Double Dan (novel)

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Double Dan
Author Edgar Wallace
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date
1924
Media typePrint

Double Dan is a 1924 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. [1] It released in the United States under the alternative title of Diana of Kara Kara.

In 1927 it was adapted into a stage play of the same name by Wallace, which was poorly received by critics and closed after nine performances at London's Savoy Theatre. [2]

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References

  1. Kiddle p.28
  2. Wearing p.513

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