Project Gutenberg 2011-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 171 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) 1866 1946 Partridge, Anthony Oppenheim, Edward Phillips Kirkpatrick, William Arber-Brown 1880 Kirkpatrick, W. (William Arber-Brown) 11000774 The Golden Web Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Web_(novel) Produced by Chris Curnow, Michael, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Golden Web" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the intertwined lives of its characters against a backdrop of intrigue and moral dilemmas revolving around wealth and survival. The main character, Stirling Deane, is a wealthy director of a mining corporation who becomes embroiled in a perilous situation involving a desperate man named Basil Rowan, whose future hangs in the balance due to unexpected circumstances and violent encounters. The opening of the novel sets the stage for an intense confrontation between Deane and Rowan, where Rowan, disheveled and desperate, seeks help after returning from Africa. The contrast between their appearances and circumstances underscores the themes of success and failure. Deane, at the peak of his career, is hesitant to assist Rowan, who is on the brink of ruin. The narrative quickly escalates as Rowan reveals his terminal illness and need for a quick financial solution. Deane’s moral conflict intensifies when he learns that Rowan has taken a dangerous path to redeem himself, leading to a complicated and tense plot as the characters navigate issues of loyalty, desperation, and the weighty consequences of their choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/34945/34945-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 458689 2025-07-14T08:47:42.415464 text/html 460998 2011-01-13T10:01:58 text/html 406090 2025-07-14T08:47:47.980399 application/epub+zip 411619 2025-07-14T08:47:43.297442 application/epub+zip 229735 2025-07-14T08:47:42.814437 application/epub+zip 574482 2025-07-14T08:47:52.033421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533058 2025-07-14T08:47:47.571419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351926 2022-09-16T06:06:20.571158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433855 2025-07-14T08:47:41.591473 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 433743 2011-01-13T10:01:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 433734 2011-01-13T10:01:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22070 2025-07-14T08:47:52.171371 application/rdf+xml 16545 2025-07-14T08:47:42.897420 image/jpeg 2420 2025-07-14T08:47:42.856404 image/jpeg 159785 2011-01-13T10:02:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 390961 2011-01-13T10:02:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 159720 2011-01-13T10:02:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 391328 2025-07-14T08:47:42.461464 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