The Woman of Mystery
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The Woman of Mystery

  1. 214 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 27 Dec |Learn more

The Woman of Mystery

About this book

The Woman of Mystery (1916) is a novel by Maurice Leblanc. Although he is known for his series of stories and novels featuring Arsène Lupin, a character based on the life of French anarchist Marius Jacob and inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, Leblanc also wrote standalone tales of mystery and adventure. The Woman of Mystery is an entertaining blend of history and crime fiction for children and adults alike.

Paul Delroze is no stranger to violence. On the eve of the Great War, as a nation prepares to do battle with the existential threat of a lifetime, Paul recalls a strange event from his childhood. On a trip with his father, a decorated veteran, through the French countryside, they encountered a gathering of people speaking German. Their leader, a coldhearted man who bore a striking resemblance to the Kaiser, quickly sent the father and son on their way. Before they could escape, however, a woman from the group approached Paul's father for a word and killed him in cold blood with the flash of a steel blade. Miraculously, Paul escaped with his life that day, but never could forget the face of that man. Filled with memories of his father, who had served in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Paul had always known the day would come when the two nations would fight again—this time, he hopes to take his revenge. The Woman of Mystery is a story of romance, mystery, and crime that continues to astound over a century after it was published.

With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Maurice Leblanc's The Woman of Mystery is a classic of French literature reimagined for modern readers.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. I. The Murder
  6. II. The Locked Room
  7. III. The Call to Arms
  8. IV. A Letter from Élisabeth
  9. V. The Peasant-Woman at Corvigny
  10. VI. What Paul Saw at Ornequin
  11. VII. H. E. R. M.
  12. VIII. Élisabeth’s Diary
  13. IX. A Sprig of Empire
  14. X. 75 or 155?
  15. XI. “Ysery, Misery”
  16. XII. Major Hermann
  17. XIII. The Ferryman’s House
  18. XIV. A Masterpiece of Kultur
  19. XV. Prince Conrad Makes Merry
  20. XVI. The Impossible Struggle
  21. XVII. The Law of the Conqueror
  22. XVIII. Hill 132
  23. XIX. Hohenzollern
  24. XX. The Death Penalty—And a Capital Punishment
  25. A Note About the Author
  26. A Note from the Publisher