Project Gutenberg 2006-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 108 Hume, Fergus 1859 1932 Hume, Ferguson Wright Hume, Fergus W. (Ferguson Wright) The Silent House Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Geetu Melwani, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Silent House" by Fergus Hume is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around Lucian Denzil, a young barrister who becomes intrigued by the peculiar tenant of a seemingly haunted and abandoned house, known as No. 13, or the Silent House, following a string of mysterious events and a murder. The story combines elements of suspense and intrigue, as Denzil seeks to unravel the enigma surrounding the reclusive Mr. Berwin and the sinister happenings linked to his life. The opening of this narrative sets the stage by introducing Lucian Denzil, who leads a modest life amidst the bustling backdrop of London. On a foggy night, he has a chance encounter with Mr. Berwin, the enigmatic occupant of the Silent House, who reveals a sense of despair and pain. Denzil's curiosity piqued, he learns more about Berwin's lonely existence and the ghostly aura surrounding his abode. As gossip and speculation circulate within the neighborhood, an unsettling incident occurs when Denzil perceives shadows in Berwin's window, suggesting that more is at play than meets the eye. With a determined sense of justice and inquiry, Denzil soon finds himself embroiled in a mystery that delves deep into the darker aspects of human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/19069/19069-h/images/cover_tb.jpg en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Pimlico (London, England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 476950 476948 2024-10-08T11:17:30.986089 2023-09-08T12:12:56.169753 text/html text/html 484530 2013-05-21T07:12:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 402575 2013-05-21T07:14:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 414738 2024-10-08T11:17:38.019564 application/epub+zip 421350 2024-10-08T11:17:31.947603 application/epub+zip 227177 2024-10-08T11:17:31.442097 application/epub+zip 429439 2024-10-08T11:17:43.035553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377335 2024-10-08T11:17:37.404544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344084 2022-09-09T07:27:56.583818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432581 432481 2024-10-08T11:17:29.592088 2023-09-08T12:12:54.936769 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 432488 2006-08-17T06:59:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 160938 2006-08-17T06:59:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 432480 2006-08-17T06:59:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160910 2006-08-17T06:59:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22232 2024-10-08T11:17:43.168513 application/rdf+xml 18145 2024-10-08T11:17:31.532200 image/jpeg 2988 2024-10-08T11:17:31.488076 image/jpeg 401648 2024-10-08T11:17:31.031095 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