Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 241 Davis, Richard Harding 1864 1916 Gallegher and Other Stories Gallegher: a newspaper story -- A walk up the avenue -- My disreputable friend, Mr. Raegen -- The other woman -- The trailer for room no. 8 -- "There were ninety and nine" -- The cynical Miss Catherwaight -- Van Bibber and the swan-boats -- Van Bibber's burglar -- Van Bibber as best man. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Gallegher and Other Stories" by Richard Harding Davis is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The tales revolve around various characters, with a notable focus on a young office boy named Gallegher, who demonstrates a unique knack for detective work and crime-solving. The stories reflect themes of adventure, youth, and a keen observation of urban life. The opening of "Gallegher" paints a vivid picture of the eponymous character, a streetwise boy working at a newspaper office who provides a comical yet insightful commentary on crime and the law. Gallegher’s antics, including his playful clog-dancing and ability to gather information about local criminals, garner the affection of the newspaper staff. When a high-profile murder case arises, Gallegher eagerly steps up, asserting his intuitive understanding of the criminal mind. As he eagerly takes on the task of identifying the fugitive murderer, the narrative captures both his childlike innocence and resourcefulness, setting the stage for an engaging blend of humor and suspense in the stories that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, American United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 323916 2025-06-03T06:16:40.957806 text/html 329432 2021-01-26T20:10:03 text/html; charset=utf-8 111260 2021-01-26T20:10:03 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 189003 2025-06-03T06:16:48.027806 application/epub+zip 192246 2025-06-03T06:16:43.995859 application/epub+zip 174030 2025-06-03T06:16:42.749821 application/epub+zip 334438 2025-06-03T06:16:51.302786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314660 2025-06-03T06:16:47.274793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276411 2022-09-03T09:29:48.112833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283813 2025-06-03T06:16:40.483838 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 283677 2018-03-04T14:35:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 106479 2018-03-19T11:21:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 280677 2013-04-11T15:32:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106151 2013-04-11T15:32:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20927 2025-06-03T06:16:51.441757 application/rdf+xml 11888 2025-06-03T06:16:43.323806 image/jpeg 3161 2025-06-03T06:16:43.033802 image/jpeg 185427 2025-06-03T06:16:40.985807 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