The Drums of Jeopardy
About this book
The Drums of Jeopardy is a 1920 American novel by Harold MacGrath. The story was serialized by the The Saturday Evening Post beginning in January of 1920. In 1922 the book was made into a Broadway play and the following year a motion picture. A second film version appeared in 1931. It is said that a young Boris Karloff, who previously had a few uncredited film roles, chose his stage name for his first screen credit in 1920 from a Russian mad scientist character named "Boris Karlov" in this novel.
Reader Profile
3.6/5 · 20 readers · 448 pages · ≈ 8 h 18 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read The Drums of Jeopardy?
About ≈ 8 h 18 m — 448 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Drums of Jeopardy?
448 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Drums of Jeopardy?
It sits on the Thriller, Fiction shelves.
Is The Drums of Jeopardy in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who wrote The Drums of Jeopardy?
Harold MacGrath (1871–1932).
Where can I read The Drums of Jeopardy online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library. Open Library