The Four Hundred

This hardback book looks new and has been read but is in very good condition. No obvious damage to the cover, however the dust jacket is missing. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May have very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.

The Four Hundred is a fictional story of the 1873 Bank of England Forgery. This forgery lead to a loss of over 100,000 pounds against the Bank of England and was only limited to this due to the tiniest of oversights which then unravelled the entire scheme.

The entire book moves forwards with determination that draws you into its historic world. First the plotting, then to the set up, then carrying out the crime, wrapping up, the error, the bailing out of England as fugitives then coming to the end is a climatic police chase, which being set in the 19th century, is on foot through terrace houses as the character in question frantically tries to reach a railway station to freedom.

Overall, a great novel based on real events, a novel which might lead you to wanting to know more about one of the greatest crimes in Victorian England.

ISBN: 978-0671400712