Project Gutenberg 2017-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 136 Hume, Fergus 1859 1932 Hume, Ferguson Wright Hume, Fergus W. (Ferguson Wright) The Wooden Hand: A Detective Story Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books(University of Wisconsin Libraries) "The Wooden Hand: A Detective Story" by Fergus Hume is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Eva Strode, a young woman living in a gloomy cottage known as Misery Castle, as she anticipates the return of her estranged father, Mr. Strode, from Africa. The novel sets the tone for an intriguing exploration of familial tension, love, and the foreboding atmosphere surrounding Eva's relationship with her father and her budding romance with Allen Hill. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to Eva and her bleak existence with Mrs. Merry, her old nurse, who has a suspicious and pessimistic view of her father's character. Eva is uncertain about her father's return after years apart, and her worries are intensified by a horrific dream she has, which suggests her father may come to harm. As the opening unfolds, it becomes clear that the novel will weave between supernatural elements, the dynamics of Eva's romantic engagement, and the chilling prophecies surrounding her father's fate. The stage is set for a mystery that will undoubtedly intertwine the dreams with reality, as hints of danger loom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 503010 2025-06-22T06:10:31.177289 text/html 505426 2024-10-23T02:19:55 text/html 262807 2025-06-22T06:10:40.886285 application/epub+zip 270585 2025-06-22T06:10:34.561287 application/epub+zip 256561 2025-06-22T06:10:33.175319 application/epub+zip 472162 2025-06-22T06:10:45.249240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442091 2025-06-22T06:10:39.982305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411094 2022-09-25T03:10:01.371302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468963 2023-09-23T14:55:04.085850 text/plain 449190 2024-10-23T02:19:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15621 2025-06-22T06:10:45.409276 application/rdf+xml 12824 2025-06-22T06:10:33.754386 image/jpeg 3059 2025-06-22T06:10:33.464320 image/jpeg 257334 2025-06-22T06:10:31.220335 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