Project Gutenberg 2011-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 180 Leblanc, Maurice 1864 1941 Blanc, Maurice Le Blanc, Maurice le Matzke, Albert 16015596 The Woman of Mystery Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Woman of Mystery" by Maurice Leblanc is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Paul Delroze, whose life is deeply affected by a traumatic incident from his childhood, where he witnessed the brutal murder of his father by a mysterious woman. As the story unfolds, the themes of love, betrayal, and the haunting shadows of the past intertwine, particularly when Paul discovers that the woman he loves, Élisabeth, is the daughter of the very woman linked to his father's death. At the start of the novel, the stage is set on the eve of impending war, as Paul and Élisabeth, newlyweds, journey to her family estate. They share moments of tenderness, but an underlying tension is evident as Paul grapples with painful memories of his father's murder. The opening scenes reveal Paul's childhood recollections, where he encountered both the German Emperor and the mysterious woman who ultimately caused his father's demise. This initial chapter raises questions about fate, the impact of the past on the present, and the complexities of human relationships, hinting at a web of intrigue that escalates as the duo navigates an uncertain future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34931/34931-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 521066 521076 2024-09-14T14:25:27.147398 2023-09-15T09:04:18.660646 text/html text/html 534716 2011-01-13T09:41:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 305616 2011-01-13T09:41:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 326985 2024-09-14T14:25:35.184288 application/epub+zip 332006 2024-09-14T14:25:28.354310 application/epub+zip 276341 2024-09-14T14:25:27.743313 application/epub+zip 494818 2024-09-14T14:25:40.225267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446350 2024-09-14T14:25:34.302287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391454 2022-09-16T06:01:30.261335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480590 480501 2024-09-14T14:25:25.779337 2023-09-15T09:04:17.388622 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 478958 2011-01-13T09:41:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 179354 2011-01-13T09:41:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 478951 2011-01-13T09:41:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179261 2011-01-13T09:41:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20821 2024-09-14T14:25:40.378240 application/rdf+xml 22137 2024-09-14T14:25:27.840338 image/jpeg 2724 2024-09-14T14:25:27.791338 image/jpeg 304206 2024-09-14T14:25:27.196343 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia