| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 365 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
"Originally collected in the volumes Povidky z jedne kapsy and Povidky z druhe kapsy in 1929"--CIP verso t.p. |
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"A Garrigue book." |
| Contents |
Dr. Mejzlik's case -- The blue chrysanthemum -- The fortuneteller -- The clairvoyant -- The mystery of handwriting -- Proof positive -- The experiment of Professor Rouss -- The missing letter --Stolen document 139/VII Sect. C -- The man who looked just a bit suspicious -- The poet. |
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Mr. Janik's cases -- The fall of the House of Voticky -- The record -- The selvin case -- Footprints -- The receipt -- Oplatka's end -- The last judgment -- The crime on the farm -- The disappearance of an actor -- An attempt at murder -- Released on parole -- The crime at the post office. |
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The stolen cactus -- The old jailbird's tale -- The disappearance of Mr. Hirsch -- Chintamani and birds -- A safecracker and an arsonist -- The stolen murder -- The case involving the baby -- The little countess -- The orchestra conductor's story -- The death of Baron Gandara -- The breach of promise man. |
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The ballad of Juraj Cup -- The tale of the missing leg --Vertigo -- The confession -- A lyrical thief -- Mr. Havlena's verdict --The needle -- The telegram -- The man who couldn't sleep -- The stamp collection -- An ordinary murder -- The juror -- The last things of man. |
| Subject |
apek, Karel, 1890-1938 -- Translations into English.
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Czechoslovakia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Detective and mystery stories.
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| Added Author |
apek, Karel, 1890-1938.
Povidky z jedne kapsy. English. 1994.
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Comrada, Norma.
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apek, Karel, 1890-1938.
Povídky z jedné kapsy. English.
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apek, Karel, 1890-1938.
Povídky z jedné kapsy. English. 1994.
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| Added Title |
Povídky z druhé kapsy. English
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| ISBN |
0945774257 : $14.95 |
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