Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 Boothby, Guy 1867 1905 Boothby, Guy Newell My Strangest Case Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Susan Woodring and PG Distributed Proofreaders "My Strangest Case" by Guy Boothby is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of Singapore and revolves around the adventures of Gideon Hayle, a mysterious and resourceful man whose past encounters and schemes are gradually revealed. The opening chapters hint at a treasure hunt intertwined with intrigue and deception. The beginning of the book introduces us to Singapore, characterized by its vibrant mixture of cultures and the unusual Hotel of the Three Desires, where Hayle finds himself entangled with a group of dubious characters. As Hayle reflects on his situation and prepares for an impending meeting with associates Kitwater and Codd, the tension builds, indicating that their arrival is crucial to the story’s unfolding. Hayle’s character is portrayed as shrewd yet wary, setting the stage for the twists to come as the narrative explores themes of adventure, treasure hunting, and the complexities of human nature amidst deceit and adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature 427614 426308 2024-10-05T05:26:17.044585 2023-10-05T06:07:47.451498 text/html text/html 437683 2020-12-20T01:24:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1475043 2020-12-20T01:24:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1470168 2024-10-05T05:26:25.890731 application/epub+zip 1478120 2024-10-05T05:26:20.241530 application/epub+zip 236667 2024-10-05T05:26:18.728533 application/epub+zip 1052089 2024-10-05T05:26:30.293474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1028523 2024-10-05T05:26:24.833497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370276 2022-09-05T08:36:03.012106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406749 406680 2024-10-05T05:26:15.943529 2023-10-05T06:07:46.553506 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 408116 2020-12-20T01:24:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 152575 2020-12-20T01:24:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 408110 2020-12-20T01:24:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152518 2020-12-20T01:24:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20947 2024-10-05T05:26:30.421474 application/rdf+xml 13233 2024-10-05T05:26:19.346504 image/jpeg 3455 2024-10-05T05:26:19.069648 image/jpeg 1545888 2024-10-05T05:26:17.110572 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia