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This book is for readers who love pulp adventure, daring escapes, exotic ports and rivers, shipboard romance and the radio gear of the early wireless age. It suits anyone who likes a hero who rushes toward danger.
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A young radio man quits his ship and cannot stay away from the East. Peter Moore, the hero of George F. Worts's adventure novel Peter the Brazen, has hearing so sharp he reads signals other men hear as scratching. One night a plea for help is tapped out in code, and it leads him toward a hidden city called Len Yang. There a ruler known as the Gray Dragon sends young women to a mine that eats lives. Rivers, disguises, rescues and one wireless set drive the tale.
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- 1A radio man quits and finds a mysteryFree
- 2A veiled woman and a cry on the air
- 3The lights of China and a midnight rescue
- 4Shanghai disguises, Amy Vost and Bobbie
- 5The Hankow, the stranger and the rapids
- 6Chang, Harrison and the City of Stolen Lives
- 7A rescue at the drawbridge, then Java
- 8Peter escapes a trap and returns to sea
- 9Twins, a staged adventure and the road to Len Yang
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A radio man quits and finds a mystery
Peter Moore resigns from the Marconi service in San Francisco. His hearing is so sharp that he reads signals other men hear only as scratching. He says he has had too much China.
But in Chinatown he has been carrying sealed messages between a Shanghai silk man and his brother Lo Ong. Two notes are thrown to him from a window. One warns him away and the other is a scrap of red paper with the word Vandalia on it.
A smear on the paper names a city called Len Yang. That is enough. Peter rejoins the Vandalia and sails for China, because a small strange detail pulls him in and his curiosity will not let go.
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About 6 h 10 min to read.Questions about Peter l’Audacieux
What is Peter the Brazen about?
It follows Peter Moore, a young wireless operator in the early twentieth century, as he chases the secret of Len Yang, a hidden city in the mountains of China ruled by a villain called the Gray Dragon.
Who is the Gray Dragon in Peter the Brazen?
The Gray Dragon is the gray faced ruler of Len Yang, a mining city where kidnapped women work. He controls spies across Asia and watches Peter for years before meeting him face to face.
Why is Peter Moore called Peter the Brazen?
His bold way of walking straight at danger and his open smile suit the name. He throws coolies off ships, shoots his way into palaces and refuses to back down from a powerful enemy.
Is Peter the Brazen a true story?
No, it is a work of pulp adventure fiction.
Is Peter the Brazen easy to read?
Yes in its pace. Chapters are short, the action moves quickly, and the tone is lively and often funny.