Fiction · 1880
A Strange Disappearance
A Strange Disappearance, first published in 1880, has been pulled into the Bibliomancer archive: the complete text, carefully cleaned and typeset, free to read online. Its editorial introduction is still being prepared.
Contents
- Epigraph
- Chapter I — A Novel Case
- Chapter II — A Few Points
- Chapter III — The Contents of a Bureau Drawer
- Chapter IV — Thompson’s Story
- Chapter V — A New York Belle
- Chapter VI — A Bit of Calico
- Chapter VII — The House at the Granby Cross Roads
- Chapter VIII — A Word Overheard
- Chapter IX — A Few Golden Hairs
- Chapter X — The Secret of Mr. Blake’s Studio
- Chapter XI — Luttra
- Chapter XII — A Woman’s Love
- Chapter XIII — A Man’s Heart
- Chapter XIV — Mrs. Daniels
- Chapter XV — A Confab
- Chapter XVI — The Mark of the Red Cross
- Chapter XVII — The Capture
- Chapter XVIII — Love and Duty
- Chapter XIX — Explanations
- Chapter XX — The Bond That Unites
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