A Bit of Yellow Peril Fiction – Edgar Wallace’s The Yellow Snake

Came across this cover the other day. Edgar Wallace’s 1926 The Yellow Snake (Sometimes called The Black Tenth) concerns Fing-Su, a graduate of Oxford and head of the dread Society of the Joyful Hands, which he leads in his quest to dominate the world. The name “Yellow Snake” was bestowed on him by his opponent, Clifford Lynne. Not dissimilar to a Fu Manchu, Fing-Su employs blackmail, bribery, and kidnapping to further his own nefarious aims. There’s a more detailed review of the novel here.