Project Gutenberg 2013-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 283 Wilkins, W. A. The Cleverdale Mystery; or, The Machine and Its Wheels: A Story of American Life Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Sue Fleming and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Cleverdale Mystery; or, The Machine and Its Wheels: A Story of American Life" by W. A. Wilkins is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the ambitious political machinations of Darius Hamblin, a New York State Senator, and the personal struggles of his daughter, Belle Hamblin. The book examines themes of political power, social class, and familial loyalty amid the backdrop of dramatic events at Lake George. The opening of the novel introduces the picturesque setting of Lake George and presents the Hamblin family, particularly focusing on the conflict between Darius's political ambitions and Belle's personal desires. Belle is depicted as a compassionate young woman who saves her younger brother from drowning, earning the admiration of George Alden, a bank officer. However, her father's pride and ambition pose challenges to her romantic feelings for George. As political tensions rise with a rival candidate named Daley seeking to undermine Darius's position, the story hints at conflicts that will intertwine personal and political stakes through the characters’ interactions and dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42333/42333-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories New York (State) -- Fiction Political corruption -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 464300 2025-08-17T07:15:38.421400 text/html 447354 2024-10-23T14:42:25 text/html 287651 2025-08-17T07:15:44.783323 application/epub+zip 290393 2025-08-17T07:15:39.386353 application/epub+zip 246596 2025-08-17T07:15:38.894377 application/epub+zip 448700 2025-08-17T07:15:49.347272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394529 2025-08-17T07:15:44.189345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350863 2022-09-19T10:43:15.240261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420424 2025-08-17T07:15:37.499378 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400353 2024-10-23T14:42:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16322 2025-08-17T07:15:49.482279 application/rdf+xml 16966 2025-08-17T07:15:38.991336 image/jpeg 2890 2025-08-17T07:15:38.944317 image/jpeg 261372 2025-08-17T07:15:38.464374 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