Project Gutenberg 2025-04-07 Public domain in the USA. 219 Wallace, Edgar 1875 1932 Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar Tennant, C. Dudley (Charles Dudley) 1866 1952 Tennant, Charles Dudley Tennant, Dudley Dudley Tennant, Charles Four square Jane $aLondon :$bThe Readers Library Publishing Company Ltd., $c1929. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Square_Jane an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "Four Square Jane" by Edgar Wallace is a crime novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a mysterious and cunning female thief known as Four Square Jane, whose daring crimes confound both police and private detectives, all while she targets the wealthy elite. Notably, Jane is not a typical villain; she often directs the profits of her crimes toward charitable causes, complicating her moral status. Readers interested in clever heists, enigmatic protagonists, and the interplay between crime and justice among England's upper class will find this book especially engaging. The opening of "Four Square Jane" introduces readers to the Lewinstein family as they prepare for an elaborate house-party attended by high society, with valuable jewels and treasures on display. Mr. Lewinstein, wary of the notorious Four Square Jane, hires a young American lady detective for protection, but she is soon incapacitated in a suspicious manner. As night falls, a masked female thief skillfully robs several guests, leaving behind her signature label. The narrative then broadens: Jane returns a priceless stolen armlet for the sake of a struggling hospital, and the police, led by the adept Peter Dawes, scramble to keep up with her exploits—most notably a daring theft and restoration of a famous painting, each time outwitting her pursuers. The opening chapters also introduce intriguing family dynamics and possible motives, particularly among the Wilberforce and Claythorpe families, suggesting that Jane's actions may serve purposes deeper than mere greed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://books.google.com/books?id=ycoTAAAAQAAJ 20250327130807wallace 1929 GB Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories England -- Fiction Criminals -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 252202 2025-07-30T05:19:47.915254 text/html 220624 2025-07-19T08:11:22 text/html 327089 2025-07-30T05:19:51.715210 application/epub+zip 329645 2025-07-30T05:19:48.551256 application/epub+zip 143442 2025-07-30T05:19:48.244235 application/epub+zip 422314 2025-07-30T05:19:54.290218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407731 2025-07-30T05:19:51.409202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229645 2025-07-30T05:19:47.171238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204918 2025-07-19T08:11:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17484 2025-07-30T05:19:54.472192 application/rdf+xml 33606 2025-07-30T05:19:48.356237 image/jpeg 5286 2025-07-30T05:19:48.300230 image/jpeg 338720 2025-07-30T05:19:47.946251 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