Project Gutenberg 2017-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 85 Hume, Fergus 1859 1932 Hume, Ferguson Wright Hume, Fergus W. (Ferguson Wright) The Mandarin's Fan Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by the Internet Archive (University of California Libraries) "The Mandarin's Fan" by Fergus Hume is a novel written in the late 19th century. It revolves around themes of mystery and romance, primarily focusing on the plight of Rupert Ainsleigh, who is determined to save his ancestral home from financial ruin while navigating the complicated dynamics of love and jealousy. Key characters include Rupert Ainsleigh, his enigmatic love interest Olivia Rayner, and various individuals entwined in their lives, including the scheming Miss Wharf and the adventurous Major Tidman. The opening of the novel introduces Rupert Ainsleigh in conversation with Major Tidman, revealing Rupert's worries regarding the dire state of his family's estate and an ominous curse that seems to plague his lineage. As he attempts to work out his finances, he discusses a fateful jade fan he believes could secure his future if he can retrieve it. The fan, linked to his father's past in China, becomes a symbol of hope and danger as it is connected to the Mandarin Lo-Keong. The narrative sets the stage for a complex intertwining of family secrets, personal ambitions, and the looming threat of financial disaster, all while Rupert's feelings for Olivia Rayner add an element of romantic tension to the plot. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Chinese -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 485508 2025-06-22T08:34:57.107725 text/html 485143 2024-10-23T02:40:36 text/html 387765 2025-06-22T08:35:03.733624 application/epub+zip 396198 2025-06-22T08:34:57.995756 application/epub+zip 240319 2025-06-22T08:34:57.538683 application/epub+zip 441972 2025-06-22T08:35:07.887610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423203 2025-06-22T08:35:03.237633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348056 2022-08-25T06:13:39.024283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449960 2023-09-24T05:24:04.902326 text/plain 430241 2024-10-23T02:40:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16213 2025-06-22T08:35:08.068589 application/rdf+xml 24046 2025-06-22T08:34:57.636668 image/jpeg 3618 2025-06-22T08:34:57.588730 image/jpeg 376858 2025-06-22T08:34:57.156700 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