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During the course of Samuel Hopkins Adams' career as an investigative journalist, he exposed a number of frauds being perpetrated on the American public and came to be known as a champion for the rights of the people. As he transitioned into the domain of fiction, he continued to advocate for causes that were near and dear to his heart. In The Beggar's Purse, Adams makes a compelling—and hilarious—case for thriftiness and prudence
...2) The Clarion
New York-born writer Samuel Hopkins Adams got his literary start in the rough-and-tumble world of investigative journalism. Some of his most famous exposes uncovered the seamy underbelly of patent medicines and faith healing. Adams skillfully weaves his own experiences into the tightly plotted novel The Clarion, producing a compelling look at life in early-twentieth-century America.
What should a brilliant, independently wealthy young man with a predilection for solving problems do with his life? Adrian "Average" Jones decides to help people by going into business as an "Ad-Visor," a specialist who aids his clients in determining whether classified advertisements are genuine or fraudulent. Each of the short stories in this creative collection stems from one of Jones' cases.
A group of house guests staying at a private retreat on Long Island are awakened one night by a horrifying cacophony. When they set off to investigate, they stumble across what appears to be the remnants of a shipwreck. Over the next few days, a number of other mysterious clues and gory scenes are revealed. What's behind these seemingly random tragedies?
His early career as an investigative journalist gave Samuel Hopkins Adams a keen eye for detail and an innate knack for narrative pacing and structure. The novel Success, an ingeniously plotted thriller, is a testament to his mastery of the written word, and is sure to please fans of the classic mystery.
Samuel Hopkins Adams was an American fiction writer and journalist who was interested in the lives and struggles of everyday folk. That overarching concern is on full display in this charming series of short stories, all of which are told by a legendary yarn-spinner whose favorite spot in the world is a New York City park bench.
In this charming and quirky romance, beautiful heiress Polly Brewster is willing to go to the ends of the earth to evade her annoying trio of suitors. She winds up in a tropical paradise that is being torn asunder by political conflict—and in this unlikeliest of settings, she happens to cross paths with the man of her dreams.
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