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The Man Who Made Gold

by Hilaire Belloc
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Professor Charles Lexington led a placid and uneventful life until he made the mistake of discovering a way by which lead could be turned into gold. A Mr. Bowry volunteered to help the Professor capitalize the discovery, and from then on things began to happen. Before Professor Lexington got back to earth he had been a match seller on the streets of London, an end man in a minstrel show, an inmate of a charitable institution, and a plumber.
Here is just such a combination of insoluble mystery and waggish humor as brought unending delight to readers of Shadowed and the other "Chesterbelloc" tales in which laughter was crossed with diabolic plot. This tongue-in-cheek puzzler will tickle your funnybone and tax your ingenuity.

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  • Release date

    September 28, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781448203680

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781448203680
      • File size: 2333 KB

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  • Languages

    • English

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  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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  • English