Project Gutenberg 2010-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 110 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green Hand and Ring E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "Hand and Ring" by Anna Katharine Green is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a murder case in the small town of Sibley, starting with the discovery of the widow Clemmens, who has been attacked in her home. The narrative introduces several characters, including the young detective Horace Byrd, who is drawn into investigating the crime, while also hinting at the enigmatic Imogene Dare whose connection to the case appears to be more intricate than initially assumed. The opening of the book sets the stage for a tense atmosphere following the court's adjournment, where discussions about crime and its implications unfold amidst casual camaraderie among lawyers and officials. The mood shifts dramatically when they learn about the widow's plight, prompting immediate concern and action. As Byrd begins to piece together the details of the murder, he encounters Imogene, a woman shrouded in mystery and increasingly tied to the unfolding drama. The narrative intricately weaves themes of curiosity, intrigue, and the quest for truth while introducing various twists and characters that complicate the murder investigation and tease the readers about hidden motives and connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31681/31681-h/images/cover.jpg en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature 936176 935902 2024-09-13T11:22:57.108160 2023-09-14T05:40:50.994379 text/html text/html 953213 2010-03-17T17:21:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 867919 2010-03-17T17:23:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 908203 2024-09-13T11:23:12.835012 application/epub+zip 921276 2024-09-13T11:23:00.110120 application/epub+zip 448636 2024-09-13T11:22:58.425123 application/epub+zip 1344894 2024-09-13T11:23:21.514977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1263316 2024-09-13T11:23:10.541042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653471 2022-09-14T14:18:08.513258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 857513 857276 2024-09-13T11:22:53.889130 2023-09-14T05:40:48.092367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 857136 2010-03-17T17:13:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 313673 2010-03-17T17:13:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 857144 2010-03-17T17:13:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 313625 2010-03-17T17:13:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20212 2024-09-13T11:23:21.674991 application/rdf+xml 20603 2024-09-13T11:22:58.552109 image/jpeg 2638 2024-09-13T11:22:58.490060 image/jpeg 858647 2024-09-13T11:22:57.207128 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