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This brilliant, picaresque novel follows the adventures of an illiterate young ragamuffin known only as Smith. Smith picks the pocket of a stranger, only to witness immediately the strangers murder. Smiths booty from the theft is an Important Document, no doubt worth quite a lot to somebody,... read more
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HE WAS CALLED SMITH and was twelve years old.
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This is book 836 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Flambards, and followed by The Dolphin Crossing.
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- Leon Garfield (Author)
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Page Count: 176
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