Project Gutenberg 2017-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 144 Dougall, L. (Lily) 1858 1923 Dougall, Lily 05009658 The Summit House Mystery; Or, The Earthly Purgatory Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Summit House Mystery; Or, The Earthly Purgatory" by L. Dougall is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the Appalachian Mountains in Georgia, where it unfolds the tale of Neil Durgan, the last heir of a once-wealthy family, who is grappling with the repercussions of personal loss and social decline. As Durgan starts a new chapter of his life amid the sublime wilderness, themes of identity, unfulfilled dreams, and the complexities of human relationships emerge prominently throughout the narrative. The opening of the novel introduces Neil Durgan as he traverses the village of Deer Cove, burdened by disappointment and haunted memories. He arrives at a nearby cabin owned by a former slave, Adam, who portrays the social dynamics within the region, hinting at the interaction between different social classes. The story quickly shifts focus to Durgan's arrival at the Summit House, a residence inhabited by two northern sisters, Miss Hermie and Miss Birdie, who are depicted with a sense of mystery. Bertha, Hermie's sister, appears to harbor an unsettling anxiety about Durgan's presence. This initial interaction sets a tone of intrigue and hints at underlying secrets that may define their destinies as their lives become tangled in a web of past mistakes and social expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Mountain life -- Fiction Georgia -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 430376 2025-07-22T06:19:44.752525 text/html 416746 2024-10-23T02:24:27 text/html 327260 2025-07-22T06:19:50.478476 application/epub+zip 329835 2025-07-22T06:19:45.635494 application/epub+zip 234234 2025-07-22T06:19:45.180497 application/epub+zip 477661 2025-07-22T06:19:54.526475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427715 2025-07-22T06:19:49.978488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332391 2022-09-25T03:59:32.794512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390258 2025-07-22T06:19:43.974480 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 370311 2024-10-23T02:24:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16879 2025-07-22T06:19:54.654422 application/rdf+xml 26547 2025-07-22T06:19:45.279473 image/jpeg 3912 2025-07-22T06:19:45.229480 image/jpeg 294989 2025-07-22T06:19:44.794475 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