Project Gutenberg 2025-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 138 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. 0031: Vier vaders $aAmsterdam :$bRoman- Boek- en Kunsthandel, $c1910, pubdate 1923. Jeroen Hellingman and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "Lord Lister No. 0031: Vier vaders" by Kurt Matull and Theo von Blankensee is a serialized crime novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the master thief John C. Raffles, known as "Lord Lister" or "The Great Unknown," and follows his clever escapades and cunning adventures, primarily set against the backdrop of Berlin. This tale likely appeals to readers interested in classic gentleman-thief characters, intricate criminal plots, and a blend of action, mystery, and humor. The opening of the book introduces two elegantly dressed Englishmen arriving at a grand hotel in Berlin, quickly revealing one of them to be John C. Raffles. Raffles soon sets about executing a complex scheme: he pawns fake diamonds at various pawnshops under an assumed identity and then, disguised as a police officer, recovers them under official pretenses—outsmarting both pawnbrokers and police. The narrative then shifts as Raffles rescues a young woman, Elvira Manthé, from a dangerous situation in a criminal underworld tavern. Learning she has multiple potential fathers among Berlin’s elite, Raffles undertakes bold and humorous manipulations to secure her a future, including tricking prominent men into acknowledging her as their daughter and orchestrating legal troubles for those who resist. The opening is rich in action, wit, and introduces a series of intricate cons and daring escapes, foregrounding Raffles as both an audacious criminal and a protector of the downtrodden. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20190518130358matull 1910 NL Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl Detective and mystery stories -- Periodicals Dime novels -- Periodicals PT Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 196191 2025-06-30T05:06:56.255686 text/html 167158 2025-04-04T17:06:55 text/html 216876 2025-06-30T05:07:04.350641 application/epub+zip 230201 2025-06-30T05:06:59.562695 application/epub+zip 143839 2025-06-30T05:06:57.973667 application/epub+zip 365597 2025-06-30T05:07:07.248628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338926 2025-06-30T05:07:02.966700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132133 2025-06-30T05:06:55.296670 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112238 2025-04-04T17:06:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16768 2025-06-30T05:07:07.396608 application/rdf+xml 22613 2025-06-30T05:06:58.068654 image/jpeg 3685 2025-06-30T05:06:58.021687 image/jpeg 204605 2025-06-30T05:06:56.276656 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