Literary Thoughts edition presents The House of Baltazar by William J. (John) Locke ------ "The House of Baltazar", written in 1919 by William J. (John) Locke (1863-1930), tells the life of John Baltazar, a genius mathematician, who finds himself falling for a woman other than his own lawful (albeit nasty) wife. Thus he takes drastic measures and leaves the country. No one hears from him for 20 years and it's assumed he's dead. After having spent 18 years in China, he returns under an assumed name to a remote farmhouse ... All books of the Literary Thoughts edition have been transscribed from original prints and edited for better reading experience. Please visit our homepage www.literarythoughts.com to see our other publications.