Marshal Anderson Crow Investigates

Author : George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1782822356

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The long legs of the law George Barr McCutcheon, the author of this special Leonaur two-in-one edition of the Anderson Crow stories, is perhaps better known to many as the writer of 'Brewster's Millions, ' the farcical yarn of a hapless man's attempts to send spend millions of dollars so that he might inherit millions more. McCutcheon was also well regarded for his 'Graustark' series of novels based in a fictional central European country and written in the spirit of 'The Prisoner of Zenda.' Anderson Crow, the central character in this book, can be compared-in his own way-to Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle's famous hussar, Brigadier Gerard. In these stories, McCutcheon has created gentle investigative fiction combined with a touch of humour and the stories are as much a good natured insight into small town American life at the time of the First World War as they are stories of detection. The deputy marshal of rural Tinkletown is essentially a buffoon who has a high opinion himself and blithely overlooks the truth that the successful outcomes of his endeavours are the result of good fortune rather than good work on his part. The first part of this good value collection contains short stories featuring Crow and the folk of Tinkletown, following these is a complete novel about the kidnapping of Crow's foundling daughter-a serious and personal case for the marshal as he sets out to recover his lost child. Plot twists, mayhem, killings and the strange doings in an allegedly haunted house all combine to foil the Crow's endeavours. For collectors and fans alike, this Leonaur edition is an excellent opportunity to own and read these well loved tales. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

Author : George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798535899343

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Anderson Crow by George Barr McCutcheon Pdf

Two events of great importance took place in Tinkletown on the night of May 6, 1918. The first, occurring at half-past ten o'clock, was of sufficient consequence to rouse the entire population out of bed--thereby creating a situation, almost unique, which allowed every one in town to participate in all the thrills of the second. When the history of Tinkletown is written,--and it is said to be well under way at the hands of that estimable authoress, Miss Sue Becker, some fifty years a resident of the town and the great-granddaughter of one of its founders,--when this history is written, the night of May 6, 1918, will assert itself with something of the same insistence that causes the world to refresh its memory occasionally by looking into the encyclopedia to determine the exact date of the Fall of the Bastile. The fire-bell atop the town hall heralded the first event, and two small boys gave notice of the second. Smock's grain-elevator, on the outskirts of the town, was in flames, and with a high wind blowing from the west, the Congregational and Baptist churches, the high school, Pratt's photograph gallery and the two motion-picture houses were threatened with destruction. As Anderson Crow, now deputy marshal of the town, declared the instant he arrived at the scene of the conflagration, nothing but the most heroic and indefatigable efforts on the part of the volunteer fire-department could save the town--only he put it in this way: "We'll have another Chicago fire here, sure as you're born, unless it rains or the wind changes mighty all-fired sudden; so we got to fight hard, boys." Mr. Crow, also deputy superintendent of the fire-department, was late in getting to the engine-house back of the town hall--so late that the hand-engine and hose-reel, manned by volunteers who had waited as long as advisable, were belabouring the fire with water some time before he reached the engine-house. This irritated Mr. Crow considerably. He was out of breath when he got to the elevator, or some one would have heard from him. Another cause of annoyance was the fact that his rubber coat and helmet went with the hose-reel and were by this time adorning the person of an energetic fire-fighter who had no official right to them. After a diligent search Mr. Crow located his regalia and commanded the wearer, one Patrick Murphy, to hand 'em over at once. What Patrick Murphy, a recent arrival at Tinkletown, said in response to this demand was lost in the roar of the flames; so Anderson put his hand to his ear and shouted: "What say?" Patrick repeated his remark with great vigour, and Mr. Crow, apparently catching no more than the final word in the sentence, moved hastily away, but not before agreeing with Mr. Murphy that it was as hot as the place he mentioned. Ed Higgins, the feed-store man, was in charge of the fire-fighters, who were industriously throwing a single stream of water from the fire-cistern into the vast and towering conflagration. It was like tossing a pint of water into the Atlantic Ocean.

Author : George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664611369

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Anderson Crow, Detective by George Barr McCutcheon Pdf

This book is a collection of interconnected humorous short stories about Anderson Crow, the marshal of Tinkletown, a small village in New York. Anderson Crow is an easily duped peasant who serves as the primary source of comedy, though the majority of the villagers are also played for fools. The book contains the following stories: A Night to be Remembered - You are Invited to be Present - The Perfect End of a Day - The Best Man Wins! - Vicious Lucius - The Veiled Lady and the Shadow - The Astonishing Acts of Anna - No Questions Answered - Shades of the Garden of Eden - Jake Miller Hangs Himself

Author : George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798629006046

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Anderson Crow by George Barr McCutcheon Pdf

Two events of great importance took place in Tinkletown on the night of May 6, 1918. The first, occurring at half-past ten o'clock, was of sufficient consequence to rouse the entire population out of bed--thereby creating a situation, almost unique, which allowed every one in town to participate in all the thrills of the second. Marshall Crow, of Tinkletown, was elected to office not long after the close of the Civil War. On a number of occasions since then he has been on the point of retiring, only to find himself re-elected without opposition or even consent. Now at the ripe age of seventy-five, he is still the principal man of the village. Tinkletown laughs at him, but will always honor and respect him.

