Ovington's Bank - Stanley J. Weyman

'Ovington's Bank' is set in 1825 and was published in 1922 but - as the Financial Crisis of 2007 demonstrates - is as relevant today as it ever was. The story follows a run on a private bank and is based on the British Panic that saw 70 banks fail. As the financial fallout lands, the gentry and the business classes scramble to save themselves, while being forced to examine their morals and motives. This pacey narrative features a mugging, a stagecoach dash to London, a theft and a love affair. Who... Zobrazit více