The Shadow of the Rope
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Chapter I - The End of Their Life
20:37 -
Chapter II - The Case for the Crown
15:08 -
Chapter III - Name and Nature
18:51 -
Chapter IV - The Man in the Train
22:13 -
Chapter V - The Man in the Street
23:36 -
Chapter VI - A Peripatetic Providence
14:30 -
Chapter VII - A Morning Call
11:35 -
Chapter VIII - The Dove and the Serpent
22:35 -
Chapter IX - A Change of Scene
13:07 -
Chapter X - A Slight Discrepancy
19:26 -
Chapter XI - Another New Friend
20:08 -
Chapter XII - Episode of the Invisible Visitor
27:41 -
Chapter XIII - The Australian Room
13:46 -
Chapter XIV - Battle Royal
12:32 -
Chapter XV - A Chance Encounter
15:55 -
Chapter XVI - A Match for Mrs. Venables
19:01 -
Chapter XVII - Friends in Need
11:09 -
Chapter XVIII - "They Which Were Bidden"
18:07 -
Chapter XIX - Rachel's Champion
16:51 -
Chapter XX - More Haste
11:15 -
Chapter XXI - Worse Speed
15:04 -
Chapter XXII - The Darkest Hour
16:00 -
Chapter XXIII - Dawn
16:18 -
Chapter XXIV - One Who Was Not Bidden
16:13 -
Chapter XXV - A Point to Langholm
17:16 -
Chapter XXVI - A Cardinal Point
23:41 -
Chapter XXVII - The Whole Truth
22:47 -
Chapter XXVIII - In the Matter of A Motive
19:24
The Shadow of the Rope (1902) is a public domain work.
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A packed trunk marks Rachel Minchin's determination to leave her troubled marriage and return to Australia. In a small London house, quarrels with Alexander Minchin have sharpened her resolve, while dependence on his money complicates her plans. E. W. Hornung opens this mystery novel with the ordinary objects of a household under strain: gifts, bedding, stairs and closed doors. Rachel's movements through the house give the scene its tension.
The story also turns on the difficulty of getting a clear account of another person's past. In a later exchange, Rachel questions Steel about his years in Australia and his friendship with Alexander. His confident explanations give way to visible emotion when she presses him about earlier concealment. The connection between private relationships and withheld information offers readers a mystery shaped by conversation, character and suspicion. Rachel's persistence makes the search for candor as compelling as the clues themselves.
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- Author
- E. W. Hornung
- Reading time
- About 6 hours
- Pages
- 187
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
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