Project Gutenberg 2012-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 182 Futrelle, Jacques 1875 1912 Grefé, Will 1875 1957 Grefe, Will Poucher, E. A. 06039731 The Chase of the Golden Plate Part 1. The burglar and the girl -- Part 2. The girl and the plate -- Part 3. The thinking machine. Produced by David Starner, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Chase of the Golden Plate" by Jacques Futrelle is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative sets off at a lavish masked ball attended by an eclectic mix of historical and fictional characters. The story quickly introduces a Burglar, who cleverly navigates through the festivities, hinting at an underlying plot involving theft and deception. The opening of the book unfolds with a vibrant description of the masked ball, setting a whimsical yet suspenseful atmosphere as the characters mingle. The Burglar's arrival captures the attention of key figures, including Cardinal Richelieu and the Mikado, while he jests about his intentions. As the scene progresses, the plot hints at a deeper conspiracy when a mysterious girl known as the Girl of the Golden West interacts with him, suggesting preparations for a secretive venture. This intriguing start establishes a blend of adventure and romance, creating significant anticipation for what will transpire as the tale of the stolen gold plate unravels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories, American Robbery -- Fiction Van Dusen, Augustus S. F. X. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels 233131 2025-08-15T16:26:54.528183 text/html 232433 2021-01-08T14:43:41 text/html 1017419 2025-08-15T16:27:00.490163 application/epub+zip 1020475 2025-08-15T16:26:56.469244 application/epub+zip 155272 2025-08-15T16:26:55.298177 application/epub+zip 1165478 2025-08-15T16:27:03.651171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1141062 2025-08-15T16:26:59.772172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244652 2022-09-17T17:53:46.965458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213317 2025-08-15T16:26:53.789207 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213101 2021-01-08T14:43:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213094 2021-01-08T14:43:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21580 2025-08-15T16:27:03.799158 application/rdf+xml 11799 2025-08-15T16:26:55.803177 image/jpeg 2930 2025-08-15T16:26:55.542179 image/jpeg 77777 2021-01-08T14:43:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 1032570 2021-01-08T14:43:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 77745 2021-01-08T14:43:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 1121890 2025-08-15T16:26:54.603211 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