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 2008-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 102 Hume, Fergus 1859 1932 Hume, Ferguson Wright Hume, Fergus W. (Ferguson Wright) 03003564 A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Annie McGuire, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story" by Fergus Hume is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around complex relationships, jealousy, and a sudden murder that shrouds the characters in mystery and turmoil. The main characters include Anne Denham, a governess with a hidden past, and Giles Ware, a young squire trapped in an engagement to the lovely but jealous Daisy Kent, amidst the backdrop of a cold, wintry setting that adds to the tension. The opening of the novel introduces us to a Christmas celebration at the Morley household, attended by several characters who engage in gossip and intrigue. Mrs. Parry, a sharp-tongued relative, discusses the dynamics between Giles, Daisy, and the governess, Anne, hinting at underlying tensions and jealousy. These relationships take a dark turn when Daisy receives an anonymous letter warning her about Anne, leading to a fatal confrontation that leaves Daisy murdered at her father’s grave. The stage is set for mystery as suspicion falls on Anne, prompting questions about loyalty, honor, and the nature of love as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 501098 500951 2024-11-11T08:27:17.850288 2023-09-11T11:10:54.628187 text/html text/html 509756 2010-05-12T21:16:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 225712 2021-01-03T20:50:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 247774 2024-11-11T08:27:24.676255 application/epub+zip 252455 2024-11-11T08:27:18.804260 application/epub+zip 222958 2024-11-11T08:27:18.323273 application/epub+zip 414208 2024-11-11T08:27:29.442205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368773 2024-11-11T08:27:24.130243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339667 2022-09-12T07:48:39.189889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461040 460946 2024-11-11T08:27:16.394321 2023-09-11T11:10:53.299156 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 460751 2021-01-03T20:50:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 169204 2021-01-03T20:50:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 460759 2021-01-03T20:50:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169196 2021-01-03T20:50:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21848 2024-11-11T08:27:29.576197 application/rdf+xml 17211 2024-11-11T08:27:18.420253 image/jpeg 2533 2024-11-11T08:27:18.370257 image/jpeg 223756 2024-11-11T08:27:17.898264 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia