The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu (Esprios Classics)

The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu (Esprios Classics)

by Sax Rohmer
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu (Esprios Classics)

The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu (Esprios Classics)

by Sax Rohmer

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Overview

Dr. Fu Manchu is a supervillain who was introduced in a series of novels by the English author Sax Rohmer beginning shortly before World War I and continuing for another forty years. The character featured in cinema, television, radio, comic strips and comic books for over 90 years, and he has also become an archetype of the evil criminal genius and mad scientist, while lending his name to the Fu Manchu moustache. According to his own account, Sax Rohmer decided to start the Dr. Fu Manchu series after his Ouija board spelled out C-H-I-N-A-M-A-N when he asked what would make his fortune. Clive Bloom argues that the portrait of Fu Manchu was based on the popular music hall magician Chung Ling Soo, "a white man in costume who had shaved off his Victorian moustache and donned a Mandarin costume and pigtail".

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798211482166
Publisher: Blurb
Publication date: 05/06/2024
Pages: 244
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.55(d)
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