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1 online resource (639 pages) |
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Title ; Contents; BOOK THE FIRST-AT SCHOOL; Chapter I -- The Smuggled Supper; Chapter II -- Biography in the Bedroom; Chapter III -- The Late Mr. Brown; Chapter IV -- Miss Ladd's Drawing- Master; Chapter V -- Discoveries in the Garden; Chapter VI -- On the Way to the Village; Chapter VII -- ""Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before""; Chapter VIII -- Master and Pupil; Chapter IX -- Mrs. Rook and the Locket; Chapter X -- Guesses at the Truth; Chapter XI -- The Drawing- Master's Confession; BOOK THE SECOND-IN LONDON; Chapter XII -- Mrs. Ellmother; Chapter XIII -- Miss Letitia |
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Chapter XIV -- Mrs. MoseyChapter XV -- Emily; Chapter XVI -- Miss Jethro; Chapter XVII -- Doctor Allday; Chapter XVIII -- Miss Ladd; Chapter XIX -- Sir Jervis Redwood; Chapter XX -- The Reverend Miles Mirabel; Chapter XXI -- Polly and Sally; Chapter XXII -- Alban Morris; Chapter XXIII -- Miss Redwood; Chapter XXIV -- Mr. Rook; Chapter XXV -- ""J. B.""; Chapter XXVI -- Mother Eve; Chapter XXVII -- Mentor and Telemachus; Chapter XXVIII -- Francine; Chapter XXIX -- ""Bony""; Chapter XXX -- Lady Doris; Chapter XXXI -- Moira; BOOK THE THIRD- NETHERWOODS; Chapter XXXII -- In the Gray Room |
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Chapter XXXIII -- Recollections of St. DomingoChapter XXXIV -- In the Dark; Chapter XXXV -- The Treachery of the Pipe; Chapter XXXVI -- Change of Air; Chapter XXXVII -- ""The Lady Wants You, Sir""; BOOK THE FOURTH-THE COUNTRY HOUSE; Chapter XXXVIII -- Dancing; Chapter XXXIX -- Feigning; Chapter XL -- Consulting; Chapter XLI -- Speechifying; Chapter XLII -- Cooking; Chapter XLIII -- Sounding; Chapter XLIV -- Competing; Chapter XLV -- Mischief-Making; Chapter XLVI -- Pretending; Chapter XLVII -- Debating; Chapter XLVIII -- Investigating; BOOK THE FIFTH-THE COTTAGE; Chapter XLIX -- Emily Suffers |
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Chapter L -- Miss Ladd AdvisesChapter LI -- The Doctor Sees; Chapter LII -- ""If I Could Find a Friend!""; Chapter LIII -- The Friend is Found; Chapter LIV -- The End of the Fainting Fit; BOOK THE SIXTH-HERE AND THERE; Chapter LV -- Mirabel Sees His Way; Chapter LVI -- Alban Sees His Way; Chapter LVII -- Approaching the End; BOOK THE SEVENTH-THE CLINK; Chapter LVIII -- A Council of Two; Chapter LIX -- The Accident at Belford; Chapter LX -- Outside the Room; Chapter LXI -- Inside the Room; Chapter LXII -- Downstairs; Chapter LXIII -- The Defense of Mirabel; Chapter LXIV -- On the Way to London |
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BOOK THE LAST-AT HOME AGAINChapter LXV -- Cecilia in a New Character; Chapter LXVI -- Alban's Narrative; Chapter LXVII -- The True Consolation; Postscript -- Gossip in the Studio |
| Summary |
In the mood for a tightly plotted whodunit? Check out ""I Say No"" from Wilkie Collins, an author recognized as one of the most important figures in the development of the detective fiction genre. A unlikely heroine takes on the role of detective and uncovers the truth about her family's troubled history |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Manners and customs
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
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Great Britain
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Detective and mystery fiction
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Fiction
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Mystery fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781775419518 |
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1775419517 |
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1776514394 |
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9781776514397 |
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