Books with title The White Elephant: A Story

Excerpt from The White Elephant: A StoryLa bless you, sir, she might get her foot into the theatre, but how is her body to come through the stage door? Why, she is almost as big as the house.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Under the big top, Djuna tangles with an unscrupulous gang of con men The circus is coming to Riverton! And even better, Djuna’s friend the carpenter has four free passes—which means Djuna gets to see the show every night it’s in town. The circus is more fun than Djuna ever imagined, but there is something rotten behind the scenes. The house of the former circus owner has been empty for years—so why does Djuna see an acrobat swinging through the trees in the front yard? And at the circus itself, a crew of grifters have set up shop ringside and are swindling honest audience members out of their money. Djuna will do anything to save the circus, even if it means walking a tightrope—or leaping right into the lion’s den. Ellery Queen is one of the world’s finest detectives, but his adventures are nothing compared to the Ellery Queen Jr. Mystery Stories. Join Queen’s apprentice, Djuna, and his trusty Scottie, Champ, on adventures filled with danger, suspense, and thrills. The White Elephant Mystery is the sixth book in the Ellery Queen Jr. Mystery Stories, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

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This Work contains an active table of contents (HTML), which makes reading easier to make it more enjoyable. From the "Make-Believe Stories":"Oh, how large he is!""Isn't he? And such wonderfully strong legs!""See his trunk, too! Isn't it cute! And he is well stuffed! This is really one of the best toys that ever came into our shop, Geraldine; don't you think so?""Yes, Angelina. I must call father to come and look at him. He will make a lovely present for some boy or girl—I mean this Stuffed Elephant will make a lovely present, not our father!" and Miss Angelina Mugg smiled at her sister across the big packing box of Christmas toys they were opening in their father's store.

This Work contains an active table of contents (HTML), which makes reading easier to make it more enjoyable. From the "Make-Believe Stories":"Oh, how large he is!""Isn't he? And such wonderfully strong legs!""See his trunk, too! Isn't it cute! And he is well stuffed! This is really one of the best toys that ever came into our shop, Geraldine; don't you think so?""Yes, Angelina. I must call father to come and look at him. He will make a lovely present for some boy or girl—I mean this Stuffed Elephant will make a lovely present, not our father!" and Miss Angelina Mugg smiled at her sister across the big packing box of Christmas toys they were opening in their father's store.

The Stolen White Elephant by Mark Twain - "The Stolen White Elephant" is a short story written by Mark Twain and published in 1882 by James R. Osgood. In this detective mystery, a Siamese white elephant, en route from Siam to Britain as a gift to the Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local police department goes into high gear to solve the mystery but it all comes to a tragic end. It is just one of the stories in the first edition. The others are the same as were included in the earlier publication Punch Brothers Punch in 1878, with the omission of "Legend of Sagenfeld, In Germany", "Rogers", and "Speech on the Weather". And the addition of the titular story, "The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime", "Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightning", and "A Curious Experience".

First published in 1882 by Samuel Clemens, this "COMPLETE" book contains 18 of Mark Twain's best sketches (short stories), including the hilarious "The Stolen White Elephant". This is NOT a scanned copy. It is a digitized Kindle edition that has been edited (not for content) to appear as closely as possible to the original printed edition within the confines of the Kindle format. The following sketches are contained within this book:The Stolen White ElephantSome Rambling Notes of an Idle ExcursionThe Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in ConnecticutAbout Magnanimous-Incident LiteraturePunch, Brothers, Punch!A Curious ExperienceThe Great Revolution in PitcairnMrs. McWilliams and the LightningOn the Decay of the Art of LyingThe Canvasser's TaleAn Encounter with an InterviewerParis NotesLegend of Sagenfeld, In GermanySpeech on the BabiesSpeech on the WeatherConcerning the American LanguageRogersThe Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton