Project Gutenberg 2008-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 97 Goddard, Charles 1879 1951 Dickey, Paul 1885 1933 The Ghost Breaker: A Novel Based Upon the Play Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by K Nordquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Ghost Breaker: A Novel Based Upon the Play" by Charles Goddard and Paul Dickey is a fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with Warren Jarvis, a young man recently returned to his Kentucky home, grappling with the aftermath of his family's tragic past—the murder of his parents—which is deeply rooted in an ongoing feud. As he vows to avenge their deaths and navigate the mysteries surrounding his family's legacy, he is drawn into a world filled with intrigue and supernatural elements. The opening of the novel sets a dramatic tone, showcasing Warren's emotional turmoil as he arrives home to a grieving household after receiving a telegram from his ailing father. He discovers that both his mother and father have died—his mother from grief after his father's shooting. This tragic event ignites his thirst for vengeance against Jim Marcum, the man responsible for his parents' deaths. As Warren navigates his family's dark history, he meets Maria Theresa, a princess with secrets of her own. They embark on a journey intertwined with themes of revenge, loyalty, and the supernatural, as they confront their pasts and the ghostly legends surrounding her family's castle. This blend of romance, adventure, and the supernatural offers readers a unique narrative that promises a captivating exploration of familial duty and the ghosts that haunt both the living and the dead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories Castles -- Fiction Treasure troves -- Fiction Americans -- Spain -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 310027 309040 2024-10-11T07:06:45.438680 2023-09-11T10:00:03.939252 text/html text/html 315403 2021-01-03T17:48:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 924709 2021-01-03T17:48:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1248452 2024-10-11T07:06:51.067669 application/epub+zip 1253578 2024-10-11T07:06:46.424706 application/epub+zip 183627 2024-10-11T07:06:45.890690 application/epub+zip 1358488 2024-10-11T07:06:54.508639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1341652 2024-10-11T07:06:50.631794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275613 2022-08-12T05:25:32.285769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279535 279326 2024-10-11T07:06:44.189696 2023-09-11T10:00:02.848252 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 279295 2021-01-03T17:48:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 109923 2021-01-03T17:48:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 279291 2021-01-03T17:48:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109863 2021-01-03T17:48:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22930 2024-10-11T07:06:54.643633 application/rdf+xml 18494 2024-10-11T07:06:45.983678 image/jpeg 2309 2024-10-11T07:06:45.935764 image/jpeg 932176 2024-10-11T07:06:45.500697 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