Project Gutenberg 2011-05-02 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 62 Erckmann-Chatrian Wooff, Michael Wooff, Michael John L'esquisse mystérieuse. English The Mysterious Sketch "The Mysterious Sketch" by Erckmann-Chatrian is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story intriguingly revolves around the life of a struggling painter named Christian Venius, who inadvertently becomes embroiled in a real murder case. The narrative explores themes of inspiration, the supernatural in art, and the thin line between imagination and reality, culminating in a suspenseful tale of mistaken identity and revelation. The plot follows Venius, who, while facing financial ruin, creates a haunting sketch of a murder scene that he conjures from a vivid yet inexplicable vision. After gaining the attention of a wealthy art collector, Baron Frederick Van Spreckdal, Venius finds himself accused of a real murder when the details of his drawing eerily match a crime that has been committed. As he grapples with the implications of his artwork and how it foretold a real-life event, Venius seeks clarity and redemption. The story escalates into a confrontation with the authorities, and Venius's fate hangs in the balance as he discovers the true identity of the real murderer through his drawing. Ultimately, this narrative invites readers to ponder the mysterious intersections of creativity and reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Artists -- Fiction Paranormal fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 62165 62174 2024-09-15T09:34:12.893591 2023-09-16T03:33:50.698120 text/html text/html 62158 62167 2024-09-15T09:34:13.044581 2023-09-16T03:33:50.841127 text/html text/html 72992 2024-09-15T09:34:16.150560 application/epub+zip 72142 2024-09-15T09:34:14.219572 application/epub+zip 72143 2024-09-15T09:34:13.469588 application/epub+zip 166337 2024-09-15T09:34:17.618570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160214 2024-09-15T09:34:15.677573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160100 2022-09-16T12:55:52.277867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50611 50639 2024-09-15T09:34:12.720585 2023-09-16T03:33:50.548157 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 51889 2011-05-01T22:48:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 20939 2011-05-01T22:48:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18188 2024-09-15T09:34:17.749546 application/rdf+xml 13284 2024-09-15T09:34:13.807583 image/jpeg 3449 2024-09-15T09:34:13.640598 image/jpeg 74128 2024-09-15T09:34:13.050582 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