Project Gutenberg 2006-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 125 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green The Chief Legatee E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Chief Legatee" by Anna Katharine Green is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around the mysterious disappearance of a newlywed bride, Georgian Hazen, who vanishes just hours after her wedding ceremony. Her husband, Roger Ransom, is left bewildered and deeply concerned, leading him to enlist the help of a detective to unravel the mystery behind her sudden flight. The opening of the book introduces us to the immediate crisis as Mr. Ransom reports his wife’s disappearance to the hotel manager and a detective, Mr. Gerridge. The narrative reveals Ransom's frantic search and highlights his unwavering faith in Georgian's love and integrity. Ransom recounts their wedding day and the peculiar behavior leading up to her disappearance, particularly noting her reaction to an unknown man at the wedding. As the plot thickens, details about Georgian’s life and relationships hint at deeper mysteries involving family ties that had long been buried, setting the stage for a suspenseful exploration of love, trust, and identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/17999/17999-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Inheritance and succession -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 381487 2025-08-07T13:51:45.914250 text/html 383207 2014-04-24T10:54:40 text/html 531570 2025-08-07T13:51:51.755243 application/epub+zip 531722 2025-08-07T13:51:46.824264 application/epub+zip 216617 2025-08-07T13:51:46.320276 application/epub+zip 659855 2025-08-07T13:51:55.704282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 623329 2025-08-07T13:51:50.970298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316335 2022-09-08T14:08:15.062896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359943 2025-08-07T13:51:45.271279 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359715 2020-12-13T19:00:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359722 2020-12-13T19:00:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20616 2025-08-07T13:51:55.859237 application/rdf+xml 17042 2025-08-07T13:51:46.403261 image/jpeg 2191 2025-08-07T13:51:46.363251 image/jpeg 138006 2020-12-13T19:00:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 521809 2020-12-13T19:00:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 137995 2020-12-13T19:00:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 525318 2025-08-07T13:51:45.966266 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