Project Gutenberg 1999-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 880 Leroux, Gaston 1868 1927 The Secret of the Night Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Night Produced by An Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer, and David Widger "The Secret of the Night" by Gaston Leroux is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story appears to unveil a tale of mystery and intrigue that revolves around General Trebassof, a figure embroiled in the tensions of revolutionary Russia, and the imminent threats against his life. The narrative introduces key characters such as Matrena Petrovna, the general's protective wife, and Joseph Rouletabille, a young reporter sent to investigate the dark circumstances surrounding the general’s fate. At the start of the novel, we meet Matrena Petrovna, who is deeply concerned for her husband’s safety following previous assassination attempts. The atmosphere is charged with tension as she prepares to receive a young stranger, Rouletabille, who has come to aid in the investigation. The opening reveals a family struggling with secrets, danger, and the burdens of loyalty, while the ominous presence of the police highlights the perilous environment in which they exist. As Matrena explains the series of attacks on her husband, the reader is immediately pulled into a web of suspense that tests the bonds of family and the desperation of survival amid political chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Rouletabille, Joseph (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Generals -- Fiction Attempted assassination -- Fiction PQ Text Detective Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 686101 2025-08-01T10:44:38.315921 text/html 714855 2021-01-27T18:41:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 228340 2021-01-27T18:41:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 299713 2025-08-01T10:44:46.471897 application/epub+zip 311918 2025-08-01T10:44:40.281943 application/epub+zip 311919 2025-08-01T10:44:39.075949 application/epub+zip 535404 2025-08-01T10:44:51.298855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502387 2025-08-01T10:44:45.726916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462973 2022-09-01T12:05:22.770398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592577 2025-08-01T10:44:36.815987 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 592467 2017-09-12T13:09:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 216930 2017-09-12T13:11:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 581822 2017-09-12T13:09:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215613 2017-09-12T13:11:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21469 2025-08-01T10:44:51.457855 application/rdf+xml 11826 2025-08-01T10:44:39.593919 image/jpeg 3511 2025-08-01T10:44:39.333951 image/jpeg 291801 2025-08-01T10:44:38.363950 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 fr.wikipedia