The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet: A Detective Story by Burton Egbert Stevenson

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10067.html.images 454 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10067.epub3.images 253 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10067.epub.images 259 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10067.epub.noimages 230 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10067.kf8.images 523 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10067.kindle.images 484 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10067.txt.utf-8 396 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/10067/pg10067-h.zip 248 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Stevenson, Burton Egbert, 1872-1962
Title The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet: A Detective Story
Note Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Ginny Brewer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary "The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet: A Detective Story" by Burton Egbert Stevenson is a fictional detective novel likely written in the early 20th century. Set in pre-World War I New York, the tale revolves around the enigmatic death of the main character Philip Vantine, an art connoisseur and collector, whose discovery of a rare Boule cabinet leads to a series of unexpected and sinister events. The story introduces Lester, Vantine’s attorney, who becomes involved in unraveling the circumstances surrounding Vantine’s untimely demise. The opening of the book establishes an intriguing atmosphere marked by art, intrigue, and the supernatural. It begins with Lester receiving a phone call from Vantine, inviting him for lunch after his recent travels abroad. Vantine reveals that he has acquired a stunning Boule cabinet, believed to be of significant historical value, but his joy quickly turns to horror when, shortly after the cabinet's arrival, he discovers a mysterious dead man in his home. The narrative captures the initial excitement of Vantine's return before sharply transitioning into a thrilling mystery, leaving readers eager to uncover the connections between the cabinet, the dead man, and the dark forces at play. The scene is set for an unfolding detective story interwoven with themes of obsession, art, and mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Fiction
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Category Text
EBook-No. 10067
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 19, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 73 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!