The problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle

"The Problem of Cell 13" by Jacques Futrelle is a short story first published in 1905. The tale features Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, "The Thinking Machine," who claims nothing is impossible when the human mind is properly applied. To prove his theory, he accepts an extraordinary challenge: escape from a prison cell within one week. This acclaimed mystery has been adapted multiple times for television, radio, and stage, and appears in numerous collections of greatest detective stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Futrelle, Jacques, 1875-1912
Title The problem of Cell 13
Alternate Title The problem of Cell Thirteen
Note Also published with the title: The thinking machine.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Problem_of_Cell_13
Contents The problem of Cell 13 -- The scarlet thread -- The man who was lost -- The great auto mystery -- The flaming phantom -- The Ralston Bank burglary -- The mystery of a studio.
Credits Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by The
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Subject Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction
Subject College teachers -- Fiction
Subject Van Dusen, Augustus S. F. X. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 57669
Release Date
Last Update Dec 2, 2018
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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