The mental characteristics of Allan Pinkerton were judgment as to facts, knowledge of men, the ability to concentrate his faculties on one subject, and the persistent power of will. A mysterious problem of crime, against which his life was devoted, presented to his thought, was solved almost in an instant, and seemingly by his intuitions. With half-closed eyes he saw the scene in which the wrong was done, read every movement of the criminals, and reached invariably… (more)
Language: English
Published in: 1875
Word count: 58,410 words (≈ about 4 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/30636
Copyright: Public Domain