Project Gutenberg 2011-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 155 Payn, James 1830 1898 Lost Sir Massingberd: A Romance of Real Life. v. 2/2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Sir_Massingberd Produced by Andrea Ball, Christine Bell & Marc D'Hooghe (From images generously made available by the Internet Archive) "Lost Sir Massingberd: A Romance of Real Life" by James Payn is a fictional novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows the complex lives of various characters, notably Sir Massingberd, a controversial baronet whose mysterious disappearance sets into motion a series of dramatic events. Themes of morality, the consequences of one's actions, and the interplay between fate and free will are central to the unfolding narrative. At the start of the novel, the protagonist expresses apprehension about meeting Sir Massingberd, fearing the deceitful nature of the baronet. The tension builds as he contemplates the dark past of the family and the sinister presence of the butler, Gilmore, who is equally embroiled in the baronet's schemes. The narrative further takes a somber turn when Sir Massingberd goes missing, prompting a search within Fairburn Chase. This disappearance raises suspicions of foul play, especially related to the gipsy community linked to Sir Massingberd's past transgressions, propelling the characters into a web of intrigue and unanswered questions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 266279 2025-08-15T06:50:28.508493 text/html 244598 2024-04-03T08:27:27 text/html 192651 2025-08-15T06:50:35.307475 application/epub+zip 195344 2025-08-15T06:50:31.682448 application/epub+zip 172199 2025-08-15T06:50:30.518453 application/epub+zip 372753 2025-08-15T06:50:37.981457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361211 2025-08-15T06:50:34.585456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313637 2022-09-17T05:30:18.455491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253878 2025-08-15T06:50:28.120527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233938 2024-04-03T09:20:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16612 2025-08-15T06:50:38.118422 application/rdf+xml 16739 2025-08-15T06:50:31.024457 image/jpeg 3754 2025-08-15T06:50:30.770460 image/jpeg 189324 2025-08-15T06:50:28.531467 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