Checkmate
eBook - ePub

Checkmate

  1. 430 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Checkmate

About this book

Checkmate (1871) is a novel by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Although less well-known than his more popular works of Gothic horror and mystery, including the vampire novella Carmilla (1872) and the novel The House by the Church-Yard (1863), Checkmate remains central to Le Fanu's legacy as an innovator whose literary works inspired Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Walter Longcluse is a mysterious gentleman, a drifter and self-made man whose travels throughout France, Austria, and England resulted in his accumulation of an immense personal fortune. With his calm demeanor and general friendliness, he is quickly accepted into the inner circle of the Arden family, a clan of aristocrats whose once luxuriant star has lately dimmed due to unpaid debts and the murder of one of their number. As Longcluse courts the lovely Alice, her brother Richard enjoys the older man's company, and the two become fast friends. One night, however, a visit to a gambling club brings them face to face with Monsieur Lebas, a brutish figure who seems to recognize Longcluse and, later that evening, is discovered to have been murdered. As the story unfolds, clues planted discreetly throughout the plot lead to Le Fanu's thrilling conclusion, which contains a well-designed plot twist too sinister to imagine. Checkmate is a tale of wealth and betrayal, a novel that raises more questions than answers for the reader held under its spell.

This edition of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Checkmate is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.

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Information

Publisher
Mint Editions
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781513271668
eBook ISBN
9781513276663
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. I. Mortlake Hall
  6. II. Martha Tansey
  7. III. Mr. Longcluse Opens His Heart
  8. IV. Monsieur Lebas
  9. V. A Catastrophe
  10. VI. To Bed
  11. VII. Fast Friends
  12. VIII. Concerning a Boot
  13. IX. The Man Without a Name
  14. X. The Royal Oak
  15. XI. The Telegram Arrives
  16. XII. Sir Reginald Arden
  17. XIII. On the Road
  18. XIV. Mr. Longcluse’s Boot Finds a Temporary Asylum
  19. XV. Father and Son
  20. XVI. A Midnight Meeting
  21. XVII. Mr. Longcluse at Mortlake Hall
  22. XVIII. The Party in the Dining-Room
  23. XIX. In Mrs. Tansey’s Room
  24. XX. Mrs. Tansey’s Story
  25. XXI. A Walk by Moonlight
  26. XXII. Mr. Longcluse Makes An Odd Confidence
  27. XXIII. The Meeting
  28. XXIV. Mr. Longcluse Follows a Shadow
  29. XXV. A Tete-A-Tete
  30. XXVI. The Garden at Mortlake
  31. XXVII. Winged Words
  32. XXVIII. Stories About Mr. Longcluse
  33. XXIX. The Garden Party
  34. XXX. He Sees Her
  35. XXXI. About the Grounds
  36. XXXII. Under the Lime-Trees
  37. XXXIII. The Derby
  38. XXXIV. A Sharp Colloquy
  39. XXXV. Dinner at Mortlake
  40. XXXVI. Mr. Longcluse Sees a Lady’s Note
  41. XXXVII. What Alice Could Say
  42. XXXVIII. Gentlemen in Trouble
  43. XXXIX. Between Friends
  44. XL. An Interview in the Study
  45. XLI. Van Appoints Himself to a Diplomatic Post
  46. XLII. Diplomacy
  47. XLIII. A Letter and a Summons
  48. XLIV. The Reason of Alice’s Note
  49. XLV. Collision
  50. XLVI. An Unknown Friend
  51. XLVII. By the River
  52. XLVIII. Sudden News
  53. XLIX. Vows for the Future
  54. L. Uncle David’s Suspicions
  55. LI. The Silhouette
  56. LII. Mr. Longcluse Employed
  57. LIII. The Night of the Funeral
  58. LIV. Among the Trees
  59. LV. Mr. Longcluse Sees a Friend
  60. LVI. A Hope Expires
  61. LVII. Levi’s Apologue
  62. LVIII. The Baron Comes to Town
  63. LIX. Two Old Friends Meet and Part
  64. LX. “Saul”
  65. LXI. A Waking Dream
  66. LXII. Love and Play
  67. LXIII. Plans
  68. LXIV. From Flower to Flower
  69. LXV. Behind The Arras
  70. LXVI. A Bubble Broken
  71. LXVII. Bond and Deed
  72. LXVIII. Sir Richard’s Resolution
  73. LXIX. The Meeting
  74. LXX. Mr. Longcluse Proposes
  75. LXXI. Night
  76. LXXII. Measures
  77. LXXIII. At the Bar of The “Guy of Warwick”
  78. LXXIV. A Letter
  79. LXXV. Blight and Change
  80. LXXVI. Phœbe Chiffinch
  81. LXXVII. More News of Paul Davies
  82. LXXVIII. The Catacombs
  83. LXXIX. Resurrections
  84. LXXX. Another
  85. LXXXI. Broken
  86. LXXXII. Doppelganger
  87. LXXXIII. A Short Parting
  88. LXXXIV. At Mortlake
  89. LXXXV. The Crisis
  90. LXXXVI. Pursuit
  91. LXXXVII. Conclusion
  92. A Note About the Author
  93. A Note from the Publisher