In my most recent blog posts I noted that just before his first and most successful trip to Monte Carlo, Charles Wells placed a small-ad in The Times requesting a…
Charles Wells claimed on several occasions that he had developed a unique system for winning at Monte Carlo, though naturally he did not go into any great detail. He is…
In my book, The Man who broke the Bank at Monte Carlo there’s a mystery that has never been entirely solved. In late July the man who broke the bank,…
Following the success of the hardback book, a new and revised paperback edition of The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo has now been scheduled for release on 3rd…
Today guest blogger Anne Fletcher, author of From the Mill to Monte Carlo, writes about her great, great, great uncle Joseph Hobson Jagger – one of the first individuals to…
In a recent blog post here I discussed some of the accomplices who helped Charles Wells in his bank-breaking and other activities. One of these was named by him as…
On a trip to London last week I made a detour via Trafalgar Square to take these photos of Drummonds Bank. Why? Because the bank was already in existence on…
I’m currently enjoying A Tale of Two Sisters on the Yesterday Channel. To quote the listing, This brand new and exclusive three-part series delves into the relationships of six prominent…
A new audio edition of The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo has been released by Oakhill Publishing Ltd. This is a complete and unabridged version of the…
On 18 August 1913, players at the casino in Monte Carlo were astonished when the ball landed on black no fewer than 26 times in succession. Believing that this run…