Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 211 White, Stewart Edward 1873 1946 Adams, Samuel Hopkins 1871 1958 Fabian, Warner The Mystery Produced by Suzanne Shell, Danny Wool, Luiz Antonio de Souza, Elisa Williams, Tonya Allen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Mystery" by Stewart Edward White and Samuel Hopkins Adams is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with the crew of the United States cruiser "Wolverine" exploring mysterious incidents on the Pacific Ocean, particularly focusing on the derelict "Laughing Lass" and its enigmatic disappearance. The narrative intertwines elements of adventure and the supernatural as the officers discuss the ship and the potential connection to a scientist, Dr. Karl Augustus Schermerhorn, who vanished under mysterious circumstances. The opening of "The Mystery" introduces us to a scene in the Pacific, where officers aboard the "Wolverine" are enthralled by the strange glow observed on the horizon. The discovery of the "Laughing Lass", deserted with no sign of its crew yet intact, ignites a series of discussions about the ship's ominous past. As they speculate about the fate of the original crew, we learn about their connections to Dr. Schermerhorn, who had embarked on a secret voyage that raises the stakes of their exploration. The mood is rife with tension and anticipation as the mystery deepens, hinting at fantastical elements that might reveal the ship’s dark secrets. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 441145 2025-07-04T10:33:40.720705 text/html 436081 2020-12-19T13:53:16 text/html 2284788 2025-07-04T10:33:47.181623 application/epub+zip 2282965 2025-07-04T10:33:41.578655 application/epub+zip 244816 2025-07-04T10:33:41.111694 application/epub+zip 2429924 2025-07-04T10:33:51.773574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2377199 2025-07-04T10:33:46.255597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351191 2022-09-05T06:30:45.903014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405855 2025-07-04T10:33:39.464683 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 385985 2024-10-28T17:32:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 407292 2020-12-19T13:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 407283 2020-12-19T13:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21100 2025-07-04T10:33:51.920579 application/rdf+xml 20550 2025-07-04T10:33:41.221624 image/jpeg 3407 2025-07-04T10:33:41.166631 image/jpeg 160891 2020-12-19T13:53:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 2187066 2020-12-19T13:53:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 160853 2020-12-19T13:53:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 2214026 2025-07-04T10:33:40.844626 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia