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Title: The Great Train Robbery

Other Available Formats:
Hardcover, 1975
Hardcover, 1975
Audio Cassette, 1975
Paperback, 1993
Paperback, 1995
Paperback, 1997
Prebinding, 2001
Paperback, 2002
Prebinding, 2003
Hardcover, 2004
Paperback, 2008

Synopsis
In Victorian London, Edward Pierce orchestrates the crime of the century, the famous train robbery of 1855, when train travel was scarcely a quarter of a century old. The novel is told in five parts: Preparations, The Keys, Delays and Difficulties, The Great Train Robbery, and Arrest and Trial, and covers the several years it took to plan and execute the crime. Crichton directed the 1979 version of the film that starred Sean Connery.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Weight:        0.4 Pounds
Height:         7.5 Inches
Width:          4.5 Inches
Thickness:    0.8 Inches


Publisher Notes
In 1855, mysterious master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British Army in the Crimea. Book available.

Industry Reviews
"A nineteenth-century version of 'The Sting'...A nice Victorian flavor...Crichton makes it all work because he has such a nice eye for 'the illuminating detail'."
'One gorgeous read."
"Exciting...Each episode is set against the background of the underworld, the lodging houses in the slums...the bordellos, the pubs, and the prisons..."


Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Great Train Robbery and it was written by Michael Crichton, Michael Cumpsty (Narrator). This edition of The Great Train Robbery is in a Audio format. This books publish date is September 1996 and it has a suggested retail price of $18. There are pages in the book and it was published by Random House. The 10 digit ISBN is 0679448950 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780679448952. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.