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                                PEACHMONK

                  A SERIO-COMIC DETECTIVE TALE IN WHICH NO
                   FIRE-ARMS ARE USED AND NO ONE IS KILLED
                  BEING A THREE DAYS EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF
                     THE DUKE OF BELLEVILLE AS RELATED BY
                            LORD EDWARD LYNDON


                               JOHN EYERMAN


                                 NEW YORK
                                   1917




The fabric of this tale is based largely upon the use of Book-Titles, and
the names, several names in connection, or expressions in CAPITALS, which
indicate these titles, should in no way interfere with the continuous
reading of the story.

No Title, of either one or more words, is used more than once, unless
such title is represented by more than one Author.

Approximately, Nine Hundred Book-Titles have been used.


No Literary Merit is claimed for this Tale, as none has been attempted.
The following Letter explains itself:


                                                BARCHESTER TOWERS,
                                                   KENILWORTH.
                                                    Saturday.

     Dear Eyerman:

     When we were talking the other night at MRS. PERKIN'S BALL, I
     was just about to ask you a favor, when OUR MUTUAL FRIEND,
     ADDISON, with his usual lack of GOOD FORM FOR ALL OCCASIONS,
     decided to fasten himself to us: AFTERWARD, AT THE CASA
     NAPOLEON, THE AMERICANS tied me up. I am glad to say that I am
     now FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWDS, and VILETTE, THE BEAUTIFUL
     WRETCH that she is, has urged me to write you.

     When Scarlett's eye-troubles began he decided to