Download or read book Mammoth Books presents The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society written by John Betancourt and published by C & R Crime. This book was released on 2012-05-17 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr Pendleton-Smythe, an excluded schoolboy turned military man, visits Holmes surreptitiously having been hiding out of fear for his life. Holmes quickly discovers the unfortunate outcomes of this man's adolescent decisions when he discovers Pendleton-Smythe's participation in the Amateur Mendicant Society, the membership of which has been rapidly declining of late.