The Master Key 9789356562974 The preface warns that communism

The preface warns that communism is "haunting Europe" and urges Communists to publicly state their beliefs and objectives in order to "counter this nursery story of the spectre with a manifesto of the party itself

The titular figure is a sculptor whose talent wins him the support of a wealthy benefactor

At the age of fifty

Joseph Conrad wrote a novella titled The End of the Tether in 1902

The ship's covert mission to kidnap a yacht and hold a millionaire's daughter's ransom is shortly carried out

The Master Key 9789356562974 The preface warns that communismL. Frank Baum, the creator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published his first book, The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy Tale, Founded Upon the Mysteries of Electricity and the Optimism of Its Devotees, in 1901. Robert Stanton Baum, who was born in 1886 and would have been approximately fifteen at the time of publication, was the recipient of a dedication in Baum's book. The main character is a parent who supports his son's electrical experiments and