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