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Author | Michael Crichton |
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Language | English |
Genre | Historical novel, Crime novel |
Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | May 1975 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 266 |
ISBN | 0-394-49401-6 |
OCLC | 1175916 |
813/.5/4 | |
LC Class | PZ4.C9178 Gr PS3553.R48 |
Preceded by | The Terminal Man |
Followed by | Eaters of the Dead |
The Great Train Robbery is a best-selling 1975 historical novel written by Michael Crichton, his third novel under his own name and his thirteenth novel overall. Originally published in the US by Alfred A. Knopf (then a division of Random House), it was later published by Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The novel tells the story of the Great Gold Robbery of 1855, a massive gold heist that takes place on a train travelling through Victorian-era England on 22 May 1855. Most of the book takes place in London. A 1978 film adaptation was written and directed by Crichton.