Project Gutenberg 2005-03-04 Public domain in the USA. 206 Falconer, Lanoe 1848 1908 Hawker, Mary Elizabeth Cecilia de Noël Produced by Suzanne Shell, Patricia A. Benoy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Cecilia de Noël" by Lanoe Falconer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a hauntingly atmospheric setting, where characters grapple with the tension between rationality and the supernatural. Key figures include Sir George Atherley and his wife, Lady Atherley, who face unexplained noises and the possibility of ghosts in their manor, while the story also hints at deeper personal struggles among the characters, particularly Mr. Lyndsay, who is confronted by memories of a broken engagement. The opening of the novel introduces us to a group gathered in the drawing-room of Atherley’s manor, where philosophical discussions about science and the existence of the supernatural take place. Atherley, a strong advocate for rationalism, clashes with the unsettling appearance of peculiar noises from the servants' wing, prompting speculation about a ghost. Lady Atherley’s concerns about a servant's hysteria over the ghost adds a layer of tension, reflecting the personal and social anxieties of life in an old manor. Mr. Lyndsay, who carries the weight of a lost love, serves as a contrasting figure, grappling with his own emotional turmoil amid the unfolding mystery, foreshadowing deeper explorations of belief, companionship, and inner conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Ghosts -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 231556 2025-08-06T13:16:21.784478 text/html 241036 2020-12-14T05:52:23 text/html 462871 2025-08-06T13:16:28.617754 application/epub+zip 464240 2025-08-06T13:16:24.138287 application/epub+zip 155728 2025-08-06T13:16:22.555259 application/epub+zip 626482 2025-08-06T13:16:31.558712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607983 2025-08-06T13:16:27.373244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256311 2022-09-07T20:46:15.178121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209308 2025-08-06T13:16:21.224266 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209136 2020-12-14T05:52:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209130 2020-12-14T05:52:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20351 2025-08-06T13:16:31.694693 application/rdf+xml 13153 2025-08-06T13:16:23.144225 image/jpeg 3526 2025-08-06T13:16:22.833244 image/jpeg 82308 2020-12-14T05:52:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 453985 2020-12-14T05:52:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 82263 2020-12-14T05:52:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 514936 2025-08-06T13:16:21.815292 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