The Blotting Book
- Downloads
- Under 100
- First published
- 1908
- Pages
- 99
About this book
Behind the polished comforts of Mrs. Assheton’s Brighton house, E. F. Benson sets a mystery in a world shaped by money, reputation and social manners. Her son Morris has recently finished four years at Cambridge and returned to live with her. At his birthday dinner, he proudly discusses his new motor car while Mr. Taynton, a solicitor approaching sixty, enjoys the wine and thinks longingly of retirement. The opening gives close attention to household routines, conversation and the ease that wealth can provide.
As the story develops, Morris’s peace gives way to exhaustion and distress. A vivid dream returns him to the road near Falmer Park after learning who has damaged his good name. These scenes bring private anxiety into a carefully observed social setting.
Contents
About the author
More from this genre
See all- B Bob Dexter and the Storm Mountain MysteryBob Dexter and the Storm Mountain Mystery
- C Chronicles of Martin HewittChronicles of Martin Hewitt
- e The emerald of Catherine the GreatThe emerald of Catherine the Great
- P Penny Nichols and the Black ImpPenny Nichols and the Black Imp
- Y The Yellow StreakThe Yellow Streak
- T The Tempting of TavernakeThe Tempting of Tavernake
Books like this one
Discussion
No comments yet. Share a thought, a question or a favourite passage.
Copyright concern? Read our DMCA policy
Read or download
Public domain book This work is in the public domain and free of copyright. Anyone may read, download and share it.
- EPUB 85 KB
-
KINDLE Send to Kindle Send
- Download the EPUB file to this device.
- Open Amazon's Send to Kindle page, sign in, and add the file. Open Send to Kindle (opens in a new tab)
On a phone: open the downloaded EPUB and share it to the Kindle app.
You can also email the file to your Kindle address (it ends in @kindle.com) from an email address you approved in your Amazon account.
- PDF 616 KB
Downloads start right away. How to open EPUB on your phone
Book facts
- Author
- E. F. Benson
- First published
- 1908
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 99
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Detective Books
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online