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Estimates of ease and affluence vary with the point of view. While his older brother lived, Monty had continued in his element, a cavalry officer, his combined income and pay ample for all that the Bombay side of India might require of an English gentleman. They say that a finer polo player, a steadier shot on foot at a tiger, or a bolder squadron leader never lived. But to Monty's infinite disgust his brother died childless. It is divulging no secret that the income that passed with the title varied between five and seven thousand pounds a year, according as coal was high, and tenants…mehr

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Estimates of ease and affluence vary with the point of view. While his older brother lived, Monty had continued in his element, a cavalry officer, his combined income and pay ample for all that the Bombay side of India might require of an English gentleman. They say that a finer polo player, a steadier shot on foot at a tiger, or a bolder squadron leader never lived. But to Monty's infinite disgust his brother died childless. It is divulging no secret that the income that passed with the title varied between five and seven thousand pounds a year, according as coal was high, and tenants prosperous or not—a mere miserable pittance, of course, for the Earl of Montdidier and Kirkudbrightshire; so that all his ventures, and therefore ours, had one avowed end—shekels enough to lift the mortgages from his estates.
Autorenporträt
Talbot Mundy was Born in London on April 23, 1879, under the pen name William Lancaster Gribbon, was a well-known British writer of adventure and historical fiction in the early 20th century. Growing up in India, where his father was a British army officer, Mundy was exposed to a variety of cultures and environments that had a significant impact on his writing. During his early years, Mundy was a member of both the British Secret Service and the British Army. These encounters gave him a distinct viewpoint on international relations and different geographical areas, which influenced the complex storylines in his books. The literary legacy of Talbot Mundy is distinguished by his evocative storytelling, detailed depictions of far-off locales, and profound comprehension of the geopolitical environments he portrayed. His investigation of Eastern mysticism and philosophy gave his adventure stories a distinctive edge that made him well-known to readers of the era.