Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose

by Grant Allen

EN·~8 hours·15 chapters

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HILDA WADE - A WOMAN WITH TENACITY OF PURPOSE By Grant Allen 1899

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PUBLISHERS' NOTE

1:03

HILDA WADE

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CHAPTER I - THE EPISODE OF THE PATIENT WHO DISAPPOINTED HER DOCTOR

43:29

CHAPTER II - THE EPISODE OF THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAD FAILED FOR EVERYTHING

46:26

CHAPTER III - THE EPISODE OF THE WIFE WHO DID HER DUTY

45:30

CHAPTER IV - THE EPISODE OF THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT COMMIT SUICIDE

45:09

CHAPTER V - THE EPISODE OF THE NEEDLE THAT DID NOT MATCH

43:01

CHAPTER VI - THE EPISODE OF THE LETTER WITH THE BASINGSTOKE POSTMARK

46:15

CHAPTER VII - THE EPISODE OF THE STONE THAT LOOKED ABOUT IT

41:10

Description

"The last chapter of this volume had been roughly sketched by Mr. Allen before his final illness, and his anxiety, when debarred from work, to see it finished, was relieved by the considerate kindness of his friend and neighbour, Dr. Conan Doyle, who, hearing of his trouble, talked it over with him, gathered his ideas, and finally wrote it out for him in the form in which it now appears[....]" --Publishers' note

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Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Don Lainson; David Widger

Release date

2006-06-06

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4903

Subjects

Detective and mystery stories London (England) -- Fiction Nurses -- Fiction PR

About the author

Grant Allen

1848–1899

A prolific late-Victorian writer, he moved easily between popular science, social commentary, and sensation fiction. Best known today for "The Woman Who Did" and the early detective tale "An African Millionaire," he brought evolutionary ideas and sharp storytelling to a wide readership.

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