
audiobook
by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull
The stories follow the legendary gentleman thief known across Europe as the Great Unknown. A nobleman with impeccable manners, he uses wit and daring disguises to outwit swindlers and return stolen wealth to its rightful owners. Though a master of deception, his guiding principle is to protect the innocent and aid those the law has failed.
Now the suave rogue has set up a base in the Netherlands, sharing a villa in Amsterdam’s leafy Willemspark with his loyal young aide, Charly Brand, and the long‑serving house‑keeper James. Each episode places him amid bustling markets, student gatherings in Groningen, circus tents in Scheveningen and elegant salons in Rotterdam, where he devises colorful schemes that expose greedy criminals while delighting the local crowds. Listeners can expect clever dialogue, vivid Dutch scenery, and the charming clash between a polished English aristocrat and the everyday lives of Dutch society.
Language
nl
Duration
~2 hours (117K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Netherlands: Roman- Boek- en Kunsthandel, 1910, pubdate 1923.
Credits
The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/
Release date
2023-07-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1881–1928
A prolific German storyteller of popular adventure and crime fiction, he wrote under the pen name Theo von Blankensee as well as his own name, Matthias Blank. His books came from the fast-moving world of early 20th-century entertainment, where suspense and action mattered most.
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1872–1920
A prolific German popular writer and journalist, he moved easily between novels, magazines, and the early film world. His career captures a lively moment when adventure fiction and new screen storytelling were growing side by side.
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