Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 202 De Mille, James 1833 1880 Mille, James de DeMille, James Anonymous Christian Christian, Anonymous Cord and Creese Text file produced by David Moynihan, Tonya Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Cord and Creese" by James De Mille is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The narrative begins with the arrival of a letter from England to a man named Louis Brandon in Sydney, Australia, triggering a series of events tied to family tragedy, adventure, and intrigue. The story hints at themes of revenge and discovery as Brandon grapples with his father's distressing letter and the revelation that sets him on a path to confront a dark past. At the start of the book, the arrival of the English mail on a ship stirs excitement among the townsfolk in Sydney. Brandon, a junior partner in a commission business, receives a letter from his estranged father, which brings shocking news about family misfortunes and the betrayal of a man named Potts, who has caused their downfall. The letter reveals the father's desperation, urging his son to return home to help their family and seek vengeance. Following this life-changing revelation, Brandon resolves to leave his promising life in Australia, setting the stage for a compelling adventure filled with mystery and the pursuit of justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Mystery fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels 1170455 2025-07-04T06:21:43.718897 text/html 1232034 2021-02-26T00:10:19 text/html 461321 2025-07-04T06:21:56.350885 application/epub+zip 482561 2025-07-04T06:21:46.193893 application/epub+zip 482562 2025-07-04T06:21:44.746944 application/epub+zip 835433 2025-07-04T06:22:04.196813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 766029 2025-07-04T06:21:55.353886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741748 2022-09-04T11:05:45.567395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 988452 2025-07-04T06:21:39.945980 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 988299 2016-11-15T11:30:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 969883 2013-06-03T08:02:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 969885 2013-06-03T08:01:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22324 2025-07-04T06:22:04.335801 application/rdf+xml 12508 2025-07-04T06:21:45.276945 image/jpeg 3196 2025-07-04T06:21:45.011900 image/jpeg 366293 2016-11-15T11:33:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 364049 2013-06-03T08:02:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 387827 2021-02-26T00:10:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 363995 2013-06-03T08:02:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 445540 2025-07-04T06:21:43.797952 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