Mystery of Overend and Gurney - Adventures in the Victorian Financial Underworld

Klappentext Presents an account portrait of a period in history and a financial event that was the Barings scandal of its day. This book evokes the City of London in the mid-Victorian period and populates it with a cast of true-life characters (the birdwatching John Henry Gurney! the sinister Sir Basil Zaharoff and the vengeful Adam Thom). Zusammenfassung Presents an account portrait of a period in history and a financial event that was the Barings scandal of its day. This book evokes the City of London in the mid-Victorian period and populates it with a cast of true-life characters (the birdwatching John Henry Gurney! the sinister Sir Basil Zaharoff and the vengeful Adam Thom).

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey Elliott
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.08.2006
• EAN: 9780413775733
• ISBN: 978-0-413-77573-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries