The Further Adventures Of Jimmie Dale - Packard, Frank L.
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The further adventures of Jimmie Dale is an Interesting tale of a young man who broke into safes at night to rob people and return their money to them. He learned about this from a woman, who then sent him letters with directions on how to proceed. After some time, the same situation started to repeat itself. And when he eventually discovered who she was and fell in love, it seemed like the conclusion was overly sentimental. The story of the book starts with a character, Foo Sen kindly assigned him a bunk, and he reclined on it. Opium's sweet, sickening aroma filled the air, which was also…mehr

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The further adventures of Jimmie Dale is an Interesting tale of a young man who broke into safes at night to rob people and return their money to them. He learned about this from a woman, who then sent him letters with directions on how to proceed. After some time, the same situation started to repeat itself. And when he eventually discovered who she was and fell in love, it seemed like the conclusion was overly sentimental. The story of the book starts with a character, Foo Sen kindly assigned him a bunk, and he reclined on it. Opium's sweet, sickening aroma filled the air, which was also dense with low, odd noises. And these sounds, when taken as a whole and coming from unknown sources, were like the ominous and sinister proof of some foul and grotesque presence; when they were broken down, they became the swish of hangings, the swish of slippered, shuffling feet, the stertorous breathing of a sleeper, the clink of coins as though men were playing, the tinkle of glass, the murmur of voices, the restless stir of!
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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.