The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale - Packard, Frank L.
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The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale is a novel written by Frank L. Packard. It is a continuation of the story of Jimmie Dale, a wealthy playboy who leads a double life as a master thief known as ""The Gray Seal."" In this book, Jimmie Dale finds himself embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a criminal mastermind known only as ""The Phantom."" The Phantom is a mysterious figure who seems to be one step ahead of Jimmie Dale at every turn, and Jimmie must use all of his cunning and skill to outwit him. Along the way, Jimmie Dale must also navigate a complex web of relationships…mehr

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The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale is a novel written by Frank L. Packard. It is a continuation of the story of Jimmie Dale, a wealthy playboy who leads a double life as a master thief known as ""The Gray Seal."" In this book, Jimmie Dale finds himself embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a criminal mastermind known only as ""The Phantom."" The Phantom is a mysterious figure who seems to be one step ahead of Jimmie Dale at every turn, and Jimmie must use all of his cunning and skill to outwit him. Along the way, Jimmie Dale must also navigate a complex web of relationships with his friends and enemies, including his love interest, the beautiful and enigmatic Marjorie Fielding. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale is a thrilling tale of adventure, romance, and suspense that will keep readers on the edge of their seats from beginning to end.1919. The book begins: A diminutive gas-jet¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s sickly, yellow flame illuminated the room with poverty-stricken inadequacy; high up on the wall, bordering the ceiling, the moonlight, as though contemptuous of its artificial competitor, streamed in through a small, square window, and laid a white, flickering path to the door across a filthy and disreputable rag of carpet; also, through a rent in the roller shade, which was drawn over a sort of antiquated French window that opened on a level with the floor and in line with the top-light, the moonlight disclosed a narrow and squalid courtyard without.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Frank Lucius Packard (1877 - 1942) was a Canadian novelist. Hewas born in Montreal, Quebec and educated at McGill University and the University of Liege. As a young man he worked as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. His experiences working on the railroad led to his writing many railroad stories, then to a series of mystery novels, the most famous of which featured a character called Jimmie Dale. Several of his novels were made into films. Frank Packard died in 1942 in Lachine, Quebec and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.