Project Gutenberg 2006-02-23 Public domain in the USA. 87 Quiller-Couch, Arthur 1863 1944 Q Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, A. T. (Arthur Thomas) Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas Dead Man's Rock Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Lionel Sear "Dead Man's Rock" by Arthur Quiller-Couch is a romance novel written in the late 19th century. The plot revolves around a mysterious will left by Amos Trenoweth, which sets off a chain of events involving his descendants, particularly Jasper Trenoweth, as they navigate family secrets, loss, and the hunt for the fabled Great Ruby of Ceylon. Themes of treachery, mystery, and the supernatural loom large as the characters deal with the consequences of their forebears' actions. The opening of the novel introduces us to Jasper Trenoweth, who begins recounting the history surrounding his family's past, especially focusing on his grandfather Amos's strange will. The narrative hints at dark secrets and a connection to a remarkable gem that leads to a quest of both treasure and personal discovery. As Jasper reflects on his family dynamics and the hardships faced after his father's departure in search of fortune, a suspenseful atmosphere begins to build with foreboding omens and unsettling events, particularly his mother's fear and the curious occurrences around Dead Man's Rock where the local fishing community is affected by mysterious happenings linked to the sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Treasure troves -- Fiction Cornwall (England : County) -- Fiction Murder -- Fiction Rubies -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 555547 548103 2024-10-08T05:09:01.835688 2023-07-08T08:01:01.132808 text/html text/html 548371 2023-11-09T00:47:12 text/html 288429 2024-10-08T05:09:11.702638 application/epub+zip 297269 2024-10-08T05:09:04.947672 application/epub+zip 293519 2024-10-08T05:09:03.627717 application/epub+zip 508889 2024-10-08T05:09:16.689642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483686 2024-10-08T05:09:10.826666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458029 2022-09-08T13:18:07.270043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522221 522151 2024-10-08T05:09:00.406790 2023-09-08T07:23:50.023054 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 522052 2023-11-09T00:38:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17992 2024-10-08T05:09:16.817616 application/rdf+xml 13411 2024-10-08T05:09:04.187706 image/jpeg 3506 2024-10-08T05:09:03.905710 image/jpeg 281970 2024-10-08T05:09:01.886733 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