Shorty McCabe on the Job

A 1915 illustrated comic novel by Sewell Ford, part of the Shorty McCabe series, narrated in colorful slang by a boxing instructor turned private detective who takes on cases involving eccentric clients and schemes after receiving a mysterious lawyer's letter.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›American and Canadian humor, 1900 to 1929›Comic stories and sketches

Reader

Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›American and Canadian humor, 1900 to 1929›Comic stories and sketches