Project Gutenberg 1999-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 134 Leroux, Gaston 1868 1927 The Secret of the Night Produced by An Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer, and David Widger "The Secret of the Night" by Gaston Leroux is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story appears to unveil a tale of mystery and intrigue that revolves around General Trebassof, a figure embroiled in the tensions of revolutionary Russia, and the imminent threats against his life. The narrative introduces key characters such as Matrena Petrovna, the general's protective wife, and Joseph Rouletabille, a young reporter sent to investigate the dark circumstances surrounding the general’s fate. At the start of the novel, we meet Matrena Petrovna, who is deeply concerned for her husband’s safety following previous assassination attempts. The atmosphere is charged with tension as she prepares to receive a young stranger, Rouletabille, who has come to aid in the investigation. The opening reveals a family struggling with secrets, danger, and the burdens of loyalty, while the ominous presence of the police highlights the perilous environment in which they exist. As Matrena explains the series of attacks on her husband, the reader is immediately pulled into a web of suspense that tests the bonds of family and the desperation of survival amid political chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories Rouletabille, Joseph (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Generals -- Fiction Attempted assassination -- Fiction PQ Text Detective Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 685990 685999 2024-09-01T10:41:39.219804 2023-10-01T09:43:28.100529 text/html text/html 714855 2021-01-27T18:41:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 228340 2021-01-27T18:41:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 279192 2024-09-01T10:41:47.651756 application/epub+zip 291639 2024-09-01T10:41:40.906818 application/epub+zip 291639 2024-09-01T10:41:39.948847 application/epub+zip 495922 2024-09-01T10:41:53.004741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462853 2024-09-01T10:41:46.974809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462973 2022-09-01T12:05:22.770398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581998 581945 2024-09-01T10:41:37.725898 2023-10-01T09:43:26.846527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 592467 2017-09-12T13:09:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 216930 2017-09-12T13:11:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 581822 2017-09-12T13:09:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215613 2017-09-12T13:11:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21322 2024-09-01T10:41:53.147748 application/rdf+xml 11834 2024-09-01T10:41:40.329803 image/jpeg 3532 2024-09-01T10:41:40.140795 image/jpeg 273229 2024-09-01T10:41:39.275802 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 fr.wikipedia