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At War with Society; or, Tales of the Outcasts
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- M'Levy, James
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "At War with Society; or, Tales of the Outcasts" by James M'Levy is a collection of detective stories written in the late 19th century. The tales are narrated through the perspective of a police detective as he recounts his encounters with various rogues and outcasts within society. Central characters include clever thieves like Jean Brash and other misfits, each presenting unique stories that explore the themes of crime, morality, and the consequences of societal neglect. The opening of the book introduces readers to the narrative style of M'Levy, who provides a candid and often cynical view of crime. M'Levy reflects on the ingenuity of thieves and the inadequacies of the justice system that fails to prevent them from flourishing. He starts with a story about Jean Brash, a skilled and devious thief, whose activities are both entertaining and revealing of the complex relationship between criminality and society. Through witty observations, the detective illustrates the cunning of criminals while presenting the vulnerabilities of their victims, setting the stage for further tales of crime and mischief that blend humor with serious social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Contents:
- The ingenuity of thieves
- The orange blossom
- The blue-bells of Scotland
- The whiskers
- The white coffin
- The sea captain
- The cobbler's knife
- The Cock and Trumpet
- The widow's last shilling
- The child-strippers
- The tobacco-glutton
- The thieves' wedding
- The pleasure-party
- The club newspaper
- A want spoils perfection
- The coal-bunker
- The half-crowns
- The society-box
- The miniature
- The wrong shop
- The mustard-blister.
- Credits:
- Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
- Release date is 2014-08-19
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