thrills and breathless hair-raising adventures.” —Half title verso.
- Notes:
- National Library of Australia copy has a contemporary ownership signature and date on front paste-down endpaper and a loosely inserted mailing label giving the owner's address, foxing on edges, 32 pages publisher’s advertisements (spring 1928), original red cloth.
- Subject:
- Australian
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2034 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1964
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1928
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