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A novel, 1911

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Anna Katharine Green

Edith Challoner dies suddenly in a hotel lobby from a wound near her heart.

42 chapters · about 6 hours

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How it begins

“A remarkable man!” It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby. However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.

Chapter 1: PoinsettiasKeep reading →

About the book

Length

42 chapters in 3 parts

First published

1911

Shelves

Contents

Book I: As Seen by Two Strangers

  1. Chapter 1: Poinsettias9 min
  2. Chapter 2: “I Know the Man”7 min
  3. Chapter 3: The Man10 min
  4. Chapter 4: Sweet Little Miss Clarke14 min
  5. Chapter 5: The Red Cloak13 min
  6. Chapter 6: Integrity6 min
  7. Chapter 7: The Letters4 min
  8. Chapter 8: Strange Doings for George12 min
  9. Chapter 9: The Incident of the Partly Lifted Shade13 min

Book II: As Seen by Detective Sweetwater

  1. Chapter 10: A Difference of Opinion19 min
  2. Chapter 11: Alike in Essentials10 min
  3. Chapter 12: Mr. Gryce Finds an Antidote for Old Age7 min
  4. Chapter 13: Time, Circumstance, and a Villain’s Heart3 min
  5. Chapter 14: A Concession8 min
  6. Chapter 15: That’s the Question4 min
  7. Chapter 16: Opposed8 min
  8. Chapter 17: In Which a Book Plays a Leading Part17 min
  9. Chapter 18: What Am I to Do Now7 min
  10. Chapter 19: The Danger Moment13 min
  11. Chapter 20: Confusion5 min
  12. Chapter 21: A Change1 min
  13. Chapter 22: O. B. Again6 min

Book III: The Heart of Man

  1. Chapter 23: Doris8 min
  2. Chapter 24: Suspense3 min
  3. Chapter 25: The Oval Hut9 min
  4. Chapter 26: Sweetwater Returns6 min
  5. Chapter 27: The Image of Dread10 min
  6. Chapter 28: I Hope Never to See That Man10 min
  7. Chapter 29: Do You Know My Brother8 min
  8. Chapter 30: Chaos11 min
  9. Chapter 31: What Is He Making3 min
  10. Chapter 32: Tell Me, Tell It All8 min
  11. Chapter 33: Alone6 min
  12. Chapter 34: The Hut Changes Its Name9 min
  13. Chapter 35: Silence—And a Knock4 min
  14. Chapter 36: The Man Within and the Man Without8 min
  15. Chapter 37: His Great Hour8 min
  16. Chapter 38: Night13 min
  17. Chapter 39: The Avenger6 min
  18. Chapter 40: Desolate3 min
  19. Chapter 41: Five O’clock in the Morning3 min
  20. Chapter 42: At Six4 min

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