Project Gutenberg 2013-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 111 Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) 1833 1903 Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold Samuel Boyd of Catchpole Square: A Mystery Produced by Charles Bowen from page images provided by Google Books. (New York Public Library) "Samuel Boyd of Catchpole Square: A Mystery" by B. L. Farjeon is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story introduces us to Mr. Samuel Boyd, a ruthless money-lender, and his beleaguered clerk, Abel Death, who is tasked with writing threatening letters to debtors. The narrative hints at an ominous atmosphere that revolves around deceit, desperation, and unfolding mysteries, particularly concerning Boyd's personal life and business dealings. The opening portion of the book establishes an eerie setting where Abel Death labors in a peculiar office filled with odd items retrieved from those unable to pay their debts. Following the introduction of these characters, we witness Death's hesitation to open the door for a visitor, which turns out to be Mr. Reginald, Boyd's estranged son, who seeks to reconcile with his father. Their tense interaction reveals underlying family dynamics, as Reginald is aware of his father's ruthless reputation. Meanwhile, tensions rise as Abel clings to the threat of losing his job while managing his own struggles for survival. Overall, the beginning sets a tone of suspense and foreshadows darker events that are yet to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories London (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1037746 1026018 2024-09-18T07:15:17.713645 2023-09-18T15:28:03.510602 text/html text/html 1059700 2017-02-22T17:02:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 354752 2017-02-22T17:03:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 428486 2024-09-18T07:15:31.162552 application/epub+zip 445683 2024-09-18T07:15:20.289615 application/epub+zip 445683 2024-09-18T07:15:18.885610 application/epub+zip 796780 2024-09-18T07:15:38.530523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 758537 2024-09-18T07:15:29.863571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 721600 2022-09-19T17:15:05.161749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 916774 916688 2024-09-18T07:15:13.617674 2023-09-18T15:27:59.899484 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 917004 2017-02-22T17:02:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 342085 2017-02-22T17:03:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 916995 2017-02-22T17:02:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 342024 2017-02-22T17:03:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20460 2024-09-18T07:15:38.680507 application/rdf+xml 18009 2024-09-18T07:15:19.274628 image/jpeg 3957 2024-09-18T07:15:19.079607 image/jpeg 413340 2024-09-18T07:15:17.794612 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