Samuel Hopkins Adams
Bio: (1871-1958), b. Dunkirk, N.Y., grad. Hamilton College, 1891. He was a reporter for the New York Sun (1891-1900) and then joined McClure's Magazine, where he gained a reputation as a muckraker for his articles on the conditions of public health in the United States. Adams also wrote a series of articles for Collier's Weekly, in which he exposed patent medicines; these pieces were credited with influencing the passage of the first Pure Food and Drugs Act. Adams was a prolific writer, producing both fiction and nonfiction. His best-known novel, Revelry (1926), based on the scandals of the Harding administration, was later followed by Incredible Era (1939), a biography of Harding and his times. Among his other works are The Great American Fraud (1906), The Harvey Girls (1942), Grandfather Stories (1955), and Tenderloin (1959).
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Three Classic Detective Novels: Average Jones, Detective; Marquis of the C.I.D., or The Sleuth of St. James Square; The Cases of Prince Zaleski [MultiFormat]
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Three "Queen's Quorum" Keystone Mystery Classics! If you love gaslight mysteries and chases in hansom cabs or horseless carriages, and fin-de-siecle detectives, you will love this remarkable reading value. Here in one mammoth omnibus are three writers whose work was selected by the legendary mystery novelist and critic Ellery Queen as among the 100 best detective classics of all time, with two Queen's Quorum picks (Average Jones and Prince Zaleski), plus one of the rarest of mystery characters (... more info>> 2005
Words: 181822 - Reading Time: 519-727 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Average Jones [MultiFormat]
by Samuel Hopkins Adams
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A collection of early 20th century American detective fiction, including "The B-Flat Trombone"; "Red Dot"; "The Mercy Sign"; "Blue Fires"; "The Man Who Spoke Latin" 1911
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Category: Classic Literature
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The Unspeakable Perk [MultiFormat]
by Samuel Hopkins Adams
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The Unspeakable Perk strode down his path, broke into a trot, and held to it until he reached his house. But Miss Polly, departing in her own direction, stopped dead after ten minutes' going. It had struck her forcefully that she had forgotten the matter of the expense of the message. How could she reach him? She remembered the cliff above the rock, and the signal. If a signal was valid in one direction, it ought to work equally well in the other. She had her automatic with her. Retracing her st... more info>> 1916
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Category: Classic Literature
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