Project Gutenberg 2008-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 112 Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer) 1870 1944 Clouston, Joseph Storer Simon Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Simon" by J. Storer Clouston is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around a mysterious middle-aged man traveling alone on a train, evoking intrigue as he tries to evade attention and conceal his identity. The themes of secrecy, personal motives, and the mundane reality of life interplay as the story unfolds, suggesting elements of suspense and perhaps even crime. The opening of the novel introduces a solitary passenger who is traveling on a train through northern landscapes, displaying a keen desire for solitude and discretion. He nervously shifts compartments to avoid others and appears overly cautious, even falling to the train floor as a ticket check occurs. This behavior hints at a concealed backstory, prompting readers to question his intentions. As the train nears its destination, the man’s actions become increasingly furtive; he avoids potential recognition and seems to be on a mission that necessitates stealth. These initial elements set the stage for an engaging plot filled with mystery and psychological depth, inviting readers to unravel the protagonist’s complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 454922 454900 2024-10-11T09:27:05.507727 2023-09-11T11:49:24.830723 text/html text/html 461715 2021-01-03T23:42:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 163981 2021-01-03T23:42:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 245877 2024-10-11T09:27:15.195150 application/epub+zip 248693 2024-10-11T09:27:08.029677 application/epub+zip 243650 2024-10-11T09:27:06.486714 application/epub+zip 443666 2024-10-11T09:27:20.758151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396436 2024-10-11T09:27:14.100175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371419 2022-09-12T08:46:34.409533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409819 409630 2024-10-11T09:27:03.589706 2023-09-11T11:49:23.105729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 409666 2021-01-03T23:42:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150087 2021-01-03T23:42:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 409658 2021-01-03T23:42:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150049 2021-01-03T23:42:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21705 2024-10-11T09:27:20.907113 application/rdf+xml 10345 2024-10-11T09:27:07.053685 image/jpeg 2837 2024-10-11T09:27:06.768694 image/jpeg 225935 2024-10-11T09:27:05.548696 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