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OverviewMy name is Seymour Wilbraham Wentworth. I am brother-in-law and secretaryto Sir Charles Vandrift, the South African millionaire and famous financier. Manyyears ago, when Charlie Vandrift was a small lawyer in Cape Town, I had the(qualified) good fortune to marry his sister. Much later, when the Vandrift estateand farm near Kimberley developed by degrees into the Cloetedorp Golcondas, Limited, my brother-in-law offered me the not unremunerative post of secretary;in which capacity I have ever since been his constant and attached companion.He is not a man whom any common sharper can take in, is Charles Vandrift.Middle height, square build, firm mouth, keen eyes-the very picture of a sharp andsuccessful business genius. I have only known one rogue impose upon Sir Charles, and that one rogue, as the Commissary of Police at Nice remarked, would doubtlesshave imposed upon a syndicate of Vidocq, Robert Houdin, and Cagliostr Full Product DetailsAuthor: Grant AllenPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.268kg ISBN: 9798732426328Pages: 178 Publication Date: 03 April 2021 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |