The Double Florin
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| Author | John Rhode |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Geoffrey Bles |
Publication date | 1924 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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The Double Florin is a 1924 thriller novel by John Rhode, the pen name of the British writer Cecil Street.[1] Like H.C. McNeile's Bulldog Drummond and Agatha Christie's The Secret Adversary the plot revolves around a Bolshevik conspiracy to destroy capitalism and western democracy.[2] The title refers to the Double florin coin.
It was his second published novel and anticipated the introduction of his best-known character Dr. Priestley in his following book The Paddington Mystery. The conspiracy is being directed by Professor Sanderson, a brilliant mathematician.[3] Sanderson is not himself a communist, but is manipulating the organisation to try and create a new order based on pure reason.[4]
