Fire Below
 1934 H&S dustjacket | |
| Author | Dornford Yates |
|---|---|
| Series | Chandos books |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton[1] |
Publication date | 1930[1] |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 320[1] |
| Preceded by | Blood Royal |
| Followed by | She Fell Among Thieves |
Fire Belowis a 1930 adventure novel by the English authorDornford Yates(Cecil William Mercer), the fourth in hisChandosthriller series and a sequel toBlood Royal.The book was published in the US under the titleBy Royal Command.[2]
Plot
[edit]Chandos and Hanbury are lured back to the fictional Principality of Riechtenburg by a forged telegram.
Background
[edit]In this novel, the author continued to mine ideas fromAnthony Hope,specificallyRupert of Hentzau.[3]Commenting in 1958 through his character Boy Pleydell, Mercer acknowledged resemblances between his work and that of Hope, particularly mentioningFire BelowandBlood Royal.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]TheChandosseries had made the name of Dornford Yates widely known, andFire Belowwas as received as eagerly when it appeared in June 1930 as his earlierChandosbooks had been.[5]
The original dustjacket included the following quotes -
- Frank Swinnertonin theEvening News- "It is tremendously competent, exciting and quick moving."
- John o' London's Weekly- "Mr. Dornford Yates adds another volume to the astounding adventures of Richard Chandos. The book is packed with rapid incident. Mr. Yates' invention is amazing- there is no other word for it...here Mr. Yates is at his very best."
- Queen- "Amazingly good."
- Yorkshire Post- Mr. Dornford Yates takes my breath away. "
References
[edit]- ^abc"British Library Item details".primocat.bl.uk.Retrieved11 May2020.
- ^Macdonald, Kate (2015).Novelists Against Social Change.Palgrave Macmillan. p. 226.ISBN978-1137457714.
- ^Smithers 1982,p. 152.
- ^Yates, Dornford (1958).B-Berry and I Look Back.London:Ward Lock.p. 148.
- ^Smithers 1982,pp. 152, 153.
Bibliography
[edit]- Smithers, AJ (1982).Dornford Yates.London:Hodder and Stoughton.ISBN0-340-27547-2.
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