The Notting Hill Mystery

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The Notting Hill Mystery

by Charles Felix

EN·~4 hours·9 chapters

Chapters

9 total

The Novel as it appeared in the magazine "Once A Week" - (November 1862 - January 1863)

10:29

SECTION I. THE CASE.

23:38

SECTION II.

31:25

SECTION III.

33:32

SECTION IV.

31:51

SECTION V.

33:20

SECTION VI.

41:05

SECTION VII.

36:21

SECTION VIII. CONCLUSION.

40:54

Description

A meticulous detective’s file opens the story, offering a puzzling case that blends Victorian high society with a chilling death. When a wealthy baron’s wife is found dead under mysterious circumstances, a series of unusually timed life‑insurance policies draws the attention of a private inquiry office. The investigator’s letters reveal a web of overlapping policies, secretive marriages, and a possible habit of somnambulism that may have been deliberately hidden.

Through careful examination of correspondence, witness statements, and ominous laboratory notes, the reader is invited to trace the subtle clues that hint at foul play. The narrative unfolds as a methodical puzzle, demanding close attention to dates, names, and the strange coincidences that bind the characters together. Listeners will be drawn into the suspense of a nineteenth‑century mystery, where every document could turn the tide of the investigation.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (271K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Zack Steffens and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)

Release date

Jun 30, 2014

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Charles Felix

1833–1903

Best known as the name attached to The Notting Hill Mystery, this elusive Victorian writer helped shape early detective fiction. The name was a pseudonym later linked to lawyer, publisher, and campaigner Charles Warren Adams.

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