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THE DESTROYING ANGEL - By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE - Author of "The Brass Bowl," "The Bronze Bell," "The Bandbox," "Cynthia of the Minute," Etc. - WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS BY ARTHUR I. KELLER
A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York - Copyright, 1912, By Louis Joseph Vance. - All rights reserved, including those of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian. - Published, October, 1912.
TO - ROBERT HOBART DAVIS
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE DESTROYING ANGEL
I. DOOM
II. THE LAST STRAW
III. "MRS. MORTEN"
IV. MRS. WHITAKER
Whitaker sits in a stark consulting room, his jaw slack as three physicians deliver a bleak verdict: a mysterious, relentless illness that offers no cure and only a few months of life. The doctors argue coldly about prognosis, while Whitaker clings to a fragile thread of hope, his mind racing through memories of daring river runs and a once‑vigorous body. As the clock ticks, the tension between clinical detachment and personal desperation sharpens, painting a portrait of a man facing the edge of oblivion.
Determined not to accept fate, Whitaker presses for any chance of an operation, even as the specialists warn that surgery could hasten his decline. Outside the clinic, the city’s bustle muffles his inner turmoil, yet shadows of past alliances and hidden enemies begin to surface, suggesting that his struggle may be as much about conspiracies as about disease. Listeners are invited to follow Whitaker’s frantic quest for a miracle, navigating a maze of medical ethics, personal pride, and the ominous whisper of an unseen threat.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (454K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2010-05-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1879–1933
Best remembered for creating the gentleman thief turned detective Michael Lanyard, he wrote brisk, popular adventures that moved easily between crime, romance, and high society intrigue. His stories helped shape early 20th-century suspense fiction and inspired a long run of film adaptations.
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