Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 214 Vance, Louis Joseph 1879 1933 The Brass Bowl Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "The Brass Bowl" by Louis Joseph Vance is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Daniel Maitland, a gentleman with a reputation for being somewhat reckless and adventurous, who finds himself inexplicably drawn to a mysterious woman after a planned evening of social engagements in New York City. The narrative unfolds as Maitland grapples with his boredom and reflects on his life choices while encountering a series of unusual and suspenseful events that hint at a deeper intrigue. The opening of the novel introduces Daniel Maitland as he returns from a long car ride with friends, already weary of the evening's expected festivities. Upon arriving at his apartment, he is perplexed by the sight of a young woman exiting the bachelor-only building he owns. This moment sets off a chain of events culminating in Maitland discovering a woman's handprint in the dust on his desk, suggesting an intruder's recent presence. His curiosity leads him to overlook his planned outing, opting instead to investigate the significance of this mysterious woman's intrusion. The narrative is laden with hints of romance and adventure, setting the stage for a plot driven by suspense, misunderstandings, and an unexpected meeting of personalities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 435528 2025-10-04T06:55:57.483901 text/html 435349 2025-01-11T22:07:58.444897 text/html 237673 2025-10-04T06:56:04.277833 application/epub+zip 242622 2025-10-04T06:55:59.222884 application/epub+zip 242622 2025-10-04T06:55:58.129883 application/epub+zip 413584 2025-10-04T06:56:08.138868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384441 2025-10-04T06:56:03.592895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352255 2022-09-04T11:50:19.199234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386372 2025-10-04T06:55:57.050922 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386196 2012-08-25T15:05:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386187 2012-08-25T15:05:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19903 2025-10-04T06:56:08.271807 application/rdf+xml 11805 2025-10-04T06:55:58.618872 image/jpeg 3246 2025-10-04T06:55:58.371853 image/jpeg 155528 2012-08-25T15:12:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 155466 2012-08-25T15:12:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 232862 2025-10-04T06:55:57.516918 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