Nonsense Novels: (Stephen Leacock Classics Collection) Contributor(s): Leacock, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1508764824 ISBN-13: 9781508764823 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $6.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.34 lbs) 108 pages |
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Publisher Description: THE great detective sat in his office. He wore a long green gown and half a dozen secret badges pinned to the outside of it. Three or four pairs of false whiskers hung on a whisker-stand beside him. Goggles, blue spectacles and motor glasses lay within easy reach. He could completely disguise himself at a second's notice. Half a bucket of cocaine and a dipper stood on a chair at his elbow. His face was absolutely impenetrable. A pile of cryptograms lay on the desk. The Great Detective hastily tore them open one after the other, solved them, and threw them down the cryptogram-shute at his side. There was a rap at the door. The Great Detective hurriedly wrapped himself in a pink domino, adjusted a pair of false black whiskers and cried, |