"The Stretton Street Affair" by William Le Queux. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Оглавление
William Le Queux. The Stretton Street Affair
The Stretton Street Affair
Table of Contents
PROLOGUE
IS ABOUT MYSELF
CHAPTER THE FIRST
INTRODUCES OSWALD DE GEX
CHAPTER THE SECOND
THE SISTER’S STORY
CHAPTER THE THIRD
WHO WAS GABRIELLE ENGLEDUE?
CHAPTER THE FOURTH
FACING THE MUSIC
CHAPTER THE FIFTH
THE CITY OF THE LILY
CHAPTER THE SIXTH
ANOTHER PUZZLE
CHAPTER THE SEVENTH
THE MILLIONAIRE’S APPREHENSIONS
CHAPTER THE EIGHTH
LITTLE MRS. CULLERTON
CHAPTER THE NINTH
SOME PLAIN SPEAKING
CHAPTER THE TENTH
MONSIEUR SUZOR AGAIN
CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH
THE ABSOLUTE FACTS
CHAPTER THE TWELFTH
“RED, GREEN AND GOLD!”
CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH
SOME INTERESTING REVELATIONS
CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH
THE GATE OF THE SUN
CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH
THE INTRUDER
CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH
ANOTHER STRANGE DISCLOSURE
CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH
WHAT THE PROFESSOR FOUND
CHAPTER THE EIGHTEENTH
MORE ABOUT THE MYSTERY-MAN
CHAPTER THE NINETEENTH
THE TRACK OF DESPUJOL
CHAPTER THE TWENTIETH
MADEMOISELLE JACQUELOT
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST
AT THE HÔTEL LUXEMBOURG
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SECOND
GABRIELLE AT HOME
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD
THE DEATH-DRUG
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FOURTH
YET ANOTHER MYSTERY
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIFTH
WHAT THE VALET KNEW
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SIXTH
MORE ABOUT MATEO SANZ
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SEVENTH
A CURIOUS STORY
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-EIGHTH
LOVE THE CONQUEROR
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-NINTH
ANOTHER PLOT
CONCLUSION
Отрывок из книги
William Le Queux
Published by Good Press, 2019
.....
“No,” he replied, grinning. “I am aware of that. But surely five thousand pounds is easily earned by writing out a certificate. I’ll write it—you only just copy it,” and he bent and scribbled some words upon a slip of paper.
Five thousand pounds! It was a tempting offer in face of the fact that I had just lost practically a similar sum.
