Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 167 Roe, Edward Payson 1838 1888 Roe, E. P. (Edward Payson) Taken Alive "A native author called Roe" -- Taken alive -- Found yet lost --Queen of spades -- An unexpected result -- A Christmas-eve suit -- Three Thanksgiving kisses -- Susie Rolliffe's Christmas -- Jeff's treasure -- Caught on the ebb-tide -- Christmas eve in war times -- A brave little Quakeress. Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Taken Alive" by Edward Payson Roe is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of love, justice, and the impact of crime on personal lives, focusing on the character Ralph Brandt, a determined young detective on a mission to capture a fugitive murderer who has caused profound grief to the protagonist, Clara Heyward. The opening of the story introduces Clara Heyward, who is deeply mourning the murder of her father, a prison keeper killed by an escaped convict named Bute. Ralph Brandt, who is infatuated with Clara, vows to bring her father's killer to justice as a way to honor both her and her father’s memory. As the narrative unfolds, Brandt reflects on his feelings for Clara while undertaking the dangerous task of tracking down Bute. The initial dialogue reveals the emotional weight of Clara's sorrow as she struggles with the possibility of moving on from her past, setting up a compelling narrative blend of romance and suspense as Brandt prepares to confront the murderer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Didactic fiction Roe, Edward Payson, 1838-1888 PZ PS Text US Civil War Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 710237 2025-08-03T03:55:38.539600 text/html 710058 2025-01-09T18:54:50.990278 text/html 343701 2025-08-03T03:55:48.140493 application/epub+zip 355023 2025-08-03T03:55:41.501578 application/epub+zip 337146 2025-08-03T03:55:40.285560 application/epub+zip 596626 2025-08-03T03:55:53.491514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558013 2025-08-03T03:55:47.306557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525244 2022-09-03T06:52:29.468555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655276 2025-08-03T03:55:37.909570 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 655116 2012-09-08T09:41:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18787 2025-08-03T03:55:53.633473 application/rdf+xml 13165 2025-08-03T03:55:40.785527 image/jpeg 3501 2025-08-03T03:55:40.534607 image/jpeg 254366 2012-09-08T09:59:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 337542 2025-08-03T03:55:38.594544 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