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El Kudz, as Arabs call Jerusalem, is, from a certain distance, as they also call it, shellabi kabir. Extremely beautiful. Beautiful upon a mountain. El Kudz means The City, and in a certain sense it is that, to unnumbered millions of people. Ludicrous, uproarious,... Read Full Overview

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"Look for a man named Grim." There is a beautiful belief that journalists may do exactly as they please, and whenever they please. Pleasure with violet eyes was in Chicago. My passport describes me as a journalist. My employer said: "Go to Jerusalem." I went, that was in 1920... Read Full Overview

Jimgrim and Allah's Peace

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Jimgrim and Allah's Peace is an adventure novel written by Talbot Mundy. The story follows James Schuyler Grim, a British intelligence officer who is sent to the Middle East to investigate a group of fanatics who are plotting to overthrow the British government. Along the way,... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...get full control, and how soon. Meanwhile, I'm my own boss more or less--report direct to the Administrator, and he's one of those men who allows you lots of scope."That was the sort of occasional glimpse he gave of himself, and then switched off into straight... Read Full Overview

Jimgrim is an American secret service agent employed by the British andstationed in the Middle East. His adventures, protecting British interestsagainst the French and other countries meddling in the region following WorldWar I, comprise one of the most interesting creations... Read Full Overview

""Jimgrim and Allah's Peace"" is a novel by Talbot Mundy, first published in 1934. The book is set in the Middle East during the early 20th century and follows the adventures of James Schuyler Grim, also known as Jimgrim, an American secret agent working for the British government... Read Full Overview

Talbot Mundy (born William Lancaster Gribbon) (April 23, 1879 - August 5, 1940) was an English writer. He also wrote under the pseudonym Walter Galt. Born in London, at age 16 he ran away from home and began an odyssey in India, Africa, and other parts of the Near and Far East... Read Full Overview