The Grand Babylon Hotel

By Arnold Bennett

Subjects: Fiction, general, London (england), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, Cosmopolitanism, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Hotels, Classic Literature, Hotelkeepers

Description: Thronging with princes, diplomats, beautiful heiresses and international conspirators, the sumptuous suites and corridors of the Grand Babylon are buzzing with gossip, intrigue — even murder. The action opens (and swings from one cliff-hanger to the next) when Theodore Racksole, a New York railroad millionaire with more money than sense, decides to buy up the Grand Babylon, 'for an amusement'