Toppleton's Client: Or A Spirit In Exile

""Toppleton's Client: Or A Spirit In Exile"" is a novel written by John Kendrick Bangs. It tells the story of a man named Toppleton who is a lawyer in the small town of Millville. One day, he is visited by a spirit named Captain Kidd who claims to be in exile from the afterlife. Toppleton takes on the case and tries to help Captain Kidd prove his innocence in order to be allowed back into the afterlife. Along the way, they encounter various challenges and obstacles, including skeptical townspeople and a rival lawyer who is determined to discredit Toppleton. The novel is a humorous and light-hearted take on the supernatural and legal genres, with a focus on the importance of justice and redemption.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist.He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis Nehemiah Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. Bangs.He went to Columbia College from 1880 to 1883 where he became editor of Columbia's literary magazine, Acta Columbia, and contributed short anonymous pieces to humor magazines. After graduation in 1883 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Political Science, Bangs entered Columbia Law School but left in 1884 to become Associate Editor of Life under Edward S. Martin. Bangs contributed many articles and poems to the magazine between 1884 and 1888. During this period, Bangs published his first books.