Author : Edgar Wallace
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 11,51 MB
Release : 2022-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
These are the concluding stories about Mr. J. G. Reeder, a police officer with a "criminal mind." The book contains the following short stories: "The Guv'nor" - "The Man Who Died" - "The Treasure House" - "The Shadow Man."
Author : Lenny McLean
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 15,73 MB
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1843586789
THIS IS THE CLASSIC BOOK THAT STARTED AN ENTIRE GENRE – THE STORY OF THE MOST ICONIC HARDMAN OF THEM ALL. Lenny McLean was one of the deadliest bareknuckle fighters Britain has ever seen. He had dear, powerful friends, but he also had terrible enemies. So much so that he had two bullet wounds in his back – each from a different attack. He was also stabbed repeatedly – always from behind. But Lenny was also a warm, big-hearted grizzly bear of a man, whose main weakness was an overwhelming desire to put the welfare of his mates ahead of his own well-being. In his extraordinary autobiography, he tells of how the mafia flew him to New York to take on their greatest bareknuckle boxer in a multi-million pound illicit bout. The Mafia’s man lasted less than three minutes. When the IRA fronted up a London gang in a money-laundering scam, Lenny was brought in to intimidate the terrorists. The IRA, not surprisingly, backed off. . . His most serious trial came when he was accused of murder. Fighting to prove his innocence against a minimum sentence of twenty-five years, Lenny never gave up – and went on to be found not guilty. This is a tale of one man’s triumph against almost insurmountable odds, in a battle that Len fought every day for himself, and to ‘put steam on the table’ for his wife and kids.
Author : John ‘The Neck’ Houchin
Publisher : Random House
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,11 MB
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1473578825
Don't cross The Neck. As the right-hand man to 'The Guv’nor' himself, Lenny McLean, John 'The Neck' Houchin is a living legend and is now telling his story for the first time. John trained daily with Lenny in the gym to achieve his huge bulk and neck, all 23 inches of it, required to frighten the hell out of troublemakers. As the enforcers for the Krays and the Richardsons, they worked together regularly over many years 'sorting out' whatever needed sorting. These are the mean streets of London back when swift justice as well as fearless loyalty were the order of the day. A new insider take from one of the most notorious characters of the time, this book is full of chippy dialogue, gangster banter, the biggest brawls, old school honour codes and pithy reflection on the changing times – from the hard men to the high life.
Author : Kelly McLean
Publisher : John Blake
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,16 MB
Release : 2018
Category : East End (London, England)
ISBN : 9781786069191
Lenny McLean, better known as The Guv'nor, was a legendary and sometimes terrifying figure: a bare-knuckle fighter, bouncer and, in later life, an actor. He was a formidable force in the East End and across London, but behind his towering demeanor was a loving father who provided a safe haven for his children. For his only daughter, Kelly, his status brought with it a reputation both to live up to, and sometimes escape. Kelly experienced the old East End way of life, often lived just outside the law, first-hand and equally the uncertainty that came with her father's mood swings and the "black dog" that followed him around, despite their close bond. The connection between father and daughter became even more apparent as Kelly began to battle her own mental health issues that, as a mom to two young children, would threaten to destroy her life. In this incredibly frank and poignant memoir, Kelly McLean provides a unique insight into life growing up as the daughter of one of the last old-school fighters, featuring many previously untold stories. This is the story of East End life from a woman who has seen it, lived it, and sometimes been plagued by it.
Author : Victor Bridges
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 36,63 MB
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
This is a collection of stories first published in 1920 by the English writer, Victor Bridges. There are 15 stories in all adventures set in a variety of countries.
Author : Jerome J.K.
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 11,94 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 5521070931
Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859–1927) was an English writer and humourist. «Malvina of Brittany» is a highly entertaining work that describes the life of Malvina, the Queen’s attendant. This is a early shortstory collection of Jerome, which includes «Malvina of Brittany», «The Street of the Blank Wall», «His Evening Out», «The Lesson», Sylvia of the Letters», and «The Fawn Gloves».
Author : Edgar Wallace
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 47,79 MB
Release : 2010-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0755122623
'I see wrong in everything,' said Mr Reeder, 'I have the mind of a criminal.' Working for the Public Prosecutor he finds plenty to stretch his extraordinary mind. Here are eight thrilling, highly original tales from one of the greatest talents ever applied to detective fiction.
Author : Peter Gerrard
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 20,17 MB
Release : 2007-02-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1784184454
"The Guv'nor" was a classic book that started an entire genre. It was the original and incredible true story of the world's greatest hard man, Lenny McLean. Ever since it was published, fans of Lenny have been clamouring to know more and more about this legendary figure. Now, at last, Lenny's co-author Peter Gerrard has gathered together the stories that Lenny told about his life that did not make it into the original book...Lenny McLean's life story is an inspirational one. A bare-knuckle fighter by profession, he was one of the most notorious figures ever to emerge from the East End of London. Whoever you were, if you did right by the Guv'nor, you'd have a friend for life; if you crossed him, it would be at your peril. His untimely death in 1998, following a battle against cancer, was a tragic loss for family and friends and left his legions of fans shocked and bereft.Now those fans have a unique opportunity to learn more about their hero. So packed with adventures, bouts, rucks and amazing stories was Lenny's life that it would have been impossible to fit his whole life into one book.Thanks to the conversations between Lenny and his 'book man' Peter Gerrard, the parts of his life that were not revealed before are now within these pages to be enjoyed and treasured by generations of his admirers.
Author : Lucy Cecil Lillie
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,18 MB
Release : 1883
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Henry Lawson
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 34,96 MB
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The protagonists of these tales are herdsmen, sheep shearers, miners hardened by a life at the limits of the animalistic: a varied and desperate humanity that nevertheless knows how to develop and preserve the profound sense of human solidarity, which is revealed at every moment. But the real protagonist is the inhospitable bush, an immense and boundless space that, between prairie and bush, constitutes a large part of the Australian territory. This environment, however, also generates behaviour bordering on the absurd and insane, to the point of comic figures. "Triangles of Life and Other Stories" is a short story collection by Henry Lawson.
