
THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMIE DALE - by Frank L. Packard
PART ONE: THE MAN IN THE CASE
CHAPTER I - THE GRAY SEAL
CHAPTER II - BY PROXY
CHAPTER III - THE MOTHER LODE
CHAPTER IV - THE COUNTERFEIT FIVE
CHAPTER V - THE AFFAIR OF THE PUSHCART MAN
CHAPTER VI - DEVIL'S WORK
CHAPTER VII - THE THIEF
CHAPTER VIII - THE MAN HIGHER UP
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.
Language
en
Duration
~15 hours (877K characters)
Release date
2006-05-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

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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