Project Gutenberg 1996-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) Stevenson, Fanny Van de Grift 1840 1914 Stevenson, Frances Matilda Van de Grift Osbourne, Fanny Van de Grift Vandergrift, Fanny The Dynamiter Transcribed from the 1903 Longmans, Green And Co. edition by David Price "The Dynamiter" by Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson is a novella written in the late 19th century that blends elements of adventure and intrigue, framed within the context of crime and social commentary. The narrative centers around various characters conjoined by the overarching theme of the pursuit of personal fortunes and the murky realm of criminality, engaging readers with tales of adventure and moral dilemmas. The opening of "The Dynamiter" introduces a chance meeting between two friends, Paul Somerset and Edward Challoner, in London, where they both share their dwindling fortunes. They soon find themselves leading a life filled with intrigue and coincidences. The discussion turns toward their mutual struggles, leading Somerset to propose an amateur detective adventure that entangles them deeper into a web of criminality connected to a recent explosive event involving a young woman in distress. Their humorous banter sets a lively tone, while the description of their surroundings and the various characters they encounter hints at a world filled with both danger and opportunity. Through this prologue, the stage is set for a series of escapades characterized by personal conflicts and tantalizing quests, inviting readers to ponder the complexities of society and personal choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories Adventure stories Mystery fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 479131 479032 2024-09-01T06:17:42.709015 2023-10-01T05:56:46.967182 text/html text/html 489748 2011-01-03T06:17:22 text/html 257678 2011-01-03T06:24:38 text/html application/zip 314539 2024-09-01T06:17:49.539965 application/epub+zip 319190 2024-09-01T06:17:44.240986 application/epub+zip 242472 2024-09-01T06:17:43.328978 application/epub+zip 486156 2024-09-01T06:17:53.712942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458416 2024-09-01T06:17:48.815118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382359 2022-09-01T06:49:48.959377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450940 450885 2024-09-01T06:17:42.028009 2023-10-01T05:56:46.337165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 457566 2011-01-03T06:16:45 text/plain; charset=utf-8 177396 2011-01-03T06:24:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 450761 2011-01-03T06:24:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176474 2011-01-03T06:24:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21601 2024-09-01T06:17:53.868922 application/rdf+xml 12370 2024-09-01T06:17:43.682978 image/jpeg 3261 2024-09-01T06:17:43.506981 image/jpeg 311065 2024-09-01T06:17:42.757982 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 en.wikipedia