Project Gutenberg 2012-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 210 Le Queux, William 1864 1927 Queux, William Le Queux, William Tufnell Le Queux, William le The Broken Thread Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Broken Thread" by William Le Queux is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Raife Remington, a young undergraduate at Cambridge, who becomes captivated by a mysterious girl named Gilda Tempest during a summer break in Southport. The narrative unfolds amidst a backdrop of intrigue and tragedy, particularly following a shocking event that impacts Raife's life and family. The opening of the novel establishes an idyllic summer morning on Southport's seafront, where Raife first encounters Gilda while she is walking her little dog. Their immediate attraction is complicated by a sudden and violent incident involving an aggressive dog, leading to Raife's rescue of Gilda's pet. This chance meeting quickly develops into a conversation where Gilda reveals hints about her tumultuous life, including her nomadic existence with an uncle who travels frequently. However, the tone shifts when Raife discovers her unease upon learning his family lineage. As the chapter unfolds, Raife receives urgent news that compels him to return home, where a tragic revelation about his father's murder begins to intertwine with his burgeoning feelings for Gilda, setting the stage for a deeper, complex narrative filled with suspense and emotion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 441035 440974 2025-01-16T17:57:48.776109 2023-09-18T06:32:36.563394 text/html text/html 448699 2012-11-23T12:17:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 258516 2012-11-23T12:17:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 333667 2025-01-16T17:57:56.657097 application/epub+zip 340169 2025-01-16T17:57:51.047115 application/epub+zip 231670 2025-01-16T17:57:49.685135 application/epub+zip 526865 2025-01-16T17:58:00.809056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501146 2025-01-16T17:57:55.633082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367479 2022-09-19T03:54:39.572204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400350 400325 2024-10-17T12:14:59.404360 2023-09-18T06:32:35.821382 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 400192 2012-11-23T12:17:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152723 2012-11-23T12:17:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20029 2025-01-16T17:58:00.944106 application/rdf+xml 12817 2025-01-16T17:57:50.241110 image/jpeg 3395 2025-01-16T17:57:49.959107 image/jpeg 322675 2025-01-16T17:57:48.816133 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