Project Gutenberg 2017-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 67 Hume, Fergus 1859 1932 Hume, Ferguson Wright Hume, Fergus W. (Ferguson Wright) The Yellow Holly Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Charles Bowen from page images provided by Google Books (the University of Wisconsin-Madison) "The Yellow Holly" by Fergus Hume is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story sets the stage for a murder mystery that revolves around the mysterious death of Mrs. Jersey, the owner of a boarding house filled with colorful, eccentric characters. As the narrative unfolds, we are introduced to a young visitor named Leonard Train who becomes entangled in the intrigue, particularly in connection to George Brendon, who has a hidden past and a complicated relationship with the deceased. At the start of the novel, we find Mrs. Jersey hosting a casual gathering for her boarders in her drawing room. The atmosphere is filled with old-fashioned charm and an underlying tension, hinting at the complicated lives of those in attendance, including the intriguing newcomer, Leonard Train. As the night progresses, we learn that Mrs. Jersey harbors secrets that connect her to one of the attendees, George Brendon. The opening concludes with the sudden and shocking murder of Mrs. Jersey, setting off a series of events that will challenge the relationships and motives of all characters involved, leaving readers eager to discover who may be responsible for the tragedy that has befallen Amelia Square. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Mystery and detective stories Boardinghouses -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 617573 612224 2024-11-22T15:10:27.211109 2023-09-23T14:19:32.291008 text/html text/html 644808 2023-04-04T13:19:30 text/html 607532 2024-11-22T15:10:35.871047 application/epub+zip 619137 2024-11-22T15:10:28.904114 application/epub+zip 291454 2024-11-22T15:10:27.912126 application/epub+zip 491352 2024-11-22T15:10:40.468029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456699 2024-11-22T15:10:34.799057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387960 2022-09-25T01:46:42.448921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579413 579451 2024-11-22T15:10:24.318111 2023-09-23T14:19:30.195958 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 579752 2023-04-04T13:22:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20439 2024-11-22T15:10:40.608031 application/rdf+xml 24589 2024-11-22T15:10:28.014072 image/jpeg 4245 2024-11-22T15:10:27.965082 image/jpeg 210863 2023-04-04T13:23:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 765717 2023-04-04T13:23:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 763054 2024-11-22T15:10:27.272114 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