Project Gutenberg 2013-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 259 Herbert, A. P. (Alan Patrick) 1890 1971 Herbert, Alan Patrick, Sir The House by the River Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_by_the_River Produced by Greg Bergquist, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The House by the River" by A. P. Herbert is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a close-knit community called Hammerton Chase, where residents gather at the Whittakers' home to discuss life, art, and domesticity. Central to the narrative is Stephen Byrne, a successful poet whose seemingly idyllic life begins to unravel after a tragic incident involving their maid, Emily Gaunt. At the start of the story, the Whittakers' Wednesday gathering is underway, filled with discussions and socializing among the guests, as Stephen Byrne arrives home in high spirits after a successful evening. However, the atmosphere shifts drastically when a heated encounter with Emily results in her unintended death. As Stephen grapples with the implications of his actions, his friend John Egerton arrives, and they are thrown into a frantic situation where they must cover up the incident. The opening highlights the stark contrast between the ordinary social life of Hammerton Chase and the dark turn of events that challenges both Stephen's morality and his sense of normalcy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41791/41791-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Murder -- Fiction Poets -- Fiction London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 403162 2025-07-19T17:00:08.909711 text/html 381487 2025-07-19T14:51:42 text/html 326245 2025-07-19T17:00:21.814595 application/epub+zip 331721 2025-07-19T17:00:14.717697 application/epub+zip 211359 2025-07-19T17:00:10.920691 application/epub+zip 442118 2025-07-19T17:00:28.230591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418955 2025-07-19T17:00:21.509631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299002 2022-09-19T06:39:15.557432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387830 2025-07-19T17:00:08.291670 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 361617 2025-07-19T14:51:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17945 2025-07-19T17:00:28.369562 application/rdf+xml 13253 2025-07-19T17:00:14.466684 image/jpeg 2066 2025-07-19T17:00:14.427685 image/jpeg 307638 2025-07-19T17:00:08.947698 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