Project Gutenberg 2013-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 441 Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie The Dead Secret: A Novel Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Secret Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Dead Secret: A Novel" by Wilkie Collins is a fiction work written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Captain Treverton and his wife, Mrs. Treverton, as well as Sarah Leeson, a troubled lady's maid with a mysterious past. The opening chapters present a tense atmosphere filled with secrets, focusing on the dying moments of Mrs. Treverton, who sends for Sarah for a final request that could change everything for those who remain. The beginning of "The Dead Secret" sets a dramatic tone, introducing the unsettling situation as the dying Mrs. Treverton's attendants anxiously await her passing. As Mrs. Treverton shares her last wishes with Sarah, it becomes clear that a significant secret lies between them, one that carries the weight of sorrow and regret. The description of Mrs. Treverton's health and appearance, alongside Sarah's nervous and pitying demeanor, builds a palpable tension. This tension deepens as Mrs. Treverton insists on revealing her secret to her husband and demands that Sarah witness her final disclosures, leading to a critical turn of events that will have enduring ramifications for everyone involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43092/43092-h/images/title-page.jpg Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Mothers and daughters -- Fiction Gothic fiction Illegitimate children -- Fiction Cornwall (England : County) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 877503 2025-07-17T10:45:34.627039 text/html 862410 2024-10-23T16:43:41 text/html 1008830 2025-07-17T10:45:42.496967 application/epub+zip 1024308 2025-07-17T10:45:35.558018 application/epub+zip 372463 2025-07-17T10:45:35.101992 application/epub+zip 1235241 2025-07-17T10:45:48.088457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1212600 2025-07-17T10:45:42.064024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561452 2022-09-19T16:34:50.656990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 845556 2025-07-17T10:45:33.462997 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 825779 2024-10-23T16:43:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18141 2025-07-17T10:45:48.222452 application/rdf+xml 9189 2025-07-17T10:45:35.183969 image/jpeg 1970 2025-07-17T10:45:35.143976 image/jpeg 970072 2025-07-17T10:45:34.712976 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