Project Gutenberg 2014-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 81 Wells, Carolyn 1862 1942 Houghton, Carolyn Wells The Vanishing of Betty Varian Produced by Mardi Desjardins, Stephen Hutcheson and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Vanishing of Betty Varian" by Carolyn Wells is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in an isolated area of Maine, focused around the summer colony of Headland Harbor, where the Varian family has recently taken residence. The narrative centers on the sudden disappearance of Betty Varian and the subsequent unraveling of events, particularly following the shocking murder of her father, Frederick Varian. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to the picturesque Headland Harbor, populated by artists and summer residents. Tension exists within the Varian family, highlighted by a heated argument between Betty and her father regarding her romantic pursuits, particularly involving a young man named Rodney Granniss. Following their argument, Betty runs back to the house to retrieve her camera while the family heads to a picnic, but her return is met with horror when her father's body is discovered, leading to speculation about her fate. The opening sets up a gripping mystery with looming questions about family dynamics, secrets, and the potential involvement of outside forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45912/45912-h/images/cover.jpg en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 438769 438777 2024-09-19T08:47:48.381032 2023-09-20T05:10:50.177050 text/html text/html 465366 2014-06-07T13:35:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 218820 2024-09-19T08:47:56.307962 application/epub+zip 234951 2024-09-19T08:47:50.296989 application/epub+zip 231186 2024-09-19T08:47:49.420993 application/epub+zip 370952 2024-09-19T08:48:00.680977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334826 2024-09-19T08:47:55.556155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331365 2022-09-20T21:18:50.377882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382813 2024-09-19T08:47:46.773038 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 397729 2014-06-07T13:35:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 382553 2014-06-07T13:36:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142270 2014-06-07T13:36:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 382544 2014-06-07T13:36:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142251 2014-06-07T13:36:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19877 2024-09-19T08:48:00.994947 application/rdf+xml 17766 2024-09-19T08:47:49.521990 image/jpeg 2376 2024-09-19T08:47:49.470996 image/jpeg 207627 2024-09-19T08:47:48.421021 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 More titles under Wright, Rowland