Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 58 Dent, John Charles 1841 1888 The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. The Gerrard Street Mystery -- Gagtooth's Image -- The Haunted House on Duchess Street -- Savareen's Disappearance. Produced by David Moynihan, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales" by John Charles Dent is a collection of weird tales written in the late 19th century. The book features intriguing narratives that blend elements of mystery, the supernatural, and historical context, showcasing Dent's prose and storytelling prowess. The opening story centers around William Francis Furlong, who recounts a series of peculiar events surrounding his return to Toronto after a long absence. The beginning of the text introduces Furlong as a successful commission merchant in Montreal, who reflects on his past and the life of his uncle, Richard Yardington. He indicates that he has received an unexpected letter from his uncle, despite being far from Toronto when it was supposedly written. The correspondence reveals troubling hints regarding family sorrow and his uncle's wish to meet him at the train station. Upon arriving in Toronto, Furlong embarks on a perplexing journey filled with suspense as he discovers his uncle has been dead for weeks, raising unsettling questions about the nature of the communication and laying the groundwork for a mystery steeped in supernatural intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature 340586 340465 2024-10-03T11:20:04.085011 2023-10-03T09:59:09.108345 text/html text/html 340579 340458 2024-10-03T11:20:04.337987 2023-10-03T09:59:09.270353 text/html text/html 213092 2024-10-03T11:20:13.504924 application/epub+zip 217211 2024-10-03T11:20:09.116956 application/epub+zip 203034 2024-10-03T11:20:07.215967 application/epub+zip 419154 2024-10-03T11:20:16.985962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391003 2024-10-03T11:20:12.720964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356622 2022-09-04T03:34:44.802291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319578 319508 2024-10-03T11:20:03.738983 2023-10-03T09:59:08.878367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 319874 2015-01-04T21:41:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122132 2015-01-04T21:43:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18786 2024-10-03T11:20:17.113902 application/rdf+xml 16658 2024-10-03T11:20:08.117943 image/jpeg 3712 2024-10-03T11:20:07.573959 image/jpeg 209455 2024-10-03T11:20:04.367979 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