This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1932 and we
are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The
Steward' is a collection of short stories that include 'The left Pass',
'The Little Baroness', 'Solo and the Lady', and many more. Richard
Horatio Edgar Wallace was born in London, England in 1875. He received
his early education at St. Peter's School and the Board School, but
after a frenetic teens involving a rash engagement and frequently
changing employment circumstances, Wallace went into the military. He
served in the Royal West Kent Regiment in England and then as part of
the Medical Staff Corps stationed in South Africa. Whilst in the Balkans
covering the Russo-Japanese War, Wallace found the inspiration for The
Four Just Men, published in 1905. Over the rest of his life, Wallace
produced some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. These were largely adventure
narratives with elements of crime or mystery, and usually combined a
bombastic sensationalism with hammy violence.