Word: scalpels
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...kidnapping the delegates one by one is conceived by a group of assorted super-criminals. The reason for their dislike of the League is obscure, in as much as it is depicted as a majestically futile assemblage. The story brandishes first the dagger of mystery and then the scalpel of satire. Both are equally keen, and the result is a complete conquest of the reader...