Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 81 Futrelle, Jacques 1875 1912 Kimball, Alonzo 1874 1923 Elusive Isabel Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Steven desJardins and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Elusive Isabel" by Jacques Futrelle is a novel written during the early 20th century. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Washington, D.C., the narrative unfolds with political intrigue and the clandestine operations of international diplomacy, revolving around the enigmatic character, Isabel Thorne. The story hints at a complex web of espionage, manipulation, and the search for an elusive truth that can alter the course of nations. The opening of "Elusive Isabel" introduces the reader to the climate of Washington, depicted as a city rich with superficial civility yet plagued by deep-seated treachery. We meet Count di Rosini, the Italian ambassador, who receives mysterious notes urging him to meet a certain lady, later revealed to be Isabel Thorne. As the ambassador is captivated by her charm and enigmatic presence, pivotal events unfold, including her requests to attend a state ball and her intriguing mastery of Morse code communicated through a fan. The narrative foreshadows a brewing conflict involving diplomatic secrets and the potential for disaster, with Isabel at the center of it all, suggesting her importance in a larger plot that includes elements of danger and espionage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Spy stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 284854 283877 2024-10-05T07:27:40.539329 2023-10-05T07:42:54.997145 text/html text/html 283167 2013-03-05T11:20:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 498033 2013-03-31T10:38:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 581711 2024-10-05T07:27:47.455324 application/epub+zip 585516 2024-10-05T07:27:42.529348 application/epub+zip 175447 2024-10-05T07:27:41.263298 application/epub+zip 747297 2024-10-05T07:27:51.033265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 729875 2024-10-05T07:27:46.492266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282027 2022-09-05T10:53:54.435781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258430 258386 2024-10-05T07:27:39.593338 2023-10-05T07:42:54.224111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 259630 2009-12-22T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95802 2013-03-05T11:21:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 259621 2009-12-22T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95766 2013-03-05T11:21:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21995 2024-10-05T07:27:51.177256 application/rdf+xml 13967 2024-10-05T07:27:41.825295 image/jpeg 3646 2024-10-05T07:27:41.542305 image/jpeg 564617 2024-10-05T07:27:40.577341 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 en.wikipedia