Project Gutenberg 2018-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 574 Futrelle, Jacques 1875 1912 The problem of Cell 13 The problem of Cell Thirteen Also published with the title: The thinking machine. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Problem_of_Cell_13 The problem of Cell 13 -- The scarlet thread -- The man who was lost -- The great auto mystery -- The flaming phantom -- The Ralston Bank burglary -- The mystery of a studio. Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by The Internet Web Archive "The Problem of Cell 13" by Jacques Futrelle is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, known as "The Thinking Machine," who is a highly logical and brilliant scientist. He accepts a challenge to escape from the notorious Chisholm Prison, where he is locked in a maximum-security cell with no tools, setting the stage for a battle of wits against the warden and any observers. At the start of the narrative, The Thinking Machine is challenged by two scientists to prove the limits of human ingenuity by escaping from a cell meant for condemned prisoners. They lock him in, monitoring the situation with skepticism. Rather than feeling daunted, Van Dusen begins to assess his surroundings meticulously, noting every detail, from the prison's structure to the behavior of the rats in his cell. The opening discussions establish a confident and arrogant tone for Van Dusen, who is determined to demonstrate that no cell can contain his mind. Through a series of clever maneuvers, he hints at his resourcefulness even as the warden grows increasingly concerned about the scientist's capability to execute his seemingly impossible escape plan. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction College teachers -- Fiction Van Dusen, Augustus S. F. X. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 505676 2025-06-23T05:53:55.124288 text/html 519377 2018-12-02T11:47:46 text/html 323346 2025-06-23T05:54:03.494227 application/epub+zip 333564 2025-06-23T05:53:57.227260 application/epub+zip 249065 2025-06-23T05:53:55.893238 application/epub+zip 464189 2025-06-23T05:54:07.854188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435295 2025-06-23T05:54:02.637221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372020 2022-09-26T05:24:42.127938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470842 2025-06-23T05:53:52.881299 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 470973 2018-12-02T11:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19876 2025-06-23T05:54:07.998185 application/rdf+xml 11625 2025-06-23T05:53:56.467247 image/jpeg 3522 2025-06-23T05:53:56.174234 image/jpeg 166129 2018-12-02T11:48:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 252507 2018-12-02T11:48:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 311379 2025-06-23T05:53:55.170266 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