I found it a little difficult to keep track of Charles Wells’ activities, as so much happened between his arrival in Britain from France in about 1883, and the period…
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Robin Quinn
Author of the "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" and "Hitler's Last Army".
He has produced numerous documentaries for BBC Radio 2 and is the Executive Producer for media production company, Play It By Ear.
Books
The incredible true story of Charles Deville Wells, gambler and fraudster extraordinaire.
”Brilliant - a terrific read.
Michael Aspel, OBETelevision host
”The best book I've read all year.
Nigel Jones, EditorDevonshire Magazine
”Excellent biography.
Helen BrownFinancial Times
Available in hardback and paperback from Amazon, Waterstones and all other good book sellers. Also available as an audiobook from Audible.
Blog
Monday, 3 August, was a bank holiday — one of the country’s few days off work, a rare day of rest for the majority of people. Britain woke from its weekend…
Today Charles Deville Wells’ first visit to Monte Carlo was almost over. Having observed his astonishing achievements for several days, the local correspondent for Reuter’s News Agency telegraphed this report…
‘The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo – Charles Deville Wells, gambler and fraudster extraordinaire’ is now available from the following online booksellers: WH Smith £12.99 (hardback) £7.19…
On this day in 1891, early reports of Charles Wells and his success at the Monte Carlo Casino were trickling in. This brief bulletin in The Times was typical: GAMBLING…
A very short news-agency telegram from Monaco reached some evening newspapers in Britain before they went to press on this day 125 years ago. LUCK AT MONTE CARLO [REUTERS TELEGRAM]…
Here’s an excellent offer that I spotted on the WH Smith website. The hardback edition of The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo is on sale at the…
On this day 125 years ago, a commentary in the Nottingham Evening Post reflects Victorian views on gambling, an activity which many people regarded as a grave sin, on…
Having won the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of pounds on the previous day, Charles Deville Wells was now ready for a repeat performance. Although news of his exploits had…
CHARLES DEVILLE WELLS ARRIVES IN MONTE CARLO When Charles Wells placed an advertisement in The Times for a £75 loan (see yesterday’s post), he was presumably hoping that 80 people…