The Lone Inn: A Mystery

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The Lone Inn: A Mystery

by Fergus Hume

EN·~3 hours·4 chapters

Chapters

4 total

The Lone Inn: A Mystery

0:09

THE "UNKNOWN" LIBRARY

0:13

THE LONE INN

0:07

CONTENTS

3:32:31

Description

The story begins at a solitary inn perched on a bleak marsh, its dark gables and lean chimneys casting a foreboding silhouette against a twilight sky. A weary traveler, exhausted from a long walk, feels an uneasy pull toward its door despite a cold warning inside. When he knocks, a striking yet ambiguous woman answers with a smile that hints at hidden motives.

The newcomer soon spots a familiar face in a nearby window—a college friend, leading to a puzzling exchange about twin brothers and mistaken identities. Rose, the inn’s young hostess, insists the place is “full of guests,” though the only visible occupant is the stranger from his past. Their banter hints at deeper secrets lurking within the inn.

As night falls, the traveler is drawn deeper into a web of whispers, strange coincidences, and concealed motives. The narrative moves through shadowed corridors, offering atmospheric prose that keeps listeners guessing. Expect a blend of suspense, subtle romance, and the classic intrigue of a Victorian mystery.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (204K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided from the Web Archive (Library of Congress: City of Washington)

Release date

2017-08-09

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Fergus Hume

Fergus Hume

1859–1932

Best known for the wildly successful The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, this prolific Victorian storyteller helped shape early detective fiction and kept readers guessing across more than a hundred novels.

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