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The Great Train Robbery
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Lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side in Victorian London -- and Edward Pierce easily navigates both worlds. Rich, handsome, and ingenious, he charms the city's most prominent citizens even as he plots the crime of his century, the daring theft of a fortune in gold. But even Pierce could not predict the consequences of an extraordinary robbery that targets the pride of England's industrial the mighty steam locomotive. Based on remarkable fact, and alive with the gripping suspense, surprise, and authenticity that are his trademarks, Michael Crichton's classic adventure is a breathtaking thrill-ride that races along tracks of steel at breakneck speed.
300 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 12,1975
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300 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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January 1, 1979 by Bantam Book
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9780553129199
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0553129198
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English
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Edward Pierce
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About the author
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Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was one of the most successful novelists of his generation, admired for his meticulous scientific research and fast-paced narrative. He graduated summa cum laude and earned his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1969. His first novel, Odds On (1966), was written under the pseudonym John Lange and was followed by seven more Lange novels. He also wrote as Michael Douglas and Jeffery Hudson. His novel A Case of Need won the Edgar Award in 1969. Popular throughout the world, he has sold more than 200 million books. His novels have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and thirteen have been made into films.
Michael Crichton died of lymphoma in 2008. He was 66 years old.
Michael Crichton died of lymphoma in 2008. He was 66 years old.
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3 stelle, anche se ci arriva un po' a fatica e soprattutto per merito dell'ultima parte: tutti i preparativi, infatti, sono alla lunga noiosi, gli inserti saggistici sulla società vittoriana sono più o meno interessanti ma non particolarmente originali, approfonditi o illuminanti, ma gli ultimi capitoli, quelli col racconto vero e proprio della rapina, sono in effetti avventurosi e avvincenti. Una lettura, insomma, di puro e semplice intrattenimento, rapida.
Il libro è in tutto e per tutto un romanzo e non va considerato una ricostruzione "storicamente ineccepibile" della rapina realmente avvenuta nel 1855 sul treno Londra-Folkenstone: sono tali e tanti i dettagli inventati o diversi dalla realtà (a cominciare dal fatto che l'ideatore del piano, dopo l'arresto e il processo, non riuscì affatto ad evadere dal carcere) che questa cosa, confesso, un po' mi ha fatto indispettire. Ma capisco che così modificata la storia era perfetta per farci un film.
Il libro è in tutto e per tutto un romanzo e non va considerato una ricostruzione "storicamente ineccepibile" della rapina realmente avvenuta nel 1855 sul treno Londra-Folkenstone: sono tali e tanti i dettagli inventati o diversi dalla realtà (a cominciare dal fatto che l'ideatore del piano, dopo l'arresto e il processo, non riuscì affatto ad evadere dal carcere) che questa cosa, confesso, un po' mi ha fatto indispettire. Ma capisco che così modificata la storia era perfetta per farci un film.
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I forgot Michael Crichton wrote this, it is different from the rest of his books but it's still pretty good
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Based on factual accounts through excerpts of the trial, Crichton delivers a fast-paced Victorian crime story. I liked how Crichton set up the story from the inception, to the planning, to the mishaps, and eventually to the execution of The Great Train Robbery. Edward Pierce, the mastermind behind The Great Train Robbery of 1855, is a smart and calculating character. As a reader, I found myself rooting for the bad guy, so to say, as Crichton did a fantastic job telling the story through the eyes of the people behind the robbery. Crichton also interjects nuances and background knowledge on 19th century Victorian socitety throughout the book. By doing so, this allowed the reader to understand the thoughts behind the characters. Overall, a quick read that is just plain fun to read.
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A great book to end the year with!!
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“The institutions of any society are interrelated, even those which appear to have completely opposite goals. Gladstone himself observed: ‘There is often, in the course of this wayward and bewildered life, exterior opposition, and sincere and even violent condemnation, between persons and bodies who are nevertheless profoundly associated by ties and relations that they know not of.’”
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Crime novel on a grand scale, I love how this book covers the plotting and scheming of the robbery. The best comparison I can think of is the ocean eleven, particularly with details like the slang for the jobs typical to this "profession" and the underground roles of people who set these attempts in motion. Its a different spin on the crime with the focus on the criminals and not on those solving the crime. A well written and intriguing suspense novel by a quality author, although this is probably not among the great books most people associate with him, I think definitely think it could be.
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Dobrú knihu spoznáte tak, že si dookola opakujete „Už len jednu kapitolu a potom ju už vážne, ale naozaj vážne odložím!“, avšak k činu sa akosi nemáte. Nečakala som, že ma príbeh tak veľmi chytí. Jurský park síce neprekonal, no nemal k tomu ďaleko. Michael nás v podstate ihneď bez veľkého otáľania vrhne priamo do akcie, nešetrí napínavými scénami a vám tak 320 stránok zmizne pod rukami ani sa nenazdáte.
Ak hľadáte niečo, kvôli čomu na celé jedno poobedie zanedbáte štúdium, priateľov a sociálne siete, Veľká vlaková lúpež bude pre vás to pravé orechové.
Ak hľadáte niečo, kvôli čomu na celé jedno poobedie zanedbáte štúdium, priateľov a sociálne siete, Veľká vlaková lúpež bude pre vás to pravé orechové.
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