Project Gutenberg 2013-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 142 White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick) 1859 1935 White, Frederick Merrick White, Fred Merrick The Cardinal Moth Produced by Al Haines "The Cardinal Moth" by Fred M. White is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around Sir Clement Frobisher, a wealthy orchid enthusiast, who discovers a rare flower known as the Cardinal Moth and becomes embroiled in intrigue, as his obsession with beautiful orchids draws various characters into a web of deceit, crime, and possibly murder. The characters include the sinister Paul Lopez, who presents the mysterious flower, and Angela, Frobisher's ward, who finds herself caught in the machinations surrounding the orchid. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Sir Clement Frobisher in his lavish orchid-house, indulging in the beauty of his floral creations while contemplating his wealth and reputation. As he converses with his acquaintance Paul Lopez, excitement mounts when Lopez presents him with the Cardinal Moth. However, the delight quickly turns to tension when the terrified butler, Hafid, overhears their conversation and fears the flower's dark history. Hafid's frantic warnings hint at a deeper, menacing narrative involving the flower, setting the scene for the mysterious and possibly fatal unfolding of events centered around the prized orchid. With layers of intrigue established early on, readers are drawn into a world where beauty and danger intertwine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43674/43674-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en England -- Fiction Love stories Mystery fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 479458 479411 2024-09-18T10:28:29.236377 2023-09-19T06:27:22.220528 text/html text/html 482850 2015-07-24T09:33:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 436489 2015-07-24T09:33:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 451891 2024-09-18T10:28:46.079813 application/epub+zip 655422 2024-09-18T10:28:44.204812 application/pdf 472864 2024-09-18T10:28:33.650880 application/pdf 460581 2024-09-18T10:28:36.466852 application/epub+zip 217175 2024-09-18T10:28:31.295366 application/epub+zip 581138 2024-09-18T10:28:50.273787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549973 2024-09-18T10:28:41.846824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307214 2022-09-19T21:24:13.342779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399878 2024-09-18T10:28:28.606396 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400763 2015-07-24T09:32:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 148203 2015-07-24T09:32:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 398969 2015-07-24T09:32:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 147911 2015-07-24T09:32:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 398968 2015-07-24T09:33:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147869 2015-07-24T09:33:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26935 2024-09-18T10:28:50.430761 application/rdf+xml 384724 2024-09-18T10:28:27.239409 2023-09-19T06:27:21.692535 text/x-rst text/x-rst 384724 2015-07-24T09:32:54 text/x-rst 420126 2015-07-24T09:32:54 text/x-rst application/zip 11479 2024-09-18T10:28:34.655850 image/jpeg 2014 2024-09-18T10:28:34.279845 image/jpeg 435581 2024-09-18T10:28:29.280375 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