Project Gutenberg 2018-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 116 Speight, T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) 1830 1915 Speight, Thomas Wilkinson Under Lock and Key: A Story. Volume 3 (of 3) Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by the Web Archive (Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) "Under Lock and Key: A Story. Volume 3 (of 3)" by T. W. Speight is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work continues the intricate narrative surrounding a mystery tied to the Great Mogul Diamond, following characters such as Captain Ducie and James Jasmin. The story intertwines themes of deception, identity, and the quest for wealth, as characters navigate treacherous waters both literally and metaphorically. The opening of the third volume sees Captain Ducie recovering from an injury while hiding in London under an alias, Mr. Stonor. His relationship with James Jasmin deepens, as Jasmin becomes increasingly suspicious that Ducie possesses the coveted Great Diamond. Meanwhile, Ducie finds himself enamored with Mirpah Van Loal, a beautiful young woman whose father is a diamond merchant. Their interactions are charged with tension as Ducie contemplates a marriage proposal, unaware of the lurking threats posed by Cleon, the mysterious mulatto servant. Themes of secrecy, love, and betrayal begin to unfold as hidden motivations and past connections resurface, setting the stage for further developments in ensuing chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 296556 2025-07-23T03:51:24.860377 text/html 290601 2018-06-09T09:13:40 text/html 195214 2025-07-23T03:51:31.971317 application/epub+zip 199999 2025-07-23T03:51:28.274348 application/epub+zip 175569 2025-07-23T03:51:27.079346 application/epub+zip 386798 2025-07-23T03:51:34.700291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371948 2025-07-23T03:51:31.203319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311957 2022-08-25T17:43:48.399470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277206 2025-07-23T03:51:24.308349 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277433 2018-06-09T09:13:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18246 2025-07-23T03:51:34.822281 application/rdf+xml 17350 2025-07-23T03:51:27.580348 image/jpeg 3773 2025-07-23T03:51:27.329329 image/jpeg 105614 2018-06-09T09:13:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 107916 2018-06-09T09:13:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 190527 2025-07-23T03:51:24.887368 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