| Author |
Bridges, Victor, 1878-1972 |
| Title |
Another Man's Shoes
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Credits |
Al Haines
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| Summary |
"Another Man's Shoes" by Victor Bridges is a fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Jack Burton, a resourceful man with a past full of adventure, who finds himself in London after a stint in Bolivia where he discovered gold. As he grapples with his finances and the difficulty of obtaining backing for a mining venture, he encounters Stuart Northcote, a wealthy man who proposes an audacious and dangerous plan that could change both their lives. At the start of the narrative, Jack faces a precarious financial situation and encounters his old friend Billy Logan, who shares stories of their adventurous past. However, the encounter takes a shocking turn when Jack meets Stuart Northcote, who reveals a striking resemblance between them. With a life-threatening situation looming over Northcote, he offers Jack a staggering sum of money to assume his identity for three weeks, leading Jack into a world of wealth and danger. The opening chapters set the stage for a thrilling tale of deception and intrigue as Jack navigates his new life amid potential assassins and hidden threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
Detective and mystery stories
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| Subject |
Impostors and imposture -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
66916 |
| Release Date |
Dec 10, 2021 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jul 3, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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