"Toppleton's Client; Or, A Spirit in Exile" by John Kendrick Bangs is a late 19th century novel that stars Hopkins Toppleton, a barrister living comfortably but lacking legal skills, who gets caught up in a comical supernatural quest when a spirit asks for his help to get back the body and identity that were stolen from him, creating a blend of humor and the supernatural as Toppleton bumbles his way through a ghostly case.

Toppleton's Client; Or, A Spirit in Exile
By John Kendrick Bangs
A clueless lawyer finds himself entangled in a bizarre case when a disembodied spirit asks for his help to reclaim his stolen body.
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About the AuthorJohn Kendrick Bangs was an American writer, humorist, editor and satirist.
John Kendrick Bangs was an American writer, humorist, editor and satirist.
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