Nance Olden, a young pickpocket, flees a railway station with a stolen watch and hides in the first carriage she finds, which belongs to a bishop. Telling her own story in brisk slang, she bluffs her way through high society, her partner Tom’s troubles and the police, and discovers a talent for acting.
A sparkling 1904 caper with one of the liveliest heroines of its decade. Download the free EPUB.