Project Gutenberg 2021-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 107 Matull, Kurt 1872 1920 Wangemann, Eduard Carl Otto Blankensee, Theo von 1881 1928 Blank, Matthias Bakensee, Theo Blakensee, Theo von Blakensee, Theo Lord Lister No. 0004: De millioenenschat in de Doodkist The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg "Lord Lister No. 0004: De miljoenenschat in de Doodkist" by Matull and Blankensee is a fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Lord Lister, known as Raffles, and his friend Charly Brand as they engage in a daring plot to uncover and possibly steal a hidden fortune, supposedly secured in a coffin, while navigating encounters with corrupt officials. The narrative is infused with intrigue, deception, and the perilous undertakings characteristic of a heist genre. The opening of the book introduces us to a tense scenario in the dining hall of the Hotel "Sint Petersburg" in Irkutsk, where Raffles overhears a suspicious conversation between two gentlemen, a governor and his associate. Raffles' keen observations lead him to believe that the men are involved in shady dealings concerning a large sum of stolen money concealed in a coffin. As he shares his dangerous intentions with Charly, they devise a plan to infiltrate their hotel rooms to eavesdrop on the conspirators, hinting at the high-stakes adventure to come. This setup establishes a motif of tension and excitement, indicating that the plot will unfold with clever maneuvers and risks associated with crime and moral dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl Detective and mystery stories -- Periodicals Dime novels -- Periodicals PT Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels 162792 2025-07-26T09:53:21.889905 text/html 133906 2024-10-18T16:49:28 text/html 225877 2025-07-26T09:53:29.658860 application/epub+zip 224823 2025-07-26T09:53:25.001966 application/epub+zip 117381 2025-07-26T09:53:23.446900 application/epub+zip 373805 2025-07-26T09:53:32.695836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344508 2025-07-26T09:53:28.123874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177338 2022-09-29T22:06:40.396213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105997 2025-07-26T09:53:20.916901 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86042 2024-10-18T16:49:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17300 2025-07-26T09:53:32.882846 application/rdf+xml 23653 2025-07-26T09:53:23.555871 image/jpeg 3572 2025-07-26T09:53:23.501883 image/jpeg 212618 2025-07-26T09:53:21.910906 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 de.wikipedia