The House 'Round the Corner
by Louis Tracy
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Excerpt from The House' Round the CornerA porter, whose face, hands, and clothing were of one harmonious tint, suggesting that he had been dipped bodily in some brownish dye, and then left to dry in the sun, Opened the door.Aren't you gettin' out, Sir? He inquired, and his tone implied both surprise and pain.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the o...
Chapters (78)
- E-text prepared by D Alexander, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org)
- THE HOUSE 'ROUND THE CORNER
- AUTHOR OF A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, THE ARNCLIFFE PUZZLE, Etc.
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I
- WHEREIN THE HOUSE RECEIVES A NEW TENANT
- CHAPTER II
- SHOWING HOW EVEN A HOUSE MAY HAVE A WAY OF ITS OWN
- CHAPTER III
- A MIDNIGHT SEANCE
- CHAPTER IV
- SHOWING HOW EXPLANATIONS DO NOT ALWAYS EXPLAIN
- CHAPTER V
- GATHERING CLOUDS
- CHAPTER VI
- THE STORM BREAKS
- CHAPTER VII
- A FAINT-HEARTED ALLY
- CHAPTER VIII
- WHEREIN PERCY WHITTAKER PROVES HIMSELF A MAN OF ACTION
- CHAPTER IX
- SHOWING THE REAL STRENGTH OF AN ILLUSION
- CHAPTER X
- ARMATHWAITE STATES A CASE
- CHAPTER XI
- PREPARATIONS FOR BATTLE
- CHAPTER XII
- THE DAWN OF A BLACK FRIDAY
- CHAPTER XIII
- DEUS EX MACHINA
- CHAPTER XIV
- IN WHICH THE AREA WIDENS
- CHAPTER XV
- THE LAYING OF THE GHOST
- THE END
- ZANE GREY'S NOVELS THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS
- THE RAINBOW TRAIL
- DESERT GOLD
- RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
- THE LAST OF THE PLAINSMEN
- THE HERITAGE OF THE DESERT
- THE SHORT STOP
- BETTY ZANE
- THE LONE STAR RANGER
- THE BORDER LEGION
- THE LAST OF THE GREAT SCOUTS.
- THE NOVELS OF MARY ROBERTS RINEHART "K."
- THE MAN IN LOWER TEN.
- WHEN A MAN MARRIES.
- THE CIRCULAR STAIRCASE.
- THE STREET OF SEVEN STARS.
- BOOTH TARKINGTON'S NOVELS SEVENTEEN.
- PENROD.
- PENROD AND SAM.
- THE TURMOIL.
- THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA.
- THE FLIRT.
- KATHLEEN NORRIS' STORIES MOTHER.
- SATURDAY'S CHILD.
- THE RICH MRS. BURGOYNE.
- THE STORY OF JULIA PAGE.
- THE HEART OF RACHAEL.
- SEWELL FORD'S STORIES SHORTY McCABE.
- SIDE-STEPPING WITH SHORTY.
- SHORTY McCABE ON THE JOB.
- SHORTY McCABE'S ODD NUMBERS.
- TORCHY.
- TRYING OUT TORCHY.
- ON WITH TORCHY.
- TORCHY, PRIVATE SEC.
- WILT THOU TORCHY.
- NOVELS OF FRONTIER LIFE BY WILLIAM MacLEOD RAINE MAVERICKS.
- A TEXAS RANGER.
- WYOMING.
- RIDGWAY OF MONTANA.
- BUCKY O'CONNOR.
- CROOKED TRAILS AND STRAIGHT.
- BRAND BLOTTERS.
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