Project Gutenberg 2014-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 220 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) 1866 1946 Partridge, Anthony Oppenheim, Edward Phillips Stolen Idols E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Stolen Idols" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds between the exotic settings of China, involving themes of adventure, treachery, and moral dilemmas. At the heart of the narrative is Gregory Ballaston, an Englishman who finds himself embroiled in a dangerous quest related to sacred idols believed to hold hidden treasures, setting off a chain of events that raise questions about honor, greed, and the nature of good and evil. At the start of the book, two ships are depicted in a tense confrontation on a desolate river in China. Wu Abst, a river pirate, is pursued by Wu Ling, a trading captain, who demands the surrender of a foreign prisoner on board Wu Abst’s ship—Gregory Ballaston. Having escaped captivity after being caught trying to steal sacred idols from a temple, Ballaston is rescued by Wu Ling, who claims the man's life in exchange for the treasures he sought. As Ballaston begins to recount his story, their dialogue explores philosophical themes about the nature of the idols and the potential for greatness or wickedness they symbolize, setting the stage for a larger exploration of destiny and moral complexity throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45636/45636-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Detective and mystery stories Adventure stories PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 545835 2025-08-18T12:26:27.224376 text/html 526352 2024-10-24T07:14:01 text/html 339373 2025-08-18T12:26:34.343322 application/epub+zip 339277 2025-08-18T12:26:28.197377 application/epub+zip 282945 2025-08-18T12:26:27.715347 application/epub+zip 463560 2025-08-18T12:26:39.319331 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435688 2025-08-18T12:26:33.882320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382852 2022-09-20T19:07:26.505214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480431 2025-08-18T12:26:26.175524 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 460659 2024-10-24T07:14:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16801 2025-08-18T12:26:39.482277 application/rdf+xml 14782 2025-08-18T12:26:27.824336 image/jpeg 2414 2025-08-18T12:26:27.770356 image/jpeg 278313 2025-08-18T12:26:27.269376 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