Synopsis
The Constable of St. Nicholas is a novel written by Edwin Lester Linden Arnold and published in 1894. The story is set in the medieval town of St. Nicholas, where the constable, or chief law enforcement officer, is responsible for maintaining order and justice. The protagonist of the story is the young and brave constable, who is tasked with investigating a series of crimes that have been committed in the town.As the constable delves deeper into the investigation, he discovers that the crimes are linked to a powerful and wealthy merchant, who is using his influence to evade justice. The constable must use all his skills and resources to bring the merchant to justice and restore order to the town.Along the way, the constable also faces personal challenges, including a love interest and a rival for his position. The novel is a thrilling tale of adventure, romance, and justice, set against the backdrop of a medieval town. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the social and political structures of the time, as well as the challenges faced by those tasked with upholding the law.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
About the Author
Born Edwin Lester Linden Arnold (14 May 1857 – 1 March 1935) he was born in Swanscombe, Kent, as the son of Sir Edwin Arnold, a renowned orientalist, and journalist. Edwin Lester spent most of his childhood in India but returned to England to study agriculture and ornithology. He became a journalist (1883), and between 1877 and 1887 he published his first non-fiction books: A Holiday in Scandinavia (1877) and Bird Life in England (1887). His first novel The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician was initially serialized in the Illustrated London News and, later on, collected as a book in the U.S. and U. K. His following novels, Rutherford the Twice-born (1892), The Constable of Saint Nicholas (1894), The Story of Ulla and other Tales (1895), and Lepidus the Centurion: A Roman of Today (1901), mostly flopped commercially. Probably the late 19th Century readers did not appreciate Edwin Lester’s witty and ironic style. He made one last attempt at writing fiction with the today famous Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation (1905). The initial reception of the book was tepid and led Edwin Lester to stop writing until his dead in 1935.
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