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Tom the telephone boy; or, The mystery of a message

By Frank V. Webster

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

When a young telephone boy takes a job to assist, he stumbles into an intricate mystery with a strange man that could change everything.

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2022-07-08
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Summary

"Tom the Telephone Boy; or, The Mystery of a Message" by Frank V. Webster is an early 1900s story about a young boy named Tom Baldwin, who becomes a telephone boy at a lively bookstore to aid his family after his father passes away. Tom's story follows him through his new appointment in Boston, with a family to support, challenges, and a peculiar mystery, including a quirky customer named Dr. Spidderkins. As Tom gets comfortable with working at the bookstore, he confronts the daily grind of life, which starts to present a much more complicated and convoluted puzzle that Tom is ready to solve.

About the Author

Frank V. Webster was a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. A total of 25 novels in The Webster Series For Boys were published by Cupples & Leon between 1909 and 1915. Titles were reprinted in 1938 by Saalfield Publishing.

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