Project Gutenberg 2012-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 80 Le Queux, William 1864 1927 Queux, William Le Queux, William Tufnell Le Queux, William le The Sign of the Stranger Reading ease score: 70.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Sign of the Stranger" by William Le Queux is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins in a quaint English village inn, where a shabby stranger named Richard Keene makes an unexpected appearance, leading to the unraveling of secrets surrounding local aristocracy, particularly Lady Lolita, the sister of the new Earl of Stanchester. The narrative quickly escalates into a complex web of intrigue, as the stranger’s inquiries about Lolita hint at a mysterious past and potential danger. At the start of the novel, the arrival of the stranger in the inn stirs curiosity and apprehension among the local patrons, particularly the landlord, who suspects he may not be a harmless traveler. The scene conveys a tense atmosphere as the stranger reveals his experiences abroad and his longing for home, while simultaneously probing into the lives of the local aristocracy, particularly Lady Lolita. As the plot unfolds, it becomes clear that his return has significant implications that intertwine with Lady Lolita's precarious situation, setting the stage for deeper mysteries related to an impending murder that reflects her troubled past. The protagonist, Willoughby Woodhouse, who serves as Lolita's secretary, grows increasingly involved, caught between his affections for her and the enigmatic events surrounding the stranger and the unfolding tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Detective and mystery stories Love stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 534077 2024-10-17T10:18:21.761826 2023-09-18T04:56:22.183887 text/html text/html 549721 2012-10-17T09:06:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 254492 2012-10-17T09:06:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 332805 2024-10-17T10:18:30.806767 application/epub+zip 340715 2024-10-17T10:18:24.152811 application/epub+zip 265224 2024-10-17T10:18:22.721845 application/epub+zip 576779 2024-10-17T10:18:35.910784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545596 2024-10-17T10:18:29.692787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425411 2022-09-18T18:39:46.233482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471543 471518 2024-10-17T10:18:20.688846 2023-09-18T04:56:21.317894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 471305 2012-10-17T09:06:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179178 2012-10-17T09:06:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20304 2024-10-17T10:18:36.049747 application/rdf+xml 13751 2024-10-17T10:18:23.279816 image/jpeg 3873 2024-10-17T10:18:23.001818 image/jpeg 320752 2024-10-17T10:18:21.809855 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 en.wikipedia