The problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle
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"The Problem of Cell 13" by Jacques Futrelle is a short story first published in 1905. The tale features Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, "The Thinking Machine," who claims nothing is impossible when the human mind is properly applied. To prove his theory, he accepts an extraordinary challenge: escape from a prison cell within one week. This acclaimed mystery has been adapted multiple times for television, radio, and stage, and appears
in numerous collections of greatest detective stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Futrelle, Jacques, 1875-1912 |
|---|---|
| Title | The problem of Cell 13 |
| Alternate Title | The problem of Cell Thirteen |
| Note | Also published with the title: The thinking machine. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Problem_of_Cell_13 |
| Contents | The problem of Cell 13 -- The scarlet thread -- The man who was lost -- The great auto mystery -- The flaming phantom -- The Ralston Bank burglary -- The mystery of a studio. |
| Credits |
Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by The Internet Web Archive |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Subject | Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | College teachers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Van Dusen, Augustus S. F. X. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 57669 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-57669-5 |
| Release Date | Aug 11, 2018 |
| Last Update | Dec 2, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2772 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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