The Red Mouse: A Mystery Romance by William Hamilton Osborne
Read now or download (free!)
Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36247.html.images | 442 kB | ||||
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36247.epub3.images | 578 kB | ||||
EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36247.epub.images | 584 kB | ||||
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36247.epub.noimages | 236 kB | ||||
Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36247.kf8.images | 731 kB | ||||
older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36247.kindle.images | 708 kB | ||||
Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36247.txt.utf-8 | 418 kB | ||||
Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/36247/pg36247-h.zip | 543 kB | ||||
There may be more files related to this item. |
About this eBook
Author | Osborne, William Hamilton, 1873-1942 |
---|---|
Illustrator | Kinney, Margaret West, 1872-1952 |
Illustrator | Kinney, Troy, 1871-1938 |
LoC No. | 09000559 |
Title | The Red Mouse: A Mystery Romance |
Credits |
Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
Summary | "The Red Mouse: A Mystery Romance" by William Hamilton Osborne is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The novel revolves around Miriam Challoner, a woman grappling with the shame and heartbreak caused by her husband, Lawrence Challoner, whose reckless behavior and gambling have led him into an irresponsible and disgraceful life. The story examines themes of marital discord, societal judgment, and the depths of personal despair. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to Miriam Challoner, who is painfully aware of her husband's undoing and the whispers circulating in their social circle about his moral decline. A pivotal moment occurs when Miriam learns of her husband's reckless return home after a night of debauchery, which she witnesses through interactions with others and their judgmental comments. This sets the stage for an emotional confrontation between them, revealing the increasing tension in their marriage as Miriam struggles to maintain her dignity while coming to terms with the reality of her husband's actions. The beginning dives deep into the complexity of relationships, the impact of societal expectations, and the personal turmoil experienced by those entangled in scandal. (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. | 36247 |
Release Date | May 28, 2011 |
Most Recently Updated | Jul 8, 2013 |
Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
Downloads | 90 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! |