Hans Christian Anderson - born in Denmark in April 1805.

Author of some of the most popular fairy tales ever written. From The Emperor's New Clothes to The Princess and the Pea, these were stories we were brought up on. But before becoming the Fable King he was an accomplished playwright and poet. HCA - we thank you.

Washington Irving - born in New York in April 1783.

Irving wrote Rip Van Winkle, one of the first stories I remember being read to me as a youngster. He also wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - which I loved as an older teenager, but I was really introduced to Sleep Hollow by Trixie Beldon (who I adored and wanted so very badly to be). Trixie lived in Sleepyside-on-Hudson, which is a mash-up of Sleepy Hollow and Sunnyside (Irving's home). Happy birthday to you Washington Irving and my heart-felt thanks for your stories.

Joseph Pulitzer - born in Hungary in April 1847.

Joseph Pulitzer started off his working life as a soldier, but this was short-lived due to bad health and poor eyesight. He became a journalist and, at the age of 25, was given the opportunity to buy the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He changed this newspaper around and it was soon filled with real news stories. Reports of corruption in government, tax evasion and the type of investigative reporting we see daily now. He later come to own The New York World which he grew to a circulation of over 600,000 - at the time the largest newspaper in the country. Joseph Pulitzer - you were a visionary.

William Shakespeare - born in England in April 1564

William Shakespeare - the original, the ground breaker, the one who broke all the rules. Our life is richer because of you.

The Triumph of the Sun

Price: $8.99

Author: Wilbur Smith [ view other titles by Wilbur Smith ]

ISBN: 9781405005708

Length: 501 Pages

Condition: Secondhand Hardcover with dustjacket

Product Code: Smith-W

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Special Notes: the page edges are yellowing.

The Triumph of the Sun

#4 in the Courtney 3 series

1884 and in Khartoum, on the banks of the Nile, the Courtneys meet the Ballantynes in this epic adventure from one of the world's most celebrated novelists In the Sudan, decades of brutal misgovernment by the ruling Egyptian Khedive in Cairo precipitate a fierce and bloody rebellion and Holy War headed by a charismatic new religious leader, The Madhi or "Expected One". The British are forced to intervene to protect their national interests and to attempt to rescue the hundreds of British subjects stranded in the country. Along with hundreds of others, British trader and businessman, Ryder Courtney is trapped in the capital city of Khartoum. It is here that he meets Captain Penrod Ballantyne of the 10th Hussars, as well as the British Consul, David Benbrook and his three beautiful daughters. Against the vivid and bloody backdrop of the siege of Khartoum, in which British General Charles George Gordon is killed and the British retreat, these three powerful men fight to survive.

About Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful publication of WHEN THE LION FEEDS, and has since written nearly thirty novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages. Wilbur Smith lives in London and continues to have an abiding concern for the peoples and wildlife of his native continent, an interest strongly reflected in his novels.

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