Project Gutenberg 2005-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 146 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) 1866 1946 Partridge, Anthony Oppenheim, Edward Phillips The Mischief-Maker Produced by Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "The Mischief-Maker" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story opens in a hospital garden where a young girl named Lucie is dying from tuberculosis, underlining themes of love, loss, and selfishness. The narrative then shifts to Madame Christophor, who is determined to find Lucie's former lover, Eugène, to bring him to the girl's side, revealing the conflicted emotions surrounding love and responsibility that will likely shape the rest of the novel. The beginning of the book paints a poignant picture of despair and desperation. As Lucie grapples with her impending death, she expresses her disdain for Eugène's absence, believing that he has abandoned her. Madame Christophor's resolve to seek out Eugène only complicates the emotions involved, especially when she confronts a selfish man, Monsieur Estermen, who refuses to visit the ailing girl. This encounter sets the stage for the exploration of conflicting human desires and moral responsibilities. Ultimately, Oppenheim introduces an array of characters that will create a web of relationships and emotional entanglements against the backdrop of societal expectations, particularly concerning love and sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Category: Novels 633266 2025-07-04T07:18:33.573326 text/html 633087 2025-01-11T22:33:12.863501 text/html 300984 2025-07-04T07:18:43.449297 application/epub+zip 309294 2025-07-04T07:18:36.549375 application/epub+zip 299007 2025-07-04T07:18:35.319367 application/epub+zip 574245 2025-07-04T07:18:49.026257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523544 2025-07-04T07:18:42.565291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500922 2022-09-04T12:17:43.088483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559290 2025-07-04T07:18:33.078359 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 558940 2012-08-29T14:29:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 558931 2012-08-29T14:29:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19074 2025-07-04T07:18:49.164261 application/rdf+xml 13944 2025-07-04T07:18:35.804348 image/jpeg 3533 2025-07-04T07:18:35.562330 image/jpeg 207132 2012-08-29T14:31:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 206996 2012-08-29T14:31:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 294532 2025-07-04T07:18:33.623339 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