Smith

Written by: Leon Garfield
Category: Fiction
Genre: Classic

Book Details:

Format: Hardback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 1968
Language: English
Edition: 2nd
Condition: Acceptable
Appearance: The book's spine is coming slightly loose. The cover shows signs of wear, with some discoloration and minor scuffing. The dust jacket is present but has some tears and creases. The pages are yellowed with age, and there may be some minor markings or annotations inside.

Synopsis:

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, which is proved by the pursuit of Smith by two very shady characters. Smith artfully dodges them and winds up in the odd company of a wealthy blind man, who takes Smith into his home and provides him with an education. But this new comfort is lost when Smith himself is suspected of the very murder he witnessed. Smith was a Boston Globe--Horn Book Honor Book, winner of the Phoenix Award, and a Carnegie Honor Book.

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