Mysterious Mr. Sabin

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Mysterious Mr. Sabin
1905 Little Brown edition
AuthorE. Phillips Oppenheim
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherWard, Lock
Little, Brown (US)
Publication date
1898
Media typePrint

Mysterious Mr. Sabin is a 1898

xenophobic espionage fantasy".[5] It contains elements of invasion fiction
, a common genre theme at the time.

Synopsis

A ruthless French

French monarchy
and place his niece Hélène on the throne. To accomplish this he steals various military secrets in a complex plan that involves a German invasion of Britain. He is thwarted by a young Englishman Lord Wolfenden who eventually ends up marrying Hélène.

References

  1. ^ Panek p.18
  2. ^ Reilly p.1133
  3. ^ Wark p.43
  4. ^ Miskimmin p.46
  5. ^ Sutherland p.460

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