The Shadow of the Rope
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This unique edition of carefully collected vintage British mysteries has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Shadow of the Rope – a love story and an unusual murder mystery unfolded through the eyes of different character with a surprising twist in the end! The Camera Fiend – a tale of a young photographer who wants to capture the moment when a person's soul leaves the body! Dead Men Tell No Tales – after losing the love of his life in a shipwreck the protagonist gets the shock of his life upon learning that the ship was sunk deliber...
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- THE SHADOW OF THE ROPE BY E.W. HORNUNG
- ILLUSTRATED BY HARVEY T. DUNN 1906
- TO MY FRIEND EDWARD SHORTT
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- She had recoiled into the narrow hall, driven by an uncontrollable revulsion. "I will!" she answered through her teeth—and she swept past him out of the room. "I'll tell you who I thought it was at first," said he, heartily.
- The Shadow of the Rope
- CHAPTER I
- THE END OF THEIR LIFE
- CHAPTER II
- THE CASE FOR THE CROWN
- CHAPTER III
- NAME AND NATURE
- CHAPTER IV
- THE MAN IN THE TRAIN
- CHAPTER V
- THE MAN IN THE STREET
- CHAPTER VI
- A PERIPATETIC PROVIDENCE
- CHAPTER VII
- A MORNING CALL
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE DOVE AND THE SERPENT
- CHAPTER IX
- A CHANGE OF SCENE
- CHAPTER X
- A SLIGHT DISCREPANCY
- CHAPTER XI
- ANOTHER NEW FRIEND
- CHAPTER XII
- EPISODE OF THE INVISIBLE VISITOR
- CHAPTER XIII
- THE AUSTRALIAN ROOM
- CHAPTER XIV
- BATTLE ROYAL
- CHAPTER XV
- A CHANCE ENCOUNTER
- CHAPTER XVI
- A MATCH FOR MRS. VENABLES
- CHAPTER XVII
- FRIENDS IN NEED
- CHAPTER XVIII
- "THEY WHICH WERE BIDDEN"
- CHAPTER XIX
- RACHEL'S CHAMPION
- CHAPTER XX
- MORE HASTE
- CHAPTER XXI
- WORSE SPEED
- CHAPTER XXII
- THE DARKEST HOUR
- CHAPTER XXIII
- DAWN
- CHAPTER XXIV
- ONE WHO WAS NOT BIDDEN
- CHAPTER XXV
- A POINT TO LANGHOLM
- CHAPTER XXVI
- A CARDINAL POINT
- CHAPTER XXVII
- THE WHOLE TRUTH
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- IN THE MATTER OF A MOTIVE
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