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read Phillips 
for Libri Vox 
by Oppenheim 


Adrian Praetzillis 


A sweet, simple tale of how friendship and honesty triumph over 
money. The protagonist’s pun of a name—Enrnest Bliss—foreshadows 
the plot in which this bored young millionaire transforms his indolent 
self and finds love. Typical of its era (1919), this book contains a few 
antisemitic stereotypes. The story was made famous by the 1936 
film The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss with Cary Grant and Mary 
Brian. 


E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946), was born in London and wrote 
more than one hundred novels as well as many short stories and film 
adaptations, some under the name of Anthony Partridge. His 1941 
autobiography, The Pool of Memory, is well worth reading. (Summary 
by Adrian Praetzellis) 


E.Phillips Oppenheim 
E.Phillips Oppenheim 


Read by Adrian Praetzillis. Total running time: 09:08:15 


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The Curious Quest 
The Curious Quest