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  Sax Rohmer
Sir Denis Nayland Smith is the opponent of the diabolically ingenious villain for more than a quarter of a century.
Fu-Manchu is dead, so what have we to fear?" "We have to fear," replied Smith throwing himself into a corner of the settee, "the Si-Fan!"' In 1915 Rohmer invented the detective character Gaston Max, who appeared first in THE YELLOW CLAW.
In THE ISLAND OF FU MANCHU (1941) Sir Lionel Barton, the greatest Orientalist in Europe, says that Fu Manchu is "an enemy whose insects, bacteria, stranglers, strange poisons, could do more harm in a week than Hitler's army could do in a year." After World War II the Rohmers moved to New York City.
www.kirjasto.sci.fi /rohmer.htm   (2163 words)

  
 Geometry.Net - Authors: Rohmer Sax   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Imagine that awful being, and you have a mental picture of Dr Fu Manchu, the yellow peril incarnate in one man..." (from The Mystery of Dr Fu Manchu Sax Rohmer was born Arthur Henry Ward in Birmingham of Irish parents.
Fu Manchu was particularly known for his hypnotic jade green eyes: Nayland Smith was one of the few people who meet his gaze without falling under their hypnotic power.
The murder attempt was foiled because Smith had noted Petrie's actions and appearance after the kidnaping earlier that was to facilitate the hypnotic induction and suspected foul play of this sort, and took the precaution of unloading Petrie's pistol.
www.889.com /authors/rohmer_sax.php   (1562 words)

  
 The Original Wold Newton Universe Crossover Chronology Part X
Farmer states that he is not in a position to confirm or deny that Nick Adams, Jr., is the son of Ernest Hemingway's Nick Adams.
In a flashback sequence, Shockwave (Lancaster Sneed, the nephew of Nayland Smith) is shown wearing a blazer exactly like the blazers with which former British agent John Drake was provided during his stay at The Village.
Sir John Raleigh, the new head of U.N.C.L.E.'s New York headquarters, bears an uncanny resemblance to John Steed of The Avengers.
www.pjfarmer.com /woldnewton/Chron10.htm   (8369 words)

  
 Sherlock Holmes Pastiche Characters - Story Summaries E
Story: When Holmes visits him at his consulting room, Watson tells him of a patient, known only as John Smith, at St Porphyry's Hospital who believes he is, and is believed to be by other patients and members of staff, the Devil.
The man claims he will be returning to the netherworld that same night, so Holmes and Watson travel to the hospital, where Smith has had a strange influence on patients and staff.
After an interview with Smith, in which he shows knowledge of Holmes's recent work, Holmes resolves to return to his cell at midnight when he is due to make his disappearance.
www.schoolandholmes.com /summariese.html   (5175 words)

  
 Books Related to Sax Rohmer
Includes a chapter titled "West is East: Nayland Smith's Sinophobia and Sax Rohmer's Bank Balance."
"The conditions of Miss Smith's rescue, however, are mysterious enough to form the subject of a Sax Rohmer story, for although she was discovered in the Flame Lighthouse, she protests that she is unable to explain how she got there."
The hero's name, Sir John Weymouth-Smythe, is a clear combination of the names of two Rohmer heros: Inspector Weymouth and Nayland Smith.
www.njedge.net /~knapp/related.htm   (3732 words)

  
 Denmark HQ : Invasion Of Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Narrative year by year account of the war with excerpts from Sir John Fortescue'sHistory of the British Army.
CNN.com - Japan braces for fan invasion - May 1, 2002
Chronology of Dr. Fu Manchu and Sir Denis Nayland Smith.
denmarkhq.com /invasionofdenmark/index.php   (753 words)

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