I picked this up in the Hungarian section in Daunt Books assuming that something called 'The Pendragon Legend' had been put in the wrong place. Very glad I did because I took a look at the blurb and it was straight into my shopping bag. It's written by a Hungarian Jew born at the end of the 19th century who fell in love with England and the English. Parts of it read as a parody of Buchan, some of Wodehouse, some of Agatha Christie and some of Wilkie Collins. a really enjoyable adventure. apparently his masterpiece is more serious, so maybe not such a rollicking read, but it's on my list now.
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