Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 180 Alcott, Louisa May 1832 1888 Barnard, A. M. Alcott, Louisa M. (Louisa May) Alcott, L. M. (Louisa May) The Mysterious Key and What It Opened Produced by David Garcia, Beginners Projects, Lee Ann Rael, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Mysterious Key and What It Opened" by Louisa May Alcott is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the Trevlyn family, particularly focusing on Richard Trevlyn, his wife Alice, their future heir, and the enigmatic prophecy linked to their lineage. As Richard grapples with the weight of their family's troubled history and the approaching birth of their child, a series of tragic events unfold, culminating in Richard's unexpected death, which leaves Alice devastated and entangled in a web of mystery surrounding their family secrets. The opening of the book introduces Richard and Lady Trevlyn in a poignant moment, where they reflect on a family prophecy that has yet to be fulfilled. This sets the stage for the narrative, illustrating the burden of expectation and fate that weighs on them. As Richard's health declines following an ominous visitor's arrival, tension mounts, revealing both the inner turmoil of the characters and the unfolding drama of the Trevlyn legacy. Lady Trevlyn's spiraling emotional state post-death and her eventual aim to uncover the truth encapsulate a tale intertwined with themes of love, loss, and the quest for understanding amidst tragedy. The reader is drawn into the complexities of the characters and the shadows of their past, laying the groundwork for the mysteries that are bound to unravel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Mystery fiction Household employees -- Fiction PS Text Children's Literature Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 139814 2025-08-04T05:05:09.790545 text/html 135951 2011-05-25T15:56:58 text/html 142323 2025-08-04T05:05:16.079516 application/epub+zip 142929 2025-08-04T05:05:12.831577 application/epub+zip 116311 2025-08-04T05:05:11.707571 application/epub+zip 301005 2025-08-04T05:05:18.297535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289360 2025-08-04T05:05:15.275575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256468 2022-09-04T09:22:21.395852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128940 2025-08-04T05:05:09.324573 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128860 2011-05-25T14:53:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19263 2025-08-04T05:05:18.503529 application/rdf+xml 17572 2025-08-04T05:05:12.219518 image/jpeg 4113 2025-08-04T05:05:11.961517 image/jpeg 51545 2011-05-25T15:57:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 50412 2011-05-25T15:57:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 141354 2025-08-04T05:05:09.804539 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