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The House Opposite
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The House Opposite
J. Jefferson Farjeon
From the Collins Crime Club archive, the first original novel to feature Ben the Cockney tramp, the unorthodox detective character created by J. Jefferson Farjeon, author of Mystery in White.Strange things are happening in the untenanted houses of Jowle Street. There are unaccountable creakings and weird knockings on the door of No.29, where a homeless ex-sailor has taken up residence. But even stranger things are happening in the House Opposite, from where a beautiful woman in an evening gown brings Ben a mysterious message; and worse—the offer of a job!Ben the ‘passing tramp’ was immortalised on film by Alfred Hitchcock in the film Number 17, based on a popular ’twenties stage play and novelisation by journalist-turned-author Joe Jefferson Farjeon. The House Opposite (1931) was the first full-length original novel to feature Ben, a reluctant down-at-heels Cockney sleuth, who went on to feature in six more successful detective thrillers from 1931 to 1952.This Detective Story Club classic includes an introduction by H. R. F. Keating, author of the award-winning Inspector Ghote mysteries, which first appeared in the Crime Club’s 1985 ‘Disappearing Detectives’ series.
J. JEFFERSON FARJEON
The House Opposite
Copyright (#u13c734d4-eeba-5472-b87a-f28906964e0b)
COLLINS CRIME CLUB
An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
1 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9GF
www.harpercollins.co.uk (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk)
First published in Great Britain for Crime Club by W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd 1932
Copyright © Estate of J. Jefferson Farjeon 1932
Cover design by Mike Topping © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2016
Cover background images © shutterstock.com (http://shutterstock.com)
A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.
Source ISBN: 9780008155865
Ebook Edition © August 2016 ISBN: 9780008155858
Version: 2016-06-28
Table of Contents
Cover (#u53dfc8dd-b5f9-5584-827b-74e330c790c4)
Title Page (#u87acc648-428e-5f20-aecf-e897a9569767)
Copyright (#uab8d0542-2c86-5415-948e-b244ca530756)
Part I: Number Twenty-Nine (#ub18f0470-7251-589f-abca-47156a6f4ab7)
Chapter 1: The Caller (#ufef48bf7-038c-54cb-b8eb-7e41a3d32796)
Chapter 2: Creaks (#ua0a65653-b4f7-5358-acbe-398a4cc31680)
Chapter 3: Ben Accepts a Job (#u0b93230f-95fd-50f6-9597-c7c6e77f8c27)
Chapter 4: At the Coffee Stall (#ua60e8351-c244-5339-bd5b-a0cddebdfe08)
Chapter 5: The Contents of a Parcel (#ud2d46c5a-8f20-53c5-b60b-ad2d1ea6fd0e)
Chapter 6: A Taste of Death (#u1e81c7ea-1364-5404-9b0b-7569eb411e76)
Chapter 7: The Will of a Woman (#ua843c25c-ae68-517e-8785-d2afc0c7d196)
Chapter 8: Ben Finds New Quarters (#ufd48e62f-4825-5b26-b0f4-3b4642cb7b00)
Chapter 9: The Seat (#ud041c09f-ccb3-5937-a500-d5516335d552)
Chapter 10: Back Again! (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 11: What You Can Do When You Matter (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 12: How Not to Kill an Indian (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 13: A Queer Association (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 14: Ben Sees a Murder (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 15: Ben Commits a Murder (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 16: Ben Takes the Plunge (#litres_trial_promo)
Part II: Number Twenty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 17: The Spider’s Parlour (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 18: Cocktails in Jowle Street (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 19: Mr Clitheroe’s Big Idea (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 20: Wheels Within Wheels (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 21: Little Hymns of Hate (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 22: The Friendly Surface (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 23: Midnight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 24: Across the Roof (#litres_trial_promo)
J. Jefferson Farjeon
From the Collins Crime Club archive, the first original novel to feature Ben the Cockney tramp, the unorthodox detective character created by J. Jefferson Farjeon, author of Mystery in White.Strange things are happening in the untenanted houses of Jowle Street. There are unaccountable creakings and weird knockings on the door of No.29, where a homeless ex-sailor has taken up residence. But even stranger things are happening in the House Opposite, from where a beautiful woman in an evening gown brings Ben a mysterious message; and worse—the offer of a job!Ben the ‘passing tramp’ was immortalised on film by Alfred Hitchcock in the film Number 17, based on a popular ’twenties stage play and novelisation by journalist-turned-author Joe Jefferson Farjeon. The House Opposite (1931) was the first full-length original novel to feature Ben, a reluctant down-at-heels Cockney sleuth, who went on to feature in six more successful detective thrillers from 1931 to 1952.This Detective Story Club classic includes an introduction by H. R. F. Keating, author of the award-winning Inspector Ghote mysteries, which first appeared in the Crime Club’s 1985 ‘Disappearing Detectives’ series.
J. JEFFERSON FARJEON
The House Opposite
Copyright (#u13c734d4-eeba-5472-b87a-f28906964e0b)
COLLINS CRIME CLUB
An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
1 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9GF
www.harpercollins.co.uk (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk)
First published in Great Britain for Crime Club by W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd 1932
Copyright © Estate of J. Jefferson Farjeon 1932
Cover design by Mike Topping © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2016
Cover background images © shutterstock.com (http://shutterstock.com)
A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.
Source ISBN: 9780008155865
Ebook Edition © August 2016 ISBN: 9780008155858
Version: 2016-06-28
Table of Contents
Cover (#u53dfc8dd-b5f9-5584-827b-74e330c790c4)
Title Page (#u87acc648-428e-5f20-aecf-e897a9569767)
Copyright (#uab8d0542-2c86-5415-948e-b244ca530756)
Part I: Number Twenty-Nine (#ub18f0470-7251-589f-abca-47156a6f4ab7)
Chapter 1: The Caller (#ufef48bf7-038c-54cb-b8eb-7e41a3d32796)
Chapter 2: Creaks (#ua0a65653-b4f7-5358-acbe-398a4cc31680)
Chapter 3: Ben Accepts a Job (#u0b93230f-95fd-50f6-9597-c7c6e77f8c27)
Chapter 4: At the Coffee Stall (#ua60e8351-c244-5339-bd5b-a0cddebdfe08)
Chapter 5: The Contents of a Parcel (#ud2d46c5a-8f20-53c5-b60b-ad2d1ea6fd0e)
Chapter 6: A Taste of Death (#u1e81c7ea-1364-5404-9b0b-7569eb411e76)
Chapter 7: The Will of a Woman (#ua843c25c-ae68-517e-8785-d2afc0c7d196)
Chapter 8: Ben Finds New Quarters (#ufd48e62f-4825-5b26-b0f4-3b4642cb7b00)
Chapter 9: The Seat (#ud041c09f-ccb3-5937-a500-d5516335d552)
Chapter 10: Back Again! (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 11: What You Can Do When You Matter (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 12: How Not to Kill an Indian (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 13: A Queer Association (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 14: Ben Sees a Murder (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 15: Ben Commits a Murder (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 16: Ben Takes the Plunge (#litres_trial_promo)
Part II: Number Twenty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 17: The Spider’s Parlour (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 18: Cocktails in Jowle Street (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 19: Mr Clitheroe’s Big Idea (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 20: Wheels Within Wheels (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 21: Little Hymns of Hate (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 22: The Friendly Surface (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 23: Midnight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 24: Across the Roof (#litres_trial_promo)
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