Project Gutenberg 2024-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 156 Le Queux, William 1864 1927 Queux, William Le Queux, William Tufnell Le Queux, William le Gage, George W. 1887 1957 Gage, G. W. 23011826 Behind the bronze door $aNew York :$bThe Macaulay Company, $c1923. Carol Brown, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Behind the Bronze Door" by William Le Queux is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in post-war London, where a series of mysterious tragedies befall high society individuals, including suicides and inexplicable deaths, creating a climate of suspense and curiosity. The central character, Mrs. Cora Hartsilver, grapples with the aftermath of her husband's death by suicide and her complicated emotional ties to a prominent figure involved in the recent societal tragedies. The opening of the novel introduces a tense atmosphere as Cora and her husband, Henry Hartsilver, discuss the latest society tragedy reported in the newspaper—the death of a well-known baronet. Henry exhibits a cold and dismissive attitude towards the tragedies that plague high society, while Cora, who has a personal connection to one of the victims, feels deeply affected. This emotional divergence sets the stage for potential conflict and exploration of themes surrounding love, loss, and the moral dilemmas faced by the characters in the midst of a mystery that intertwines their lives with the dark underbelly of their social circle. As the narrative progresses, it hints at evolving relationships and hidden secrets that will likely unravel as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951002117049j 20190304053925lequeux 1923 US Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en London (England) -- Fiction Extortion -- Fiction Mystery fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 500903 2025-07-29T05:39:46.404146 text/html 477495 2024-03-26T14:10:18 text/html 522124 2025-07-29T05:39:55.653132 application/epub+zip 518195 2025-07-29T05:39:48.256141 application/epub+zip 424298 2025-07-29T05:39:47.306111 application/epub+zip 1292434 2025-07-29T05:40:00.725081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1249065 2025-07-29T05:39:54.572107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450122 2025-07-29T05:39:45.204173 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 430197 2024-03-26T14:10:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17224 2025-07-29T05:40:00.900057 application/rdf+xml 24146 2025-07-29T05:39:47.556142 image/jpeg 4054 2025-07-29T05:39:47.430134 image/jpeg 2064186 2025-07-29T05:39:46.461148 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