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The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton

The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middletonaf Wardon Allan Curtis
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A collection of 15 fantasy short stories, similar to the "Arabian Nights", set in Chicago. Excerpt: The Manner in Which Mr. Edward Middleton Encounters the Emir Achmed Ben Daoud. It was a lowering and gloomy night in the early part of the present century. Mr. Edward Middleton, a gallant youth, who had but lately passed his twenty-third year, was faring northward along the southern part of that famous avenue of commerce, Clark Street, in the city of Chicago, wending his way toward the emporium of Mr. Marks Cohen. Suddenly the rain which the cloudy heaven had been promising for many hours, began to descend in great scattered drops that presaged a heavy shower. Mr. Middleton hastened his steps. It was possible that if the dress-suit he wore, hired for the occasion of the wedding of his friend, Mr. Chauncey Stackelberg, should become imbued with moisture in the shower that now seemed imminent,...

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781387094301
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 160
  • Udgivet:
  • 11. juli 2017
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x9x229 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 242 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 9. december 2024
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A collection of 15 fantasy short stories, similar to the "Arabian Nights", set in Chicago.
Excerpt:
The Manner in Which Mr. Edward Middleton Encounters the Emir Achmed Ben Daoud.
It was a lowering and gloomy night in the early part of the present century. Mr. Edward Middleton, a gallant youth, who had but lately passed his twenty-third year, was faring northward along the southern part of that famous avenue of commerce, Clark Street, in the city of Chicago, wending his way toward the emporium of Mr. Marks Cohen. Suddenly the rain which the cloudy heaven had been promising for many hours, began to descend in great scattered drops that presaged a heavy shower. Mr. Middleton hastened his steps. It was possible that if the dress-suit he wore, hired for the occasion of the wedding of his friend, Mr. Chauncey Stackelberg, should become imbued with moisture in the shower that now seemed imminent,...

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