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 Project Gutenberg 2005-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 124 Griffiths, Arthur 1838 1908 Griffiths, Arthur George Frederick The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Thin Red Line" by Arthur Griffiths is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of mid-19th century Paris and revolves around the dark underbelly of society, specifically focusing on a murder that takes place in a gambling house called the Hôtel Paradis. The novel introduces key characters such as the unfortunate victim, Baron d'Enot, and Rupert Gascoigne, an Englishman who becomes embroiled in the investigation surrounding the murder. The opening of the book sets a grim tone as it describes the seedy environment of Paris's Halles district, characterized by loafers and deceptive appearances. Early chapters unfold with the police's arrival at the Hôtel Paradis, where a man has been stabbed, igniting a murder investigation led by Commissary M. Bontoux. As the plot develops, Rupert Gascoigne is arrested and interrogated, vehemently denying his involvement in the crime while revealing his troubled background and tumultuous relationship with his wife. The story promises a blend of mystery, intrigue, and the complexities of human relationships woven into a narrative rich in historical detail, inviting readers interested in crime fiction set in an evocative past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 706339 706197 2024-09-07T13:55:36.494471 2023-09-08T05:47:58.751290 text/html text/html 724443 2005-12-31T14:20:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 266436 2005-12-31T14:20:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 334296 2024-09-07T13:55:49.022431 application/epub+zip 340128 2024-09-07T13:55:38.969441 application/epub+zip 340128 2024-09-07T13:55:37.582471 application/epub+zip 635415 2024-09-07T13:55:56.442387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562943 2024-09-07T13:55:47.630401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562867 2022-09-08T11:02:48.933726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641250 641153 2024-09-07T13:55:33.491505 2023-09-08T05:47:56.027271 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 640957 2005-12-31T14:15:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 250873 2005-12-31T14:15:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 640967 2005-12-31T14:15:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 250783 2005-12-31T14:15:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19925 2024-09-07T13:55:56.735360 application/rdf+xml 13107 2024-09-07T13:55:37.970449 image/jpeg 3273 2024-09-07T13:55:37.776456 image/jpeg 309054 2024-09-07T13:55:36.554467 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia