Project Gutenberg 2010-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 139 Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858 1924 Nesbit, Edith Bland, Edith Nesbit Man and Maid The haunted inheritance -- The power of darkness -- The stranger who might have been observed -- Rack and thumbscrew -- The millionairess -- The hermit of "The Yews" -- The aunt and the editor -- Miss Mouse -- The old wife -- The house of silence -- The girl at the tobacconist's -- While it is yet day -- Alcibiades. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Rachael Schultz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Man and Maid" by E. Nesbit is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the characters of Lawrence Sefton, who unexpectedly returns from a cycling trip upon learning about a substantial inheritance from his deceased great-uncle. He finds himself entangled in a mysterious encounter with a young woman dressed in pink as he visits the inherited property, Sefton Manor, which is rumored to be haunted. The tale promises elements of adventure, romance, and supernatural intrigue. The opening of "Man and Maid" introduces Lawrence Sefton as he abruptly decides to leave his cycling tour to return to town after receiving a letter from his mother. It informs him of his great-uncle's death and the inheritance left for him and his cousin Selwyn, which requires their meeting at the manor to decide who will keep the estate. Upon arriving at the manor, he discovers a beautiful young woman exploring the grounds, leading to a shared adventure as they explore the eerie mansion and its ghostly lore. Lawrence's chance encounter with her ignites a spark between them, setting the stage for a story filled with romantic tension and further mysteries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 407436 407446 2024-09-14T05:32:53.462775 2023-09-14T10:21:10.490638 text/html text/html 434602 2021-01-06T19:44:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 209817 2021-01-06T19:44:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 261713 2024-09-14T05:33:01.418719 application/epub+zip 264085 2024-09-14T05:32:55.453766 application/epub+zip 207379 2024-09-14T05:32:54.229760 application/epub+zip 380486 2024-09-14T05:33:05.699702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345737 2024-09-14T05:33:00.490732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332568 2022-09-15T07:34:44.846898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355873 355646 2024-09-14T05:32:52.389773 2023-09-14T10:21:09.488633 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 355708 2021-01-06T19:44:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 137757 2021-01-06T19:44:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 355702 2021-01-06T19:44:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137711 2021-01-06T19:44:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20677 2024-09-14T05:33:05.841704 application/rdf+xml 11327 2024-09-14T05:32:54.594785 image/jpeg 2998 2024-09-14T05:32:54.411790 image/jpeg 251453 2024-09-14T05:32:53.499806 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