Butler, Ellis Parker 1869-1937 creator Irvin, Rea 1881-1972 text utu 2009 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective" by Ellis Parker Butler is a collection of humorous detective stories first published in 1913. The work follows Philo Gubb, a small-town paperhanger who learns detective work through correspondence courses and fancies himself a "deteckative." Unlike traditional brilliant sleuths, Gubb bumbles through cases with elaborate disguises that fool no one, theories that constantly shift, and solutions that arrive almost by accident. His murder of the English language and persistent good nature create comedic situations as he attempts to emulate his idol, Sherlock Holmes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) The hard-boiled egg -- The pet -- The eagle's claws -- The oubliette -- The un-burglars -- The two-cent stamp -- The chicken -- The dragon's eye -- The progressive murder -- The missing Mr. Master -- Waffles and mustard -- The anonymous wiggle -- The half of a thousand -- Dietz's 7462 Bessie John -- Henry -- Buried bones -- Philo Gubb's greatest case. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo_Gubb Release date is 2009-08-17 Produced by D Alexander, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Detective and mystery stories PS Original publication data not identified 18018541 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29721 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29721 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133658.0 29721