The Ivory Idol (Classic Reprint)
Author | : Hugh F. Frame |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2015-07-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 1331372909 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781331372905 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Ivory Idol A Big hulking man was standing on the kerb at Piccadilly Circus, puzzling his brains about how he was going to get the price of his next meal. He had just determined to try his hand at pick-pocketing, which was about the only form of crime he had never tried before, when a Chinaman sidled up to him from among the crowd and spoke to him in a low tone. "You Mistah Smith?" The big man turned in surprise. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.