Project Gutenberg 2022-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 179 Capes, Bernard 1854 1918 Capes, B. E. J. Capes, Bernard Edward Joseph The secret in the hill $aUnited Kingdom :$bSmith, Elder & Co.,$c1903. an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "The Secret in the Hill" by Bernard Capes is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on a young boy named Dicky Bowen, who faces the loss of his mother and later his father, a barrister, and subsequently embarks on a journey filled with intrigue and adventure. As Dicky navigates his new life with his quirky Uncle Jenico, the narrative promises elements of mystery, particularly surrounding the titular hill and its buried secrets. The opening of the book introduces Dicky's life after his mother's death and his father's eventual demise, setting the emotional backdrop for the story. After his father’s passing, Dicky is taken under the care of Uncle Jenico Paxton, who has grand ideas and a treasure-hunting spirit, particularly fascinated by the hill near their new home in Dunberry. The narrative unfolds with Dicky's reflections on loss, his travels, and exploration of both the physical landscape and the mysteries surrounding his father’s legal career, especially the case involving the suspicious Joshua Pilbrow. This first part of the book establishes themes of loss, adventure, and the quest for truth amidst the layers of family secrets and the remnants of a once-flourishing community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/12142693 20220804074658capes 1903 GB Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction Uncles -- Fiction Treasure troves -- Fiction Trials (Murder) -- Fiction Suffolk (England) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 479897 2025-07-27T08:23:51.047058 text/html 461586 2024-10-18T23:47:45 text/html 317958 2025-07-27T08:23:56.876071 application/epub+zip 324445 2025-07-27T08:23:51.997064 application/epub+zip 262473 2025-07-27T08:23:51.430109 application/epub+zip 469430 2025-07-27T08:24:01.030983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441434 2025-07-27T08:23:56.538085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379944 2022-09-30T22:14:26.347921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450512 2025-07-27T08:23:50.250085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 430698 2024-10-18T23:47:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18019 2025-07-27T08:24:01.217991 application/rdf+xml 9646 2025-07-27T08:23:51.540242 image/jpeg 1511 2025-07-27T08:23:51.486076 image/jpeg 310281 2025-07-27T08:23:51.089094 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