Author : McCutcheon George Barr
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1318915228

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Anderson Crow, Detective by McCutcheon George Barr Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781465614308

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The Daughter of Anderson Crow by George Barr McCutcheon Pdf

He was imposing, even in his pensiveness. There was no denying the fact that he was an important personage in Tinkletown, and to the residents of Tinkletown that meant a great deal, for was not their village a perpetual monument to the American Revolution? Even the most generalising of historians were compelled to devote at least a paragraph to the battle of Tinkletown, while some of the more enlightened gave a whole page and a picture of the conflict that brought glory to the sleepy inhabitants whose ancestors were enterprising enough to annihilate a whole company of British redcoats, once on a time. Notwithstanding all this, a particularly disagreeable visitor from the city once remarked, in the presence of half a dozen descendants (after waiting twenty minutes at the post-office for a dime's worth of stamps), that Tinkletown was indeed a monument, but he could not understand why the dead had been left unburied. There was excellent cause for resentment, but the young man and his stamps were far away before the full force of the slander penetrated the brains of the listeners. Anderson Crow was as imposing and as rugged as the tallest shaft of marble in the little cemetery on the edge of the town. No one questioned his power and authority, no one misjudged his altitude, and no one overlooked his dignity. For twenty-eight years he had served Tinkletown and himself in the triple capacity of town marshal, fire chief and street commissioner. He had a system of government peculiarly his own; and no one possessed the heart or temerity to upset it, no matter what may have been the political inducements. It would have been like trying to improve the laws of nature to put a new man in his place. He had become a fixture that only dissolution could remove. Be it said, however, that dissolution did not have its common and accepted meaning when applied to Anderson Crow. For instance, in discoursing upon the obnoxious habits of the town's most dissolute rake—Alf Reesling—Anderson had more than once ventured the opinion that "he was carrying his dissolution entirely too far." And had not Anderson Crow risen to more than local distinction? Had not his fame gone abroad throughout the land? Not only was he the Marshal of Tinkletown at a salary of $200 a year, but he was president of the County Horse-thief Detectives' Association and also a life-long delegate to the State Convention of the Sons of the Revolution. Along that line, let it be added, every parent in Tinkletown bemoaned the birth of a daughter, because that simple circumstance of origin robbed the society's roster of a new name.

Author : George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781442907645

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Author : George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781442907713

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The Daughter of Anderson Crow (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition) by George Barr McCutcheon Pdf

Author : George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1981176233

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The Daughter of Anderson Crow by George Barr McCutcheon Pdf

In addition to all the elements of his earlier novels, "The Daughter of Anderson Crow" contains a remarkable piece of character drawing. The mistakes and disasters of foolish, kind-hearted old Anderson Crow, the town marshal, will call forth many a laugh, and much liking for this most gullible of detectives and kindest of foster fathers.

Author : George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1428031278

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The Daughter of Anderson Crow by George Barr McCutcheon Pdf

Author : William Marshall Anderson
Publisher : San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015017689400

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The Rocky Mountain Journals of William Marshall Anderson by William Marshall Anderson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PSU:000020214913

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McClure's Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 2745 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781434443526

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The George Barr McCutcheon MEGAPACK ® by George Barr McCutcheon Pdf

George Barr McCutcheon -- author of the classic novel Brewster's Millions, as well as the Graustark series -- was a popular American novelist in the early 20th century. This volume assembles no less than 25 of his works, including Brewster's Millions and four Graustark novels--more othan 2,700 pages! Included are: BREWSTER'S MILLIONS GRAUSTARK BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK TRUXTON KING THE PRINCE OF GRAUSTARK CASTLE CRANEYCROW THE DAY OF THE DOG THE PURPLE PARASOL NEDRA THE FLYERS THE HUSBANDS OF EDITH THE ALTERNATIVE WHAT'S-HIS-NAME A FOOL AND HIS MONEY A NIGHT TO BE REMEMBERED YOU ARE INVITED TO BE PRESENT THE PERFECT END OF A DAY THE BEST MAN WINS! VICIOUS LUCIUS THE VEILED LADY AND THE SHADOW THE ASTONISHING ACTS OF ANNA NO QUESTIONS ANSWERED SHADES OF THE GARDEN OF EDEN! JAKE MILLER HANGS HIMSELF THE DAUGHTER OF ANDERSON CROW And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see all the other entries in this series, including volumes of adventure fiction, fantasy, mystery, westerns, science fiction, and much, much more!

Author : George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664570208

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The Daughter of Anderson Crow by George Barr McCutcheon Pdf

"The Daughter of Anderson Crow" by George Barr McCutcheon When baby Rosalie is left on Anderson Crow's doorstep on a cold February night in 1883, he and his wife have no objections against raising her, especially when they find a note promising them a $1,000 payment for every year that the girl is in their care. However, that doesn't stop their curiosity and the curiosity of everyone in the neighborhood as to the parents of this mysterious little girl. Though the mystery drives the book, its characters are written so realistically and charmingly, that they keep the story grounded and full of heart.

Author : Ray Bradbury
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451678192

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The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury Pdf

The tranquility of Mars is disrupted by humans who want to conquer space, colonize the planet, and escape a doomed Earth.