Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung von Der Übeltäter
Für wen es gedacht ist
For readers who love Edwardian fiction, stories of guilt and payback, and brisk plots shaped by betrayal, revenge and reputation.
Worum es in diesem Buch geht
The Malefactor is a novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim, an English writer who turned out popular fiction of intrigue, money and social life in the years before the First World War. It belongs to a kind of book made to be read fast and remembered: a story of wrongs done, wrongs held onto, and the cost of both.
In this summary you will get a sense of the author, the world he wrote for, the kind of tale this is and the themes it works with. You will also learn what to watch for when you open the book itself. Let us begin with the man who wrote it and the way he worked.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A storyteller who wrote for the crowdFree
- 2Betrayal is the engine of this kind of tale
- 3Revenge always sends a bill
- 4Read it as a story of its time
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A storyteller who wrote for the crowd
E. Phillips Oppenheim was an English author who wrote well over one hundred novels. Most of them were tales of mystery, secret diplomacy, money and high society. He wrote steadily and quickly, and readers on both sides of the Atlantic knew his name.
His method was plain. He opened with a puzzle or a wrong, placed people of wealth and rank in the room, and let the pace carry you forward. The sentences are clear and the chapters are short. Nothing slows the reader with long stretches of description or argument.
That ease with a reader is a real skill, and it is worth noticing as you go. The Malefactor comes from this body of work, from the early twentieth century. A malefactor is a person who has done wrong, and the title tells you that guilt and its consequences will matter. Expect a direct style that treats you as someone who wants to know what happens next.
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About this edition
Every format is free to start, and print and large print are at cost.
- LengthAbout 73,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 4 h 55 min
- Listening time8 h 10 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 10 other languages
Questions about Der Übeltäter
Who wrote The Malefactor?
The Malefactor was written by E. Phillips Oppenheim, an English novelist who died in 1946. He wrote more than one hundred novels, chiefly mysteries, thrillers and stories of high society and political intrigue.
What kind of book is The Malefactor?
It is a popular novel of the early twentieth century, built around wrongdoing, betrayal and revenge. It is written in the quick, clear style of Edwardian adventure and intrigue fiction, meant to hold a reader from chapter to chapter.
What does malefactor mean?
A malefactor is a person who does wrong, especially someone who breaks the law or commits a serious offense. It signals that guilt and its consequences are central to the story.
Is The Malefactor hard to read?
No. Oppenheim wrote in short chapters with clear sentences and brisk plots. The story moves quickly and a modern reader can follow it without trouble.
Is E. Phillips Oppenheim worth reading today?
Readers who like Edwardian and interwar popular fiction will find a skilled storyteller with a quick pace and a feel for social worlds. His books also show what a wide public enjoyed a century ago.