Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 Bell, J. J. (John Joy) 1871 1934 Bell, John Joy Till the Clock Stops Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Tilt the Clock Stops" by J. J. Bell is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Alan Craig, a young man eager to embark on an Arctic expedition, and the complex dynamics between him and several other characters who intertwine their fates through a will, diamonds, and the looming presence of death. The opening of the book introduces Alan as he finalizes a significant agreement in the directors' room of the Aasvogel Syndicate that will enable him to fulfill his long-held ambition of exploring the Arctic. He expresses heartfelt gratitude to the men supporting him, particularly to Robert Lancaster and Francis Bullard, who have provided financial backing. As the scene unfolds, it is revealed that Alan has a strained relationship with his Uncle Christopher Craig, who is nearing death and holds a mystery surrounding a valuable collection of diamonds. This prologue sets the stage for a narrative rich with themes of ambition, loyalty, the implications of wealth, and the secrets that lie within familial bonds, all of which promise to evolve intriguingly as the plot unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Mystery fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 451300 451160 2024-10-04T12:17:58.989917 2023-10-05T04:15:33.111093 text/html text/html 451293 451153 2024-10-04T12:17:59.282923 2023-10-05T04:15:33.317066 text/html text/html 229293 2024-10-04T12:18:08.109882 application/epub+zip 235621 2024-10-04T12:18:01.704954 application/epub+zip 235622 2024-10-04T12:18:00.150927 application/epub+zip 432156 2024-10-04T12:18:12.952851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395431 2024-10-04T12:18:07.159929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370454 2022-09-05T05:50:15.262937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395259 395170 2024-10-04T12:17:58.535937 2023-10-05T04:15:32.775089 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 395237 2020-12-27T00:43:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 152604 2020-12-27T00:43:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 395228 2020-12-27T00:43:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152576 2020-12-27T00:43:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20986 2024-10-04T12:18:13.375833 application/rdf+xml 12393 2024-10-04T12:18:00.830878 image/jpeg 3417 2024-10-04T12:18:00.422910 image/jpeg 223515 2024-10-04T12:17:59.320913 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