Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2006-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 53 Old Sleuth 1837 1898 Halsey, Harlan Page Pastor, Tony Sleuth, Old Oscar the Detective; Or, Dudie Dunne, The Exquisite Detective Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "OSCAR THE DETECTIVE; OR, DUDIE DUNNE, THE EXQUISITE DETECTIVE" by Old Sleuth is a detective novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the main character, Dudie Dunne, a seemingly effeminate and gentle young man with hidden skills, as he navigates a series of dangerous encounters while uncovering criminal activities in New York. His adventures begin with a humorous incident involving a group of boys who mock him before leading to more serious dealings with thieves and criminals. At the start of the narrative, Dudie Dunne finds himself the target of a gang of rough boys who attempt to rob him, showcasing both his vulnerability and the light-hearted tone of the story. However, as the plot unfolds, it becomes clear that Dunne is far more capable than he appears. His mission takes a dramatic turn when he confronts criminals at a bar, leads to an intricate game of deception and theft, and ultimately plunges him into a web of intrigue involving hired thieves and hidden identities. As the tale progresses, it becomes evident that Dunne is not only adept at outsmarting petty criminals but also has a formidable side that hints at greater confrontations to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 199456 199459 2024-10-08T12:48:01.229884 2023-09-09T04:05:07.994543 text/html text/html 201212 2006-09-19T16:42:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 433122 2006-09-19T16:42:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 328056 2024-10-08T12:48:12.298812 application/epub+zip 329046 2024-10-08T12:48:06.536863 application/epub+zip 143446 2024-10-08T12:48:03.681866 application/epub+zip 212281 2024-10-08T12:48:15.241996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191936 2024-10-08T12:48:09.935820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154541 2022-09-09T08:54:19.171131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176997 176908 2024-10-08T12:48:00.185874 2023-09-09T04:05:07.287807 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 176751 2006-09-19T16:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63530 2006-09-19T16:42:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19436 2024-10-08T12:48:15.873801 application/rdf+xml 28773 2024-10-08T12:48:04.256861 image/jpeg 4115 2024-10-08T12:48:03.946873 image/jpeg 433523 2024-10-08T12:48:01.253896 application/octet-stream application/zip