The blue wall : $b A story of strangeness and struggle

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The blue wall : $b A story of strangeness and struggle

by Richard Washburn Child

EN·~7 hours·27 chapters

Chapters

27 total
1

The Blue Wall

0:23
2

Illustrations

0:15
3

CHAPTER I - THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR

23:16
4

CHAPTER II - A MOVING FIGURE

16:48
5

CHAPTER I - A WOMAN AT TWENTY-TWO

33:33
6

CHAPTER II - A PLEDGE TO THE JUDGE

18:43
7

CHAPTER III - THE TORN SCRAP

26:15
8

CHAPTER IV - THE FACE

32:02
9

CHAPTER V - AT DAWN

12:50
10

CHAPTER VI - THE MOVING FIGURE AGAIN

21:41

Description

A thoughtful surgeon narrates his own puzzling encounter with a mysterious “blue wall” that separates the familiar world of medicine from something far less certain. When a colleague’s fatal accident leads him to a wealthy family’s home, he becomes drawn into an unsettling case involving a striking little girl whose presence seems to echo deeper, almost uncanny currents beneath the polished façade of high society. The narrator’s precise, clinical voice clashes with the strange, almost lyrical observations he makes about the people and the environment surrounding the enigmatic wall.

Through careful description and a keen eye for detail, the story explores how professional certainty can be shaken by the inexplicable, inviting listeners to consider what lies beyond the boundaries of knowledge. As the surgeon pieces together the fragments of the case, the reader is left with a lingering sense of curiosity about the unseen forces that may shape both bodies and lives.

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Full title

The blue wall : $b A story of strangeness and struggle A Story of Strangeness and Struggle

Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (437K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2008-01-29

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Richard Washburn Child

Richard Washburn Child

1881–1935

A novelist, editor, and diplomat, he moved easily between literary circles and international politics in the early 20th century. His career took him from magazine work and popular fiction to a high-profile post as U.S. ambassador to Italy.

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