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    Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective
    Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective
    Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective
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    Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective

    By Ellis Parker Butler

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    A hilarious parody of the detective genre – Philo Gubb dreams of becoming a detective like Sherlock Holmes and quitting his job as a wallpaper-hanger. He enrolls in a correspondence course which offers lessons and various disguises. He soon gets involved in several cases and much to his surprise – and those around him – proves to be rather adept at solving crimes. Amazingly, he solves many puzzles and even catches some real thieves and other criminals usually by some mistake or turn of circumstance that puts the criminals in his lap. Each of these stories is a complete mystery so if you read just one, you will know it’s beginning and the unorthodox methods by which Philo Gubb solves it using his woeful „deteckative” skills. „Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective „ is one of the first and best detective parodies.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKtoczyta.pl
    Release dateAug 1, 2018
    ISBN9788381621700
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    Ellis Parker Butler

    Ellis Parker Butler (1869–1937) was an American author of more than thirty books and two thousand stories and essays. His career spanned more than forty years, and his stories, poems, and articles were published in more than 225 magazines. Despite the enormous volume of his work, Butler was, for most of his life, only a part-time author. He worked full-time as a banker and was very active in his local community. A founding member of both the Dutch Treat Club and the Authors League of America, Butler was an always-present force in the New York City literary scene. He died in Williamsville, Massachusetts.

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