Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 221 Nicholson, Meredith 1866 1947 Christy, Howard Chandler 1873 1952 The House of a Thousand Candles Produced by Jeffrey Kraus-yao "The House of a Thousand Candles" by Meredith Nicholson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around John Glenarm, who learns of his grandfather's death and inherits a property under strange conditions that require him to spend a year living at the unfinished Glenarm House in Indiana. The narrative explores themes of obligation, inheritance, and the complexities of family relationships as John grapples with his past while adapting to his new surroundings. At the start of the novel, John Glenarm is in Naples when he receives a letter informing him of his grandfather's death and the peculiar stipulations of his will. The will demands that he live in the mysterious and incomplete Glenarm House for one year; failure to comply would result in the estate going to a woman named Marian Devereux, a relative through a connection to a nun. John arrives at the house, encountering a complex mix of emotions as he deals with memories of his grandfather and mysterious occurrences, including an apparent assassination attempt. Through the opening chapters, his interactions with the enigmatic caretaker Bates and the intriguing landscape hint at deeper secrets surrounding his inheritance, capturing the reader's interest in the unfolding story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Indiana -- Fiction Mystery and detective stories PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 503861 2025-07-05T14:44:50.477714 text/html 501787 2024-10-28T19:32:08 text/html 434239 2025-07-05T14:44:58.773679 application/epub+zip 441308 2025-07-05T14:44:53.265727 application/epub+zip 260321 2025-07-05T14:44:52.133709 application/epub+zip 681737 2025-07-05T14:45:03.150638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 649030 2025-07-05T14:44:58.068725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436223 2022-09-06T20:45:09.709484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491938 2025-07-05T14:44:49.014768 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 472218 2024-10-28T19:32:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18099 2025-07-05T14:45:03.280654 application/rdf+xml 14141 2025-07-05T14:44:52.630706 image/jpeg 3367 2025-07-05T14:44:52.380687 image/jpeg 422418 2025-07-05T14:44:50.530735 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