Description

In addition to writing as a reporter uncovering the conditions of public health in the United States, Samuel Hopkins Adams was a prolific ficiton writer, who wrote numerous novels and hundreds of short stories. "The Man Who Spoke Latin" features protagonist Average Jones, a detective who finds cases, clues, witnesses -- and often solves the crime -- through classified ads.

Adams was born in Dunkirk, New York. From 1891 to 1900, he was a reporter for the New York Sun, and later McClure's Magazine, where he gained a reputation as a muckraker for his articles on the conditions of public health in the United States. In addition, Adams was a prolific writer, who wrote numerous, novels and hundreds of short stories.

Heather Myre, a resident of western Michigan, is a university-trained audio narrator and voice-over actress. She can be heard in a variety of regional radio and television commercials.

The Man Who Spoke Latin

Author: Samuel Hopkins Adams

Narrator: Heather Myre

ISBN: 9781593168216

SRP: $5.95

Length: 0:50:00

Item No: PL225

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Tags: American, fiction, short story, detective