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LoC No.: 05013025
Title: The House in the Mist
Contents: The house in the mist -- The ruby and the caldron.
Credits:
Produced by Annie McGuire. This book was produced from
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Print archive.
Summary: "The House in the Mist" by Anna Katharine Green is a detective novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a mysterious gathering of relatives, initially characterized by a sense of foreboding as characters converge at an eerie mansion. The narrative focuses on a young wayfarer who has stumbled into a complex family drama marked by greed, inheritance, and lurking malevolence. At the start of the novel, the main character finds himself drawn to a dimly lit mansion while seeking shelter from a misty night. Once inside, he observes the odd behavior of various relatives arriving for a mysterious meeting, led by an enigmatic lawyer. The atmosphere is thick with tension and suspicion as the participants anticipate the reading of a will that promises an unexpected fortune. As the plot unfolds, it becomes clear that the family members harbor secrets and desires that will lead to dire consequences, creating an engaging blend of intrigue, deception, and impending horror. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Green, Anna Katharine, 1846-1935
EBook No.: 35003
Published: Jan 19, 2011
Downloads: 135
Language: English
Subject: Fiction
Subject: Detective and mystery stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 05013025
Title: The House in the Mist
Contents: The house in the mist -- The ruby and the caldron.
Credits:
Produced by Annie McGuire. This book was produced from
scanned images of public domain material from the Google
Print archive.
Summary: "The House in the Mist" by Anna Katharine Green is a detective novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a mysterious gathering of relatives, initially characterized by a sense of foreboding as characters converge at an eerie mansion. The narrative focuses on a young wayfarer who has stumbled into a complex family drama marked by greed, inheritance, and lurking malevolence. At the start of the novel, the main character finds himself drawn to a dimly lit mansion while seeking shelter from a misty night. Once inside, he observes the odd behavior of various relatives arriving for a mysterious meeting, led by an enigmatic lawyer. The atmosphere is thick with tension and suspicion as the participants anticipate the reading of a will that promises an unexpected fortune. As the plot unfolds, it becomes clear that the family members harbor secrets and desires that will lead to dire consequences, creating an engaging blend of intrigue, deception, and impending horror. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Green, Anna Katharine, 1846-1935
EBook No.: 35003
Published: Jan 19, 2011
Downloads: 135
Language: English
Subject: Fiction
Subject: Detective and mystery stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.