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The Chinese Parrot. The House Without a Key is a 1925 novel by Earl Derr Biggers, the first of the Charlie Chan mysteries. Set in 1920s Hawaiʻi, the novel acquaints the reader with the look and feel of the islands from the standpoint of both white and non-white inhabitants, describing social class structures and customs of the era.
- Earl Derr Biggers
- 1925 (1st edition)
- 1925
- Mystery novel
Oct 1, 2008 · The House Without a Key surprised me with its clever plotting and beautiful writing. Most of the story takes place in Honolulu of the 1920’s, and the lush descriptions of the city, and in particular the old hotels and mansions on Waikiki Beach, truly make the reader pine for a time that has long sense passed.
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Jan 5, 2021 · The House Without a Key is a novel that was written in 1925 by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the first of the Charlie Chan mysteries written by Biggers. The novel is perhaps the best-written of the entire series, and is very well-crafted.
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Jul 7, 2022 · John Quincy Winterslip, a young lawyer from Boston, travels to Hawaii to visit his wealthy uncle, Dan Winterslip. John had failed a request to retrieve and destroy a certain box from his uncle's house in San Francisco - but others are also eager to find it. He arrives in Hawaii and learns that his uncle has been murdered.
Title: The House Without a Key Author: Earl Derr Biggers * A Project Gutenberg of Australia eBook * eBook No.: 0200671h.html Language: English Date first posted: Sep 2002 Most recent update: August 2016 This eBook was produced by Colin Choat and Roy Glashan.
The House Without a Key is a 1926 American mystery serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It is based on the 1925 novel of the same name and is the first onscreen appearance of the fictional detective Charlie Chan, although the main stars are Allene Ray and Walter Miller. [1] The serial film is now considered to be lost.
