Project Gutenberg 2004-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 192 Barr, Robert 1850 1912 From Whose Bourne Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Widger and PG Distributed Proofreaders from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions "From Whose Bourne" by Robert Barr is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The story centers around William Brenton, who unexpectedly finds himself deceased after a seemingly normal Christmas Eve dinner with his wife, Alice, and friends. The narrative explores themes of life after death as Brenton grapples with his new existence in the spirit world and his attempts to understand the circumstances surrounding his untimely demise while navigating the emotional turmoil of seeing his wife accused of his murder. The opening of the story introduces William Brenton as he excuses himself from the gathering and goes upstairs, where he soon falls into a dreamlike state. This unsettling dream transitions into a surreal experience where he observes his own lifeless body and learns from a mysterious figure that he is dead. As Brenton comes to terms with his new reality, he is drawn back to the events leading to his death and is horrified to discover that his wife has been arrested for his murder. The initial chapters establish a captivating premise of the afterlife intertwined with mystery, engaging the reader in Brenton's journey as he seeks both clarity and resolution for the chaos left behind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Ghosts -- Fiction Mystery fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 227140 2025-07-04T08:25:15.572398 text/html 223476 2021-01-02T05:15:26 text/html 4328340 2025-07-04T08:25:23.045461 application/epub+zip 4332169 2025-07-04T08:25:18.451450 application/epub+zip 145963 2025-07-04T08:25:16.450391 application/epub+zip 4473957 2025-07-04T08:25:25.845398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4452338 2025-07-04T08:25:21.514392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244245 2022-09-05T03:45:50.743401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185095 2025-07-04T08:25:14.848390 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184739 2021-01-02T05:15:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184729 2021-01-02T05:15:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20605 2025-07-04T08:25:26.080344 application/rdf+xml 13546 2025-07-04T08:25:16.943383 image/jpeg 3530 2025-07-04T08:25:16.694399 image/jpeg 66313 2021-01-02T05:15:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 13054935 2021-01-02T05:15:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 66295 2021-01-02T05:15:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 11055618 2025-07-04T08:25:15.705408 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