Project Gutenberg 2011-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 85 Howe, E. W. (Edgar Watson) 1853 1937 Howe, Edgar Watson Howe, Ed The Mystery of the Locks Produced by Chris Curnow, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Mystery of the Locks" by E. W. Howe is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the town of Davy's Bend, depicting the desolate atmosphere and the lives of its inhabitants, particularly focusing on the arrival of Allan Dorris, the new owner of an enigmatic house known as The Locks. The narrative promises a blend of mystery and character exploration as it delves into the interactions and peculiarities of small-town life. At the start of the novel, the setting is established during a dark, rainy night in the rundown town of Davy's Bend, characterized by its failing prospects and abandoned spaces. A stranger—Allan Dorris—arrives, creating a stir among the locals. He finds himself dealing not only with the grim realities of the town but also with the ghostly reputation of The Locks, which is linked to stories of a mysterious light and a long-unoccupied keyless room. The opening introduces a range of colorful characters, including Silas Davy and Tug Whittle, who observe Dorris with curiosity, setting the stage for intrigue as Dorris contemplates his decision to reside in such a dismal place. As the story progresses, it hints at personal struggles and community dynamics that may unravel further, inviting readers into the unfolding mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36237/36237-h/images/cover.jpg en Nebraska -- Fiction City and town life -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Mystery fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 539400 539424 2024-09-15T10:37:06.505614 2023-09-16T04:28:30.734130 text/html text/html 539635 2021-02-18T08:48:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 271152 2021-02-18T08:48:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 280980 2024-09-15T10:37:12.323560 application/epub+zip 288892 2024-09-15T10:37:07.277601 application/epub+zip 266770 2024-09-15T10:37:06.894583 application/epub+zip 445551 2024-09-15T10:37:16.616570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414468 2024-09-15T10:37:11.920621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392680 2022-09-16T14:16:03.281378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521391 521188 2024-09-15T10:37:05.597581 2023-09-16T04:28:30.101127 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 521227 2021-02-18T08:48:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 191264 2021-02-18T08:48:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 521188 2021-01-07T19:38:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191275 2021-01-07T19:38:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21242 2024-09-15T10:37:16.750562 application/rdf+xml 33436 2024-09-15T10:37:06.975617 image/jpeg 4090 2024-09-15T10:37:06.935607 image/jpeg 271637 2024-09-15T10:37:06.557610 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