The Despatch-Rider
Written by Edgar Wallace
Narrated by Anne Dover
()
About this audiobook
A story from The Prisoner’s Defence, a collection of First World War short stories. Women’s contribution to the war effort was constantly changing and "The Despatch-Rider" follows one young woman’s determination to contribute in a practical way.
Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace (1875–1932) was one of the most popular and prolific authors of his era. His hundred-odd books, including the groundbreaking Four Just Men series and the African adventures of Commissioner Sanders and Lieutenant Bones, have sold over fifty million copies around the world. He is best remembered today for his thrillers and for the original version of King Kong, which was revised and filmed after his death.
Related to The Despatch-Rider
Related audiobooks
The Other Guy's Bride Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Duke's Temptation Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Murder in Westminster Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover: The Fourth Rule of Scoundrels Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Band Sinister Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Scoundrel of My Heart Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not by Sight Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Happened One Midnight Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows: Feminine Pursuits Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Our Man Adelaide: The Faceless Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Coop Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5A Valiant Deceit Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Do You Want to Start a Scandal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Potion for Passion Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Immortal Highlander Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Curious Case Of The Clockwork Menace Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Slightly Wicked Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twelve Nights as His Mistress Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Naked Baron Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths: The Best New Original Stories of the Genre Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don't Bargain with the Devil Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Her Night with the Duke Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Jade Lioness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Fine Passion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Duke, the Spy, an Artist, and a Lie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Spitfire Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Indiscretion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wicked House of Rohan Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dante's Numbers Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Wars & Military For You
The Book of Five Rings Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Saved: A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Agincourt 1415: Field of Blood Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Kill Anything That Moves Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Diary of Anne Frank Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Templars: The History and the Myth: From Solomon's Temple to the Freemasons Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dirty Tricks Department: Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the Masterminds of World War II Secret Warfare Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Kingdom Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin - Book Summary: How U.S. Navy SEALS Lead And Win Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Korean War: A History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine: From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Rape of Nanking: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Massacre during the Second Sino-Japanese War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You're Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When I Come Home Again: 'A page-turning literary gem' THE TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF 2020 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5On Palestine Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for The Despatch-Rider
0 ratings0 reviews