THE UNDERWORLD A Series of Reminiscences and Adventures in Many Lands.

Hardback. The author was an Interpreter at the Civil and Criminal Courts. In this book he unveils remarkable revelations providing a true picture of the 'underworld' and world of crime of the time. Strange personalities jostle each other - ruthless criminals are sketched side by side with others less well known. Includes amongst others : The Clairvoyant Countess (Pilar Concepcion Gonzalez, aka Sonia Varanoff, the medium and swindler); Nurse Edith Cavell; The Trial of Princess Fahmy; Jean Pierre Vaquier; Motor Bandits (Bonnot and DuBois, Callemin, Soudy, Siementoff) + many others. With 21 illus. which are themselves a remarkable feature of the book. 288pp. 8vo. h/back. bright gilt lettering to sp. V. lightly foxed edges, browned eps. Vg+