Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 86 Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin) 1862 1943 Freeman, Richard Austin The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Steven desJardins and Distributed Proofreaders "The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta" by R. Austin Freeman is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Humphrey Challoner, a brilliant but troubled savant whose life takes a dark turn following the tragic murder of his wife. Known for his expertise in criminal anthropology, Challoner becomes consumed by his desire for retribution against his wife's murderer, leading to chilling and morally complex decisions that intertwine science with vengeance. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the backstory of Challoner through the reflective account of his friend, Dr. Wharton. It establishes Challoner as an eccentric and brilliant character, once renowned in his field, who has turned his private museum into a crypt of his memories and tragedies. In this narrative, Challoner reveals his warped moral compass shaped by grief as he prepares to confront the criminal world and collect a "debt" from the murderer. The startling details of his collection, including human skeletons and gruesome artifacts, set a macabre tone that hints at the psychological and ethical dilemmas Challoner will face as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mystery and detective stories Vigilantes -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 334056 333765 2024-10-05T15:31:00.842412 2023-10-06T03:35:39.628890 text/html text/html 333927 2020-12-14T16:43:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 128718 2020-12-14T16:43:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 213024 2024-10-05T15:31:09.533349 application/epub+zip 217111 2024-10-05T15:31:04.534350 application/epub+zip 204307 2024-10-05T15:31:03.110358 application/epub+zip 409770 2024-10-05T15:31:12.980305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397986 2024-10-05T15:31:08.626353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312006 2022-09-06T18:19:13.819935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321631 321590 2024-10-05T15:31:00.208402 2023-10-06T03:35:39.166855 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 322941 2020-12-14T16:43:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 126193 2020-12-14T16:43:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 322932 2020-12-14T16:43:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 126167 2020-12-14T16:43:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21678 2024-10-05T15:31:13.133307 application/rdf+xml 16337 2024-10-05T15:31:03.688370 image/jpeg 3677 2024-10-05T15:31:03.393364 image/jpeg 210613 2024-10-05T15:31:00.873405 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