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What if opening a sealed tomb means uncovering more than anyone is ready to face?
In Edgar Wallace’s The Tomb of Ts'in, Captain Stanley and his scholarly companions search for the final resting place of Ts’in Shi Huang. Their expedition leads into a world of hidden chambers, secret scrolls, and cryptic clues. What begins as a hunt for buried history becomes a dangerous test of curiosity.
Riddles and betrayal complicate the search, while supernatural threats blur the boundary between legend and reality. Stanley faces a struggle between ambition, honor, and fear. With plain language, short scenes, and a steady push toward surprise, Wallace turns the promise of discovery into a question: what might this knowledge cost?
What you’ll discover
- A tomb full of questions Enter hidden chambers where each clue offers discovery and the possibility of danger.
- Curiosity with a cost Follow a search that tests the boundary between seeking knowledge and disturbing protected secrets.
- A captain under pressure Watch Stanley weigh ambition against honor as fear shadows the expedition.
- Legend meets mystery Explore a tale where ancient burial secrets and supernatural threats draw close together.
- China through Wallace’s eyes Encounter an early twentieth-century adventure shaped by Western ideas about ancient China.
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This book suits readers who like short, brisk mysteries with an exotic setting, and anyone curious about how early twentieth century writers pictured ancient China. If you want deep historical accuracy or slow literary prose, you may find it less suited.
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- Wallace wrote for speed and suspense
- A buried tomb is a promise of secrets
- Old China as seen through Western eyes
- What mystery tales of this kind are about
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The Tomb of Ts'in
by Edgar Wallace· 1916
An expedition seeks an emperor’s tomb and encounters buried dangers.
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Wallace wrote for speed and suspense
Edgar Wallace was one of the busiest storytellers of his age. He wrote thrillers, detective tales and adventure stories at remarkable speed, and his readers came to expect plain language, short scenes and a steady push toward the next surprise.
A Wallace story rarely stops to ponder. It sets up a problem early, adds a danger, and keeps the pages moving with sharp turns. The pleasure comes from the pace and from the feeling that someone clever is always one step ahead.
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Edgar Wallace
1875–1932 · British crime writer
Edgar Wallace was a hugely prolific British writer of thrillers and crime fiction who later co-created the story for King Kong. The Adventures of Heine follows Heine, a German secret agent, through a series of comic misadventures in Britain during the First World War.
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Who wrote The Tomb of Ts'in?
The book was written by Edgar Wallace, a British author of thrillers and adventure fiction who died in 1932. He was among the most widely read popular writers of his time and wrote at great speed.
What kind of book is The Tomb of Ts'in?
It is a mystery and adventure tale. Readers can expect a brisk pace, a sense of danger and a hidden secret at its centre, as in much of Wallace's popular fiction.
What does Ts'in mean in the title?
Ts'in is an older English spelling of Qin, the Chinese dynasty that unified China in the third century before the common era. Its first emperor is linked with a vast burial site.
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