Project Gutenberg 2013-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 133 Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) 1833 1903 Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold Great Porter Square: A Mystery. v. 1 Produced by eagkw, Robert Cicconetti 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.) "Great Porter Square: A Mystery" by B. L. Farjeon is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the unsettling events following a murder in a lodging house at No. 119 Great Porter Square, which deeply impacts the life of Mrs. James Preedy, the proprietor of the neighboring lodging house at No. 118. As the mystery unfolds, readers encounter a variety of characters, including the accused breath of intrigue, Antony Cowlrick, whose life becomes intertwined with the tragic events. The opening of the novel introduces Mrs. Preedy, a widow who manages her lodgings with a mix of perseverance and fear amid personal and financial troubles. Late at night, she is haunted by the news of a murder committed in the adjacent house, where a stranger was killed under mysterious circumstances. As she navigates her anxiety and the police's investigation, the narrative hints at the complexity of her social environment populated by a diverse cast of lodgers and the ominous atmosphere that pervades her life. With layers of social commentary and character introspection, this tale sets the stage for an escalating mystery that promises to engage readers with its suspense and poignant reflections on human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42905/42905-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 322931 2025-09-17T09:56:10.859212 text/html 315327 2024-10-23T16:19:02 text/html 251129 2025-09-17T09:56:16.033201 application/epub+zip 251827 2025-09-17T09:56:12.003211 application/epub+zip 185601 2025-09-17T09:56:11.401237 application/epub+zip 364530 2025-09-17T09:56:19.185172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326103 2025-09-17T09:56:15.489196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253690 2022-09-19T15:10:56.726380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278527 2025-09-17T09:56:10.229251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258622 2024-10-23T16:19:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16910 2025-09-17T09:56:19.318192 application/rdf+xml 16280 2025-09-17T09:56:11.486211 image/jpeg 2407 2025-09-17T09:56:11.443241 image/jpeg 227478 2025-09-17T09:56:10.902235 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