Project Gutenberg
2004-11-17
Public domain in the USA.
94
Barr, Robert
1850
1912
From Whose Bourne
Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Widger and PG Distributed
Proofreaders from images generously made available
by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions
"From Whose Bourne" by Robert Barr is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The story centers around William Brenton, who unexpectedly finds himself deceased after a seemingly normal Christmas Eve dinner with his wife, Alice, and friends. The narrative explores themes of life after death as Brenton grapples with his new existence in the spirit world and his attempts to understand the circumstances surrounding his untimely demise while navigating the emotional turmoil of seeing his wife accused of his murder. The opening of the story introduces William Brenton as he excuses himself from the gathering and goes upstairs, where he soon falls into a dreamlike state. This unsettling dream transitions into a surreal experience where he observes his own lifeless body and learns from a mysterious figure that he is dead. As Brenton comes to terms with his new reality, he is drawn back to the events leading to his death and is horrified to discover that his wife has been arrested for his murder. The initial chapters establish a captivating premise of the afterlife intertwined with mystery, engaging the reader in Brenton's journey as he seeks both clarity and resolution for the chaos left behind. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
en
Ghosts -- Fiction
Mystery fiction
PS
Text
Browsing: Crime/Mystery
Browsing: Literature
Browsing: Fiction
227037
227097
2024-10-04T10:21:03.623521
2023-10-04T09:22:49.613467
text/html
text/html
223476
2021-01-02T05:15:26
text/html
4328257
2024-10-04T10:21:11.906477
application/epub+zip
4332176
2024-10-04T10:21:06.734517
application/epub+zip
145956
2024-10-04T10:21:04.550544
application/epub+zip
4474009
2024-10-04T10:21:15.034458
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
4452338
2024-10-04T10:21:10.132478
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
244245
2022-09-05T03:45:50.743401
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
185095
184921
2024-10-04T10:21:02.642516
2023-10-04T09:22:48.676478
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
text/plain
184739
2021-01-02T05:15:26
text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
66313
2021-01-02T05:15:26
text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
application/zip
184729
2021-01-02T05:15:26
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
66295
2021-01-02T05:15:26
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
application/zip
21614
2024-10-04T10:21:15.164430
application/rdf+xml
13546
2024-10-04T10:21:05.099487
image/jpeg
3530
2024-10-04T10:21:04.822512
image/jpeg
13054935
2021-01-02T05:15:26
application/octet-stream
application/zip
11055576
2024-10-04T10:21:03.754502
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