
BOOK I. The House with the Open Window
CHAPTER I. OUTSIDE
CHAPTER II. INSIDE
CHAPTER III. THE MAN IN THE BED
CHAPTER IV. A LONELY VIGIL
CHAPTER V. AN INSTRUCTION TO COMMIT BURGLARY
CHAPTER VI. A SINGULAR FELONY
CHAPTER VII. THE GREAT PAUL LESSINGHAM
CHAPTER VIII. THE MAN IN THE STREET
CHAPTER IX. THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKET
Language
en
Duration
~10 hours (599K characters)
Release date
2004-02-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1857–1915
A prolific Victorian and Edwardian storyteller, he is best remembered today for The Beetle, the eerie 1897 thriller that once outsold Dracula. Writing under a pseudonym, he moved easily between horror, crime, romance, and humor, building a huge readership in his own time.
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