Project Gutenberg 2025-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 1650 Wallace, Edgar 1875 1932 Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar The Black Abbot $aGarden City :$bDoubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., $c1928. Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Abbot_(novel) an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "The Black Abbot" by Edgar Wallace is a mystery novel written in the late 1920s. Set in an English estate, the story opens with the Earl of Chelford, who is embroiled in a discussion surrounding the myth of the Black Abbot, a ghost said to haunt Fossaway Manor. As the plot unfolds, themes of family secrets, treasure hunting, and romance intertwine, particularly involving Harry Alford and his brother Dick, along with the enigmatic figure of Leslie Gwyn. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Lord Chelford and his footman Thomas as they discuss the sending of treasury notes, along with the eerie legend of the Black Abbot, which visibly agitates Chelford. He sternly warns Thomas against discussing the ghost and reveals his own fears, indicating that there might be more than just superstition at play. Meanwhile, the presence of the disgruntled former secretary, Miss Wenner, introduces a layer of romantic tension and intrigue, especially concerning the Earl’s upcoming marriage and the potential for hidden treasures within the manor's lore. The beginning deftly sets up a blend of mystery, personal drama, and supernatural elements that will surely engage readers intrigued by tales of haunted estates and the complexities of familial relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://books.google.com/books?id=rsoTAAAAQAAJ 20250310112229wallace 1928 US en Detective and mystery stories Treasure troves -- Fiction Sussex (England) -- Fiction Thrillers (Fiction) Abbeys -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery 597205 2025-03-19T17:00:08.866929 text/html 574068 2025-03-17T10:29:01 text/html 279032 2025-03-19T17:00:16.272942 application/epub+zip 288893 2025-03-19T17:00:09.898921 application/epub+zip 288892 2025-03-19T17:00:09.384039 application/epub+zip 486244 2025-03-19T17:00:21.602869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440881 2025-03-19T17:00:15.821926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545077 2025-03-19T17:00:06.471944 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 525342 2025-03-17T10:29:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14598 2025-03-19T17:00:21.761887 application/rdf+xml 7599 2025-03-19T17:00:09.517971 image/jpeg 1833 2025-03-19T17:00:09.450933 image/jpeg 285446 2025-03-19T17:00:08.920932 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