Project Gutenberg 2014-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 157 M'Levy, James McLevy, James At War with Society; or, Tales of the Outcasts The ingenuity of thieves -- The orange blossom -- The blue-bells of Scotland -- The whiskers -- The white coffin -- The sea captain -- The cobbler's knife -- The Cock and Trumpet -- The widow's last shilling -- The child-strippers -- The tobacco-glutton -- The thieves' wedding -- The pleasure-party -- The club newspaper -- A want spoils perfection -- The coal-bunker -- The half-crowns -- The society-box -- The miniature -- The wrong shop -- The mustard-blister. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "At War with Society; or, Tales of the Outcasts" by James M'Levy is a collection of detective stories written in the late 19th century. The tales are narrated through the perspective of a police detective as he recounts his encounters with various rogues and outcasts within society. Central characters include clever thieves like Jean Brash and other misfits, each presenting unique stories that explore the themes of crime, morality, and the consequences of societal neglect. The opening of the book introduces readers to the narrative style of M'Levy, who provides a candid and often cynical view of crime. M'Levy reflects on the ingenuity of thieves and the inadequacies of the justice system that fails to prevent them from flourishing. He starts with a story about Jean Brash, a skilled and devious thief, whose activities are both entertaining and revealing of the complex relationship between criminality and society. Through witty observations, the detective illustrates the cunning of criminals while presenting the vulnerabilities of their victims, setting the stage for further tales of crime and mischief that blend humor with serious social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46623/46623-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Mystery and detective stories PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 440958 2025-07-18T16:46:51.679890 text/html 424453 2024-10-24T10:03:54 text/html 276201 2025-07-18T16:46:56.673890 application/epub+zip 282536 2025-07-18T16:46:52.404915 application/epub+zip 234536 2025-07-18T16:46:52.038894 application/epub+zip 423392 2025-07-18T16:47:00.360855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389732 2025-07-18T16:46:56.266909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341583 2022-09-21T07:57:44.294198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406764 2025-07-18T16:46:51.107874 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 425690 2024-11-28T10:48:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17594 2025-07-18T16:47:00.490833 application/rdf+xml 28949 2025-07-18T16:46:52.123870 image/jpeg 4547 2025-07-18T16:46:52.081881 image/jpeg 261800 2025-07-18T16:46:51.719881 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