About Wallace:
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (April 1, 1875–February 10, 1932) wasa prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Over160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. Inthe 1920s, one of Wallace\'s publishers claimed that a quarter of all booksread in England were written by him.
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (April 1, 1875–February 10, 1932) wasa prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Over160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. Inthe 1920s, one of Wallace\'s publishers claimed that a quarter of all booksread in England were written by him.