A young woman working as a domestic servant disappears from a wealthy household in New York City. The police investigating the disappearance have few clues, and the other servants working in the mansion seem to know little about the woman in question. Did she leave voluntarily or was she kidnaped?
A young woman working as a domestic servant disappears from a wealthy household in New York City. The police investigating the disappearance have few clues, and the other servants working in the mansion seem to know little about the woman in question. Did she leave voluntarily or was she kidnaped?
I liked the book because it kept me reading; it did not lose interest and it is very well paced. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick and relaxing reading
The authors has a strange style of grammer, very proper noun usage, which is not used today. But after I got used to her writing style, I enjoyed this book. I saw on Wiki that she has written quite a few mystery novels and was the first female of her victorian era to do so. Strange that this is the first I have heard of her. So I am glad that Free-eBooks has offered so many of her novels to us to read.
I agree - the book was written in the 1880's and I found the language and style as fascinating as the story. A one night read - romance, mystery and suspense - a treasure.
The plot is interesting but is spoilt by poor technique. The grammar is bad, the dialogue unconvincing and the characterization weak. I would not like to have paid for this.
Although the book was difficult to read and sounded more like it was set in London rather than New York, the story was delightful and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Horrid grammar and spelling. I've never read a book that was so poorly written. It took away from the storyline. I simply could not read past the first few pages.
Very good storyline. Differs from your classic mystery. but very well written as it compelled me to want to finish the story before I could put it down.
The book was written in 1880, so you'll have to get through the differences in the syntax from that century. Well written, superb mystery story, although a little overdone at the end.
An unscrupulous Victorian lady exploits all available means to further the financial and social aspirations of her knavish son who plans to marry the daughter of a wealthy swindler.
In short format, this classic story that was born from a nightmare and produced in "white-hot haste", is arguably Stevenson's most famous work, that has had a cultural impact out of all proportions, in contrast to its length.
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The Way We Live Now
By: Anthony Trollope
An unscrupulous Victorian lady exploits all available means to further the financial and social aspirations of her knavish son who plans to marry the daughter of a wealthy swindler.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By: Robert Louis Stevenson
In short format, this classic story that was born from a nightmare and produced in "white-hot haste", is arguably Stevenson's most famous work, that has had a cultural impact out of all proportions, in contrast to its length.
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