Project Gutenberg 2025-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 290 Wallace, Edgar 1875 1932 Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar 26006477 The strange countess $aUnited States :$bSmall, Maynard & Company, $c1926. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strange_Countess_(novel) An anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "The Strange Countess" by Edgar Wallace is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on Lois Margeritta Reddle, a young woman navigating a series of personal and professional mysteries in London, including a new position as secretary to the enigmatic Countess of Moron. The narrative weaves elements of intrigue, family secrets, and romantic suspense, with characters such as the persistent Michael Dorn, Lady Moron, and the redoubtable Lizzy Smith adding to the drama and complexity. The book appears to explore themes of identity, class, and justice against the backdrop of English society. The opening of "The Strange Countess" introduces Lois Reddle, an orphan eager for self-improvement, as she prepares to start a new chapter in her life working for the Countess of Moron. Early chapters depict her close friendship with Lizzy Smith, hint at a persistent suitor, and introduce a colorful cast including her old landlord and a brusque employer. A routine legal errand soon upends Lois's life when she learns, during a prison visit, that a famous convict—Mary Pinder, a woman convicted of murder—is likely her own mother, based on matching personal details and a childhood scar. Shaken, Lois resolves to prove her mother’s innocence even as she encounters strange attempts on her life, ambiguous gifts, and deeper entanglements with Michael Dorn—who is soon revealed as a detective. As Lois moves into the Countess’s grand household, she meets new suspects and allies, setting the stage for an intricate mystery entangled with her own origins. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://books.google.com/books?id=q_oTAAAAQAAJ 20250401115717wallace 1926 US Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Young women -- Fiction Crime -- Fiction Household employees -- Fiction Countesses -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 421338 2025-06-30T05:21:00.912695 text/html 398276 2025-04-14T10:37:29 text/html 387271 2025-06-30T05:21:06.059662 application/epub+zip 392946 2025-06-30T05:21:01.903663 application/epub+zip 207633 2025-06-30T05:21:01.508639 application/epub+zip 543753 2025-06-30T05:21:09.562618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514808 2025-06-30T05:21:05.730667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384462 2025-06-30T05:20:59.747651 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364712 2025-04-14T10:37:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17187 2025-06-30T05:21:09.840605 application/rdf+xml 23375 2025-06-30T05:21:01.640658 image/jpeg 4035 2025-06-30T05:21:01.572659 image/jpeg 395003 2025-06-30T05:21:00.949645 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