Project Gutenberg 2010-11-04 Public domain in the USA. 136 Lundsford, Hugh 1879 1957 Duer, Douglas 1887 1964 The Law of Hemlock Mountain Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Garcia, Katherine Ward, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "The Law of Hemlock Mountain" by Hugh Lundsford is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds around a group of army officers stationed in the Philippines, exploring themes of camaraderie, rivalry, and the psychological toll of military life. The prominent character of John Spurrier, a lieutenant marked by his gambling inclinations, finds himself at the center of a scandal involving the mysterious death of Captain Comyn, leading to a critical examination of honor, guilt, and the struggle for redemption. The beginning of the book introduces a tense atmosphere among the officers during a poker game, underscoring the restlessness and mental strain brought on by the tropical heat and military monotony. The focus shifts to Captain Comyn, who grapples with fears of deteriorating mental health, while Spurrier's luck at cards draws attention and envy from his peers. When a heated confrontation escalates between Comyn and Spurrier, it ultimately culminates in Comyn's death, framing Spurrier as a murder suspect. As the story unfolds, it not only delves into the immediate fallout of the incident but also sets the stage for Spurrier's journey to clear his name amidst growing intrigue and the shadows of his past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34208/34208-h/images/frontis2.jpg en Love stories Kentucky -- Fiction Cumberland Mountains -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 532275 532289 2024-10-14T11:44:18.462532 2023-09-15T05:59:55.787504 text/html text/html 553025 2010-11-04T18:51:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 314411 2010-11-04T18:51:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 392032 2024-10-14T11:44:29.128414 application/epub+zip 403778 2024-10-14T11:44:21.968463 application/epub+zip 277422 2024-10-14T11:44:20.537440 application/epub+zip 638713 2024-10-14T11:44:34.382357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630191 2024-10-14T11:44:28.188400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473211 2022-09-15T14:17:28.828453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479897 479680 2024-10-14T11:44:16.905449 2023-09-15T05:59:54.507475 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 479713 2010-11-04T18:51:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 190228 2010-11-04T18:51:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 479708 2010-11-04T18:51:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190173 2010-11-04T18:51:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22816 2024-10-14T11:44:34.530410 application/rdf+xml 14388 2024-10-14T11:44:21.108437 image/jpeg 4044 2024-10-14T11:44:20.816425 image/jpeg 383871 2024-10-14T11:44:18.515446 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 More titles under Buck, Charles Neville en.wikipedia