Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 119 Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) 1880 1936 Reeve, Arthur Benjamin Constance Dunlap The forgers -- The embezzlers -- The gun runners -- The gamblers -- The eavesdroppers -- The clairvoyants -- The plungers -- The abductors -- The shoplifters -- The blackmailers -- The dope fiends -- The fugitives. Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "Constance Dunlap" by Arthur B. Reeve is a novel written during the early 20th century. The narrative primarily revolves around Constance Dunlap, a woman caught in a tumultuous and morally ambiguous world of crime as she and her husband, Carlton, navigate the dark consequences of his embezzlement and their subsequent partnership in forgery. At the start of the story, Carlton Dunlap is seen returning home with a fearful demeanor, hinting at his troubled conscience. He confesses to Constance that he has engaged in embezzlement and intends to flee to escape the repercussions. Constance, initially distraught, quickly shifts from shock to resolve as she proposes ideas for forgery to help their situation. Together, they execute a plan to forge a check that could provide them the means to escape their financial troubles and start anew. This opening establishes a gripping and tense atmosphere, portraying the complexities of their relationship and the ethical dilemmas they face as they spiral deeper into crime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Criminals -- Fiction Crime -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 447251 2025-07-03T03:44:13.607222 text/html 441294 2020-12-28T17:41:09 text/html 234506 2025-07-03T03:44:21.500185 application/epub+zip 239516 2025-07-03T03:44:16.324283 application/epub+zip 236273 2025-07-03T03:44:15.153482 application/epub+zip 442719 2025-07-03T03:44:25.298208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429315 2025-07-03T03:44:20.764208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402092 2022-09-03T06:39:18.112683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409292 2025-07-03T03:44:12.271251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 409247 2020-12-28T17:41:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18871 2025-07-03T03:44:25.460163 application/rdf+xml 14872 2025-07-03T03:44:15.670223 image/jpeg 3940 2025-07-03T03:44:15.415237 image/jpeg 158402 2020-12-28T17:41:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 153869 2020-12-28T17:41:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 229929 2025-07-03T03:44:13.640251 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