A Dodge, a Twist and a Tobacconist

Note to Readers

  Readers may or may not recognize some of the literary characters in this series. Readers who do recognize some/all of them may note that some of the character portrayals, ages, and other details may not be strictly accurate from the standpoint of when the stories were first written, the timeline for how the books they come from would relate to each other, and just plain reality. (For example, it’s unlikely that Bagheera would have lived to see Mowgli’s son arrive at age 12, and if he did, it’s unlikely he’d still be able to hunt and track.)

  I have modified characters to make them fit my story, but I hope I am at least true to the spirit of the great 1800s classics this work was inspired by. If you are interested in a little more on the whos, whys and hows of these characters, there is an afterword giving more information, including notes about the characters and a “deleted scene” of Mac Campbell and Rose reading biographies of the Alexander Legacy Company members.