Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 163 Adams, Samuel Hopkins 1871 1958 Fabian, Warner Average Jones Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Sean Pobuda and David Widger "Average Jones" by Samuel Hopkins Adams is a mystery novel written during the early 20th century. The story centers around the titular character, Average Jones, who is a somewhat ordinary young man with an extraordinary desire for adventure and a knack for investigative work, primarily related to the realm of advertising and fraud. The opening of the novel introduces Average Jones at the Cosmic Club, where he is contemplating his lackluster life while discussing quirky advertisements with his friends. As he becomes intrigued by the unusual requests found in newspapers, he decides to take on the challenge of becoming an "Ad-Visor" to uncover the truth behind suspicious advertisements. He is quickly drawn into a deeper narrative that begins with the bizarre requirements of a B-flat trombone player and leads him toward a more significant mystery involving a politician, a potential assassination plot, and the exploration of human nature through unusual requests. The chapter sets the stage for his adventures and establishes a blend of humor and intrigue as he transitions from bored affluent to an aspiring detective. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 483509 483524 2024-10-03T11:07:47.353345 2023-10-03T09:50:12.765329 text/html text/html 523894 2021-04-13T06:40:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 180649 2021-04-13T06:45:57 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 269417 2024-10-03T11:07:57.661311 application/epub+zip 268905 2024-10-03T11:07:50.667342 application/epub+zip 246798 2024-10-03T11:07:49.304330 application/epub+zip 464960 2024-10-03T11:08:02.771258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453633 2024-10-03T11:07:56.826277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415359 2022-09-03T13:53:37.786011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448651 448640 2024-10-03T11:07:46.165354 2023-10-03T09:50:11.785349 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 448607 2021-04-13T06:45:07 text/plain; charset=utf-8 172429 2021-04-13T06:45:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19614 2024-10-03T11:08:02.912247 application/rdf+xml 13273 2024-10-03T11:07:49.880326 image/jpeg 3404 2024-10-03T11:07:49.590330 image/jpeg 252781 2024-10-03T11:07:47.395343 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia