Another Man's Shoes

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bridges, Victor, 1878-1972

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Another Man's Shoes" by Victor Bridges is a fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Jack Burton, a resourceful man with a past full of adventure, who finds himself in London after a stint in Bolivia where he discovered gold. As he grapples with his finances and the difficulty of obtaining backing for a mining venture, he encounters Stuart Northcote, a wealthy man who proposes an audacious and dangerous plan that could change both their lives. At the start of the narrative, Jack faces a precarious financial situation and encounters his old friend Billy Logan, who shares stories of their adventurous past. However, the encounter takes a shocking turn when Jack meets Stuart Northcote, who reveals a striking resemblance between them. With a life-threatening situation looming over Northcote, he offers Jack a staggering sum of money to assume his identity for three weeks, leading Jack into a world of wealth and danger. The opening chapters set the stage for a thrilling tale of deception and intrigue as Jack navigates his new life amid potential assassins and hidden threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Al Haines

Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Man%27s_Shoes_(novel)

Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2021-12-10