The Devil is a Gentleman
The Life and Times of Dennis Wheatley Dark Masters
Published on 20. November 2011
702 pages
978-1-907650-50-5 (ISBN)
Description
Definitive study of Wheatley and the world he lived in, providing along the way an enthralling social history of the 20th century.
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10/2009
Dedalus Ltd
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Highly acclaimed biographer and critic. His books include The Dedalus Book of Absinthe.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- The Devil is a Gentleman
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Introduction: The Devil is a Gentleman
- Chapter One: Family Romances
- Chapter Two: The Lost Land
- Chapter Three: Telling Tales
- Chapter Four: The Bad Man in Embryo
- Chapter Five: Jam Today
- Chapter Six: Good Germans
- Chapter Seven: The Curtain
- Chapter Eight: Officers and Men
- Chapter Nine: The Rich Wot Gets the Pleasure
- Chapter Ten: Enter a Satyr
- Chapter Eleven: The Incredible Journey
- Chapter Twelve: Last Hope of the General Staff
- Chapter Thirteen: The Only Girl
- Chapter Fourteen: Eric's Crimson Nights
- Chapter Fifteen: Scheherezade in Streatham
- Chapter Sixteen: Dangerous Liaisons
- Chapter Seventeen: In a Cloud of Blue Smoke
- Chapter Eighteen: Mr Meyer Investigates
- Chapter Nineteen: Marriage - and a Horror
- Chapter Twenty: Saved in the Nick of Time
- Chapter Twenty-One: The Seer
- Chapter Twenty-Two: Falling in Love Again
- Chapter Twenty-Three: First Blood
- Chapter Twenty-Four: Luncheon with the Beast
- Chapter Twenty-Five: Top Chaps in the Field
- Chapter Twenty-Six: The Devil in his Decade
- Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Right Kind of Dope
- Chapter Twenty-Eight: Like Spitting on an Altar
- Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Mystery of the Black Box
- Chapter Thirty: Death of a Fifth Columnist
- Chapter Thirty-One: Strange Conflict
- Chapter Thirty-Two: In the Stratosphere
- Chapter Thirty-Three: Grove Place
- Chapter Thirty-Four: Rogering Roger
- Chapter Thirty-Five: The Message in a Bottle
- Chapter Thirty-Six: An International Spider
- Chapter Thirty-Seven: Into the Cave of Bats
- Chapter Thirty-Eight: Eastern Assignment
- Chapter Thirty-Nine: Clubland Heroes
- Chapter Forty: To the Devil - A Daughter
- Chapter Forty-One: Sir Gifford Comes Back From the Dead
- Chapter Forty-Two: The Best Revenge
- Chapter Forty-Three: Nice Work
- Chapter Forty-Four: The Satanist
- Chapter Forty-Five: The Reich Revisited, and the Death of the Duke
- Chapter Forty-Six: Lucifer Rising
- Chapter Forty-Seven: The Devil Redux
- Chapter Forty-Eight: Rivers of Blood
- Chapter Forty-Nine: The Music of Time
- Chapter Fifty: The Hound of Heaven
- References
- Bibliography
- List of Illustrations
- A Note To The Second Edition
- Index
- Copyright
