Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose by Grant Allen
"Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose" by Grant Allen is a novel serialized from 1899 to 1900. This early detective story features nurse Hilda Wade and narrator Dr. Hubert Cumberledge as they pursue the murderous Sebastian across continents. Wade seeks justice for her murdered father, vowing to marry Cumberledge only after bringing the killer to account. Unlike typical detective fiction focused on physical clues, this novel emphasizes psychological deduction and
character study, exploring tensions between masculine and feminine knowledge in Victorian medicine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Allen, Grant, 1848-1899 |
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| Contributor | Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 |
| Title | Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose |
| Note | "The last chapter of this volume had been roughly sketched by Mr. Allen before his final illness, and his anxiety, when debarred from work, to see it finished, was relieved by the considerate kindness of his friend and neighbour, Dr. Conan Doyle, who, hearing of his trouble, talked it over with him, gathered his ideas, and finally wrote it out for him in the form in which it now appears[....]" --Publishers' note |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_Wade |
| Contents | The episode of the patient who disappointed her doctor -- The episode of the gentleman who had failed for everything -- The episode of the wife who did her duty -- The episode of the man who would not commit suicide -- The episode of the needle that did not match -- The episode of the letter with the Basingstoke postmark -- The episode of the stone that looked about it -- The episode of the European with the Kaffir heart -- The episode of the lady who was very exclusive -- The episode of the guide who knew the country -- The episode of the officer who understood perfectly -- The episode of the dead man who spoke. |
| Credits | Produced by Don Lainson; David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Subject | London (England) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Nurses -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 4903 |
| Release Date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 950 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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