Superseded
Superseded

Author: May Sinclair

Publisher:

Published: 1906

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Excerpt: ...in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance. He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind. He pulled himself up as he neared her and held out a friendly hand. "That's right, Miss Quincey. I'm delighted to see you out. You really are getting strong again, aren't you?" "Yes, thank you-very well, very strong." Was it her fancy, or did his manner imply that he wanted to sink that humiliating episode of the tea-party and begin again where they had left off? It might be so; his courtesy was so infinitely subtle. He had actually turned and was walking her way now. "And how is Sordello?" he asked, the tone of his inquiry suggesting that there was something seriously the matter with Sordello. "Getting on. Only fifty-six pages more." "You are advancing, Miss Quincey-gaining on him by leaps and bounds. You're not overdoing it, I hope?" "Oh no, I read a little in the evenings-I have to keep up to the standard of the staff. Indeed," she added, turning with a sudden suicidal panic, "I ought to be at home and working now." "What? On a half-holiday? It is a half-holiday?" "For some people-not for me." His eyes-she could not be mistaken-were taking her in as they had done before. "And why not for you? Do you know, you're looking horribly tired. Suppose we sit down a bit." Miss Quincey admitted that it would be very nice. "Hadn't you better put your cape on-the wind's changing." She obeyed him. "That's hardly a thick enough wrap for this weather, is it?" She assured him it was very warm, very comfortable. "Do you know what I would like to do with you, Miss Quincey?" "No." "I should like to pack you off somewhere-anywhere-for another three months' holiday." "Another three months What would my pupils do, and what would Miss Cursiter say?" It was part of the illusion that she conceived herself to be indispensable to Miss Cursiter....

The Return of Arsene Lupin
The Return of Arsene Lupin

Author: Maurice Leblanc

Publisher: Graphic Arts Books

Published: 2021-03-24

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1513295233

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The Return of Arsène Lupin (1917) is a novel by Maurice Leblanc. Blending crime fiction, fantasy, and mystery, Leblanc crafts original and entertaining tales of adventure starring one of the greatest literary characters of all time—Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief. Partly based on the life of French anarchist Marius Jacob, Lupin first appeared in print in 1905 as an answer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Arsène Lupin is the world’s greatest thief, an unmatched force for good whose exploits threaten the wealth and standing of France’s most wicked men. In this installment of Leblanc’s beloved series, Lupin uses his remarkable wit and chameleon-like ability to move undetected through aristocratic society in order to steal, trick, and cheat his way through life. Despite his criminal nature, he operates under a strict moral code, only taking from those who have taken from the poor all their lives. The Return of Arsène Lupin opens on a world without Lupin—long thought dead, he even has a gravestone bearing his name. The First World War has come and gone, leaving a generation of men and women scarred irreparably. Two unlikely friends, wounded veterans Patrice and Ya-Bon, find comfort in their shared trauma. When Patrice is implicated in the murder of an acquaintance, they must race against time in order to find the true killer. In the final hour, a ghost from the past reappears to offer his help. The Return of Arsène Lupin is a story of romance, mystery, and crime that continues to astound over a century after it was published. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Maurice Leblanc’s The Return of Arsène Lupin is a classic of French literature reimagined for modern readers.