Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 121 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green The Mill Mystery Produced by Robert Fite, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions "The Mill Mystery" by Anna Katharine Green is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Constance Sterling, a young woman grappling with personal challenges, who becomes entwined in a larger mystery following the tragic death of Mr. Barrows, a beloved local clergyman, found in an old mill. As Constance navigates her own struggles, she befriends Ada Reynolds, Mr. Barrows' betrothed, drawing her into an emotional whirlwind filled with intrigue, community gossip, and questions surrounding the circumstances of the clergyman's death. At the start of the book, we find Constance feeling desolate and alone when she receives a letter for her roommate, Ada. Their bond strengthens as Ada, who harbors a secret about her own happiness and romantic plans, offers to help Constance in her time of need. Their interaction is interrupted by commotion in the streets, leading to the revelation of Mr. Barrows' death, which devastates Ada. The opening chapters effectively set the stage for the unfolding drama, establishing the mystery of Barrows' death while introducing themes of love, friendship, and the stigma of societal judgment as Constance resolves to uncover the truth behind the clergyman's tragic end. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 474189 2025-08-03T09:11:07.322549 text/html 474010 2025-01-10T00:41:47.250825 text/html 240691 2025-08-03T09:11:14.003534 application/epub+zip 247212 2025-08-03T09:11:09.067562 application/epub+zip 247212 2025-08-03T09:11:07.974588 application/epub+zip 445788 2025-08-03T09:11:18.016505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411611 2025-08-03T09:11:13.308562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390356 2022-09-03T13:37:22.620688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432580 2025-08-03T09:11:06.942553 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 432351 2012-09-09T21:29:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17583 2025-08-03T09:11:18.147472 application/rdf+xml 12915 2025-08-03T09:11:08.463543 image/jpeg 3345 2025-08-03T09:11:08.220531 image/jpeg 164271 2012-09-09T21:32:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 235951 2025-08-03T09:11:07.360567 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