Project Gutenberg 2004-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 565 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) The Stolen White Elephant Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stolen_White_Elephant Produced by David Widger "The Stolen White Elephant" by Mark Twain is a humorous short story written during the late 19th century, specifically reflecting the style of the literary period characterized by social commentary and satire. This work centers around the absurdities of a detective investigation following the theft of a sacred white elephant from Siam, offering a comical yet critical look at both the detective genre and societal issues of the time. The narrative unfolds as the protagonist recounts the misadventures encountered in the pursuit of the stolen elephant, which becomes a chaotic series of miscommunications, misinterpretations, and bumbling efforts by a team of detectives led by the eccentric Inspector Blunt. As the investigation progresses, the elephant's insatiable appetite causes widespread destruction, leading to exaggerated and farcical outcomes that draw laughter while subtly critiquing the inefficiencies of the law enforcement system. Ultimately, despite the chaos and the associated costs, the story concludes with a twist, illustrating Twain’s mastery in combining humor with incisive social observation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Humour Category: American Literature 74211 2025-10-02T05:44:04.733089 text/html 72995 2021-01-27T09:40:04 text/html 94352 2025-10-02T05:44:08.597063 application/epub+zip 94339 2025-10-02T05:44:06.347078 application/epub+zip 94339 2025-10-02T05:44:05.301068 application/epub+zip 201725 2025-10-02T05:44:10.180046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195726 2025-10-02T05:44:07.991067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150904 2022-09-02T07:56:14.952489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61858 2025-10-02T05:44:04.479096 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61828 2021-01-08T17:40:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18975 2025-10-02T05:44:10.305044 application/rdf+xml 13617 2025-10-02T05:44:05.783062 image/jpeg 3926 2025-10-02T05:44:05.540065 image/jpeg 24195 2021-01-08T17:40:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 25543 2021-01-27T09:40:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 92031 2025-10-02T05:44:04.740076 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia