Average Jones

"Average Jones is a brilliant young man of independent means, thanks to the bequest of a wealthy yet jaded uncle. Five years after graduating college, he finds himself bored with travel and his bon vivant lifestyle, and restless for some meaningful hobby to occupy his mind. On the advice of a friend...

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Main Author: Adams, Samuel Hopkins, 1871-1958
Other Authors: Klinger, Leslie S.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks, 2022.
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100 1 |a Adams, Samuel Hopkins,  |d 1871-1958. 
245 1 0 |a Average Jones /  |c Samuel Hopkins Adams ; edited, with an introduction and notes, by Leslie S. Klinger. 
260 |a Naperville, IL :  |b Sourcebooks,  |c 2022. 
300 |a 277 pages 
500 |a "This edition of Average Jones is based on the first edition in the Library of Congress's collection, originally published in 1911 by the Bobbs-Merrill company. The illustrations by M. Leone Bracker are original to the book"--Title page verso. 
500 |a "Library of Congress Crime Classics"--cover. 
590 |a Genre sticker: Mystery. 
520 0 |a "Average Jones is a brilliant young man of independent means, thanks to the bequest of a wealthy yet jaded uncle. Five years after graduating college, he finds himself bored with travel and his bon vivant lifestyle, and restless for some meaningful hobby to occupy his mind. On the advice of a friend, he decides to set up a business as an "Ad-Visor," warning potential buyers of goods and services of potential scams. Each "ad-vising" case turns into a crime-detecting story showcasing the amateur sleuth's deductive reasoning, a la Sherlock Holmes. At times bizarre, at times humorous, this collection is highly entertaining, featuring stories such as "The B-flat Trombone," "The Man Who Spoke Latin," and "The Million-Dollar Dog.""-- 
650 0 |a Advertising, Classified  |v Fiction. 
650 0 |a Private investigators  |v Fiction. 
700 1 |a Klinger, Leslie S., 
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