The Beautiful White Devil

by Guy Newell Boothby

Book Overview

The night was sweltering hot, even for Hong Kong. The town clock had just chimed a quarter-past ten, and though the actual sound of the striking had died away, the vibration of the bells lingered for nearly half a minute on the murky stillness of the air. In spite of the exertions of the punkah coolie, the billiard-room of the Occidental Hotel was like the furnace-doors of Sheol. Benwell, of the Chinese Revenue cutter Y-Chang, and Peckle, of the English...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514737191
• ISBN13: 9781514737194
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"