Sax Rohmer
Born	February 15, 1883 Birmingham, United Kingdom
Died	June 1, 1959

Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (February 15, 1883 - June 1, 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist. He is most remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu. Image File history File links Sax_Rohmer. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... This article is about the fictional literature character. ...

Born in Birmingham he had an entirely working class education and early career before beginning to write. His first published work was in 1903, the short story The Mysterious Mummy for Pearson's Weekly. He made his early living writing comedy sketches for performers and short stories and serials for magazines. In 1909 he married Rose Knox. He published his first novel in 1910, Pause! and the first Fu Manchu story, The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu was serialized over 1912-13. It was an immediate success with its pacy and racist story of Sir Denis Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie facing the worldwide conspiracy of the 'Yellow Peril'. The Fu Manchu stories, together with those featuring Gaston Max or Morris Klaw, made Rohmer one of the most successful and well-paid writers in of the 1920s and 1930s. But Rohmer was very poor at handling his wealth. After World War II the Rohmers moved to New York. See also Birmingham, USA, and other places called Birmingham. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Sir Denis Nayland Smith is a fictional character, the adversary of the villainous Fu Manchu in the popular novels of Sax Rohmer. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

A number of films were made featuring Dr. Fu Manchu. The name was revived in a very variable series starring Christopher Lee in the 1960s with The Face of Fu Manchu (1965), The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967), The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968), and The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969). Pulp film legend Harry Alan Towers produced two films based on the Sumuru character in the 1960s, and an updated space fantasy version in 2002. Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922 in Belgravia, London) is a legendary and prolific English actor known for his versatility, his professional longevity, and his distinctive basso delivery. ... Harry Alan Towers (born in London on October 19, 1920) is a film producer and screenwriter, who produced over a hundred feature films. ...

Selected bibliography

• Pause!, 1910
• The Sins of Severac Bablon, 1912
• The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu, [US Title: The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu] 1913
• The Yellow Claw, 1915
• The Devil Doctor, [US Title: The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu] 1916
• The Si-Fan Mysteries, [US Title: The Hand of Fu Manchu] 1917
• Brood of the Witch Queen, 1918
• Tales of Secret Egypt, 1918
• Dope, 1919
• The Golden Scorpion, 1919
• Quest of the Sacred Slipper, 1919
• The Dream Detective, 1920
• The Green Eyes of Bast, 1920
• The Haunting of Low Fennel, 1920
• Bat Wing, 1920
• Tales of Chinatown, 1922
• Fire Tongue, 1922
• Grey Face, 1924
• Yellow Shadows, 1925
• Moon of Madness, 1927
• She Who Sleeps, 1928
• The Book of Fu Manchu, [Compilation of first 3 Books] 1929
• The Daughter of Fu Manchu, 1931
• Yu'an Hee See Laughs, 1932
• The Mask of Fu Manchu, 1932
• Fu Manchu's Bride, 1933 [UK Title: The Bride of Fu Manchu]
• The Bat Flies Low, 1935
• President Fu Manchu, 1936
• White Velvet, 1936
• The Drums of Fu Manchu, 1939
• The Island of Fu Manchu, 1941
• The Shadow of Fu Manchu, 1948
• The Sins of Sumuru, [US Title: Nude in Mink] 1950
• The Slaves of Sumuru, [US Title: Sumuru] 1952
• Virgin in Flames, [US Title: Fire Goddess] 1953
• Sand and Satin, [US Title: Return of Sumuru] 1955
• Sinister Madonna, 1956
• Re-enter Fu Manchu, 1957 [UK Title: Re-Enter Dr. Fu Manchu]
• Emperor Fu Manchu, 1959
• The Wrath of Fu Manchu, 1973 [published posthumously]

External links

Wikisource has original works written by or about:

Sax Rohmer

• Works by Sax Rohmer at Project Gutenberg