Project Gutenberg 1999-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 197 Rinehart, Mary Roberts 1876 1958 The Confession Produced by An Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer, and David Widger "The Confession" by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a psychological thriller written in the early 20th century that delves into themes of fear, obsession, and the complexities of human emotion. The narrative follows Agnes Blakiston, a woman who retreats to the Benton house in the countryside, only to find herself embroiled in a web of unsettling occurrences and secrets stemming from the house and its last resident, Miss Emily Benton. The opening of the story establishes a tone of unease as Agnes begins her summer in the isolated Benton house, remarking on its peculiarities and the long history that seems to haunt it. She is accompanied by her loyal servant Maggie, who expresses her discomfort about the house. Unseen tensions arise as Agnes receives an enigmatic letter from Miss Emily, urging her to occupy the house, suggesting that something is amiss. As unsettling events unfold, including strange telephone calls and an inexplicable fear that grips Agnes, the stage is set for a psychological unraveling. The dynamics between Agnes, Miss Emily, and Maggie suggest a deeper story involving past violence, as a hidden confession is gradually revealed, setting the plot in motion for a complex exploration of fear and its manifestations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 210860 2025-08-01T11:40:40.134597 text/html 206234 2013-01-21T12:06:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii 71570 2013-01-21T12:07:08 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 140457 2025-08-01T11:40:45.065548 application/epub+zip 141044 2025-08-01T11:40:41.924566 application/epub+zip 141042 2025-08-01T11:40:40.766572 application/epub+zip 241729 2025-08-01T11:40:47.658552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229979 2025-08-01T11:40:44.426556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195641 2022-09-01T13:04:42.271166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179693 2025-08-01T11:40:39.738592 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179572 2008-09-26T16:03:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68235 2008-09-26T16:05:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18737 2025-08-01T11:40:47.800513 application/rdf+xml 10614 2025-08-01T11:40:41.355560 image/jpeg 2979 2025-08-01T11:40:41.103545 image/jpeg 135878 2025-08-01T11:40:40.152566 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