The mystery of Cloomber by Arthur Conan Doyle
"The Mystery of Cloomber" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a novel first published in 1889. A retired general lives in terror in rural Scotland, haunted by a mysterious crime committed forty years earlier during the First Anglo-Afghan War. Strange sounds accompany him, and his fears peak every October. When three Buddhist priests arrive after a shipwreck, the general resigns himself to his fate, refusing all help as a decades-old vengeance finally closes
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| Author | Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 |
|---|---|
| Title | The mystery of Cloomber |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Cloomber |
| Credits | Lionel G. Sear and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Revenge -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mystery fiction |
| Subject | East India Company. Army -- Officers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Massacres -- Fiction |
| Subject | Buddhist priests -- Fiction |
| Subject | Wigtownshire (Scotland) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Hindu Kush Mountains Region (Afghanistan and Pakistan) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 7964 |
| Release Date | Apr 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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