Beau Geste (1925 Lipppencott Publishing)

By: Percival Christopher Wren

It just doesn't get any better than that central story. Wren combines a classic mystery and a desert adventure. The Gestes are living embodiments of the tales on which they were weaned--generous, noble, brave and loyal. My only real complaint is with the framing device which surrounds the story. The novel opens with a major who lead the relief column sent to Zinderneuf describing what he found there and concludes with an overlong dénouement getting the story back to England and the jewel mystery. But these are minor quibbles when set against the truly thrilling story at the heart of the novel. Read the book, but be sure to see the movie.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B006WE2H4A
• Release Date: January 1925
• Publisher: J. B. Lippincott
• Length: 423 Pages