The Adventures of Jimmie Dale

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The Adventures of Jimmie Dale

by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

EN·~15 hours·30 chapters

Chapters

30 total
1

THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMIE DALE - by Frank L. Packard

0:03
2

PART ONE: THE MAN IN THE CASE

0:01
3

CHAPTER I - THE GRAY SEAL

44:34
4

CHAPTER II - BY PROXY

57:50
5

CHAPTER III - THE MOTHER LODE

55:47
6

CHAPTER IV - THE COUNTERFEIT FIVE

58:36
7

CHAPTER V - THE AFFAIR OF THE PUSHCART MAN

50:36
8

CHAPTER VI - DEVIL'S WORK

1:00:00
9

CHAPTER VII - THE THIEF

59:20
10

CHAPTER VIII - THE MAN HIGHER UP

55:57

Description

A polished New York gentleman, raised among the elite of the St. James Club, finds his orderly world tinged with intrigue. Jimmie Dale, fresh from Harvard and a comfortable life on Riverside Drive, is drawn into a conversation that hints at a shadowy figure known only as the Gray Seal—an audacious thief whose daring escapades have captivated the city’s newspapers.

Through a witty exchange with a rising newspaper editor, Jimmie learns that the mysterious crook is more than a news story; he’s a legend who has outwitted police and baffled the social set. The dialogue teases the allure of a double life, suggesting that beneath Jimmie’s genteel exterior lies a curiosity for the daring underworld.

Listeners are invited to follow Jimmie's first steps into a game of wit and disguise, where a respectable façade may give way to a thrilling secret identity.

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Language

en

Duration

~15 hours (877K characters)

Release date

2006-05-03

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

1877–1942

Best known for creating the gentleman thief Jimmie Dale, this Canadian writer turned his experiences on the railroad into fast-moving mystery and adventure fiction. His stories helped shape early 20th-century popular suspense and appeared in novels, magazines, and serials.

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