Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 149 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green The Mayor's Wife Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "The Mayor's Wife" by Anna Katharine Green is a mystery novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around Miss Saunders, a young woman seeking employment who becomes embroiled in the troubled domestic life of Mrs. Olympia Packard, the wife of the city's mayor, Henry Packard. As she takes on the role of a companion to Mrs. Packard, she is drawn into a web of secrecy and emotional turmoil, which she is determined to unravel. The opening of the book introduces Miss Saunders as she is selected for a discreet position by Miss Davies, a gatekeeper to opportunities. Soon, she meets Mayor Packard, who reveals that his wife is deeply unhappy without any known cause. This sets the stage for a mysterious investigation into Mrs. Packard's state as Miss Saunders accepts the role of companion, determined to uncover the root of the distress while balancing the intimate complexities of her new environment. As Miss Saunders settles into her new life, she encounters strange phenomena, peculiar neighbors, and a world that is both enchanting and eerie, all while navigating the hidden layers of her charge's melancholy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 464064 2025-08-02T12:40:29.832415 text/html 479236 2021-01-27T05:40:22 text/html 235350 2025-08-02T12:40:37.485386 application/epub+zip 244599 2025-08-02T12:40:32.663426 application/epub+zip 232419 2025-08-02T12:40:31.525420 application/epub+zip 439030 2025-08-02T12:40:41.348346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409248 2025-08-02T12:40:36.780665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384442 2022-09-03T04:13:20.041039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400832 2025-08-02T12:40:29.152467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400735 2016-10-03T04:52:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 395442 2010-01-11T15:40:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20201 2025-08-02T12:40:41.485409 application/rdf+xml 13654 2025-08-02T12:40:32.022391 image/jpeg 3486 2025-08-02T12:40:31.768426 image/jpeg 152512 2016-10-03T04:56:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 160034 2021-01-27T05:40:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 151867 2010-01-11T15:41:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 229165 2025-08-02T12:40:29.867433 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