The Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle | The Midnight Archive — A Thinking Machine Mystery

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Someone new for the Archive: Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen — Ph. D., LL. D., F. R. S., M. D. — known to the newspapers as The Thinking Machine.

Over dinner in Boston, The Thinking Machine bets he can escape the death cell of Chisholm Prison within one week, carrying nothing but the clothes he stands in. He asks for three things only: tooth powder, his shoes blacked, and a little money.

ℹ️ FOR LISTENERS This is a complete, unabridged reading of The Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle, from The Thinking Machine (1907), now in the public domain. Every word is the author's own. Part of The Midnight Archive: three nights of classics every week, alongside four original Nocturnal Tales mysteries.

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💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTS At which point did you guess how he did it — and should The Thinking Machine come back to the Archive? 🕵️

🕒 CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 01:53 - Part One - The Problem of Cell 13 15:28 - Part Two - The Problem of Cell 13 28:28 - Part Three - The Problem of Cell 13 38:54 - Part Four - The Problem of Cell 13 52:47 - Part Five - The Problem of Cell 13 1:02:53 - Part Six - The Problem of Cell 13 1:26:07 - Closing

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🧾 CREDITS Narrated and produced by Nocturnal Tales. Story by Jacques Futrelle (public domain).

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