Project Gutenberg 2017-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 354 Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859 1930 Conan Doyle, Arthur, Sir Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A. Conan Castaigne, J. André 1861 1929 Castaigne, J. Andre Castaigne, André Castaigne, Andre Castaigne, A. (André) Round the Fire Stories The leather funnel -- The beetle hunter -- The man with the watches -- The pot of caviare -- The japanned box -- The black doctor -- Playing with fire -- The Jew's breastplate -- The lost special -- The club-footed grocer -- The sealed room -- The Brazilian cat -- The usher of Lea House School -- The brown hand -- The fiend of the cooperage -- Jelland's voyage -- B. 24. E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Round the Fire Stories" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology features tales that blend the grotesque and the terrible, effectively crafted for sharing on a chilly evening around a fire. The stories delve into various aspects of human experience and curiosity, hinting at macabre events and mysterious legacies. The opening of "Round the Fire Stories" introduces us to the character Lionel Dacre, a wealthy and eccentric collector of occult literature residing in Paris. A visit to his home leads to a curious examination of a leather funnel with a mysterious past, linked to the dark practices of historical torture. Dacre proposes an experiment involving the funnel, suggesting a connection to dreams and past horrors. The narrative sets up an air of suspense and reveals Dacre's intent to unearth the object’s intriguing story through a shared experience with the narrator, paving the way for a chilling exploration of history and the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Horror tales, English English fiction Short stories, English PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature 674566 2025-06-21T13:27:38.213353 text/html 655032 2024-10-23T01:42:59 text/html 516601 2025-06-21T13:27:47.433290 application/epub+zip 513284 2025-06-21T13:27:39.763352 application/epub+zip 341670 2025-06-21T13:27:38.994351 application/epub+zip 667119 2025-06-21T13:27:53.330311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632076 2025-06-21T13:27:46.646358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461288 2022-09-24T16:14:56.154071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 602625 2025-06-21T13:27:36.817400 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 582680 2024-10-23T01:42:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18258 2025-06-21T13:27:53.650277 application/rdf+xml 19572 2025-06-21T13:27:39.111366 image/jpeg 2653 2025-06-21T13:27:39.053367 image/jpeg 595891 2025-06-21T13:27:38.279391 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia