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Beau Ideal (novel)
''Beau Ideal'' is a 1927 novel by P. C. Wren. It was the second sequel to his 1924 novel ''Beau Geste''. It was adapted into the 1931 film '' Beau Ideal''. Plot The story is of Otis Vanbrugh, brother of Hank and Mary Vanbrugh, who featured in ''Beau Sabreur''. Otis and Mary leave a despotic father in Wyoming and make the Grand Tour of Europe. After meeting a French colonel their travel extends to North Africa. There their adventures become intwined with those already narrated in ''Beau Sabreur'' and ''Beau Geste''. In this third volume, and second sequel, definite disclosure is made of what happened the night the Blue Water was stolen and by whom (Wren will elaborate this part again in ''Spanish Maine''). Raoul d'Auray de Redon appears as an unsung hero of the French Secret Service. ''Beau Ideal'' is the "American" novel of the so called trilogy (which in fact spreads through five books), as ''Beau Geste'' is the "British" novel and ''Beau Sabreur'' is the "French" novel. It is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Ideal (novel)
''Beau Ideal'' is a 1927 novel by P. C. Wren. It was the second sequel to his 1924 novel ''Beau Geste''. It was adapted into the 1931 film '' Beau Ideal''. Plot The story is of Otis Vanbrugh, brother of Hank and Mary Vanbrugh, who featured in ''Beau Sabreur''. Otis and Mary leave a despotic father in Wyoming and make the Grand Tour of Europe. After meeting a French colonel their travel extends to North Africa. There their adventures become intwined with those already narrated in ''Beau Sabreur'' and ''Beau Geste''. In this third volume, and second sequel, definite disclosure is made of what happened the night the Blue Water was stolen and by whom (Wren will elaborate this part again in ''Spanish Maine''). Raoul d'Auray de Redon appears as an unsung hero of the French Secret Service. ''Beau Ideal'' is the "American" novel of the so called trilogy (which in fact spreads through five books), as ''Beau Geste'' is the "British" novel and ''Beau Sabreur'' is the "French" novel. It is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |