Charlie the Mole and Other Droll Souls

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Summary: Humor about New Orleans
Review: A collection of tales about "Runyonesque" characters in New Orleans, the author's style is reminiscent of Mark Twain. You might have to look up a few big words (like I did) and at times the laughs get bogged-down in the language. In addition to the title character, you will meet Johnny the Fox Cox, Suicide Simon, Roger the Lodger and Brother Bob Harrington, the self-proclaimed "Chaplain of Bourbon Street." Jacobs was a columnist with the Times-Picayune and knew many of these people, which also makes the book of interest to anyone studying New Orleans history.