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 Project Gutenberg 2012-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 4052 Biggers, Earl Derr 1884 1933 Hayashi, Kiyotoshi 林清俊 The Agony Column. Japanese Kumon no ran 苦悶の欄 Produced by Kiyotoshi Hayashi "苦悶の欄" by Earl Derr Biggers is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of pre-World War I London, it introduces readers to Jeffrey West, an American who becomes intrigued by the peculiar personal ads featured in a newspaper column known as "苦悶の欄" (the column of anguish). The storyline weaves romance and mystery, focusing particularly on West's fascination with a captivating woman he observes while dining at a hotel. At the start of the novel, the oppressive heat of London is palpable as Jeffrey West reflects on his longing for his hometown in the U.S. While selecting breakfast at the Carlton Hotel, he is drawn to the personal ads that fill him with both amusement and curiosity. He discovers a series of romantic and sometimes bizarre messages that hint at deeper emotional complexities. The plot thickens when West encounters an enigmatic woman at the hotel, setting the stage for an unfolding narrative filled with romance, intrigue, and an impending sense of danger as wider events, including the looming war, begin to unravel around the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) ja Detective and mystery stories London (England) -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Americans -- England -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 236792 236801 2024-09-16T13:21:04.350614 2023-09-17T07:57:28.118274 text/html text/html 232982 2021-03-03T03:24:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 76275 2021-03-03T03:24:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 109027 2024-09-16T13:21:08.086568 application/epub+zip 111841 2024-09-16T13:21:05.509581 application/epub+zip 111841 2024-09-16T13:21:04.772587 application/epub+zip 245330 2024-09-16T13:21:10.128064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238504 2024-09-16T13:21:07.629577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238640 2022-09-18T04:57:33.013704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228585 2024-09-16T13:21:03.979611 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228494 2017-05-29T08:56:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 77671 2017-05-29T08:56:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18788 2024-09-16T13:21:10.278056 application/rdf+xml 8258 2024-09-16T13:21:05.120569 image/jpeg 2316 2024-09-16T13:21:04.945585 image/jpeg 107524 2024-09-16T13:21:04.374599 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia