Project Gutenberg 2010-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 69 Footner, Hulbert 1879 1944 The Deaves Affair Produced by Al Haines "The Deaves Affair" by Hulbert Footner is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Evan Weir, a struggling artist, and his encounters with the eccentric millionaire Simeon Deaves. The plot unfolds as Evan becomes inadvertently embroiled in a blackmail scheme targeting Deaves, leading him to navigate the complexities of privilege, class, and personal integrity. The opening of the novel introduces Evan, who is frustrated with his artistic endeavors and seeks inspiration outside his attic studio. His day takes a peculiar turn when he witnesses an amusing yet charged confrontation involving the old miser Simeon Deaves, who is scorned by a crowd for his stingy ways. As Evan intervenes to help Deaves, the narrative hints at Evan's journey to both find meaning in his life and to uncover the tangled web of deception surrounding the wealthy family. The initial chapters lay the groundwork for a comedic yet incisive exploration of societal values, ambition, and the unexpected bonds formed amidst chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature 507998 501747 2024-09-13T09:27:53.240591 2023-09-14T03:59:58.508972 text/html text/html 495288 2021-01-06T04:41:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 178919 2021-01-06T04:41:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 232348 2024-09-13T09:28:01.321565 application/epub+zip 242722 2024-09-13T09:27:54.832613 application/epub+zip 242722 2024-09-13T09:27:53.831632 application/epub+zip 448558 2024-09-13T09:28:05.876528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435643 2024-09-13T09:28:00.634593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435342 2022-09-14T11:28:55.626046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455179 455175 2024-09-13T09:27:51.299687 2023-09-14T03:59:56.820957 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 455068 2021-01-06T04:41:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174310 2021-01-06T04:41:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 455059 2021-01-06T04:41:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174274 2021-01-06T04:41:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19747 2024-09-13T09:28:06.009527 application/rdf+xml 14262 2024-09-13T09:27:54.194614 image/jpeg 3677 2024-09-13T09:27:54.011629 image/jpeg 227171 2024-09-13T09:27:53.281646 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