Manalive
by G. K. Chesterton
“He’s committed every crime imaginable just to prove he’s still alive.”
When the exuberant Innocent Smith arrives at a stuffy London boarding house, he upends the residents' dull lives with a series of bizarre antics that land him on trial for everything from murder to burglary. This whimsical mystery challenges conventional morality, revealing a man who commits 'crimes' only to rediscover the startling joy of existence.
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