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Mystery

Lost Man’s Lane

by Anna Katharine Green

A citizen detective investigates mysterious disappearances in an isolated village.

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First published
1898
Length
93,430 words
Reading time
About 6 hr 30 min
Language
English (US)

About the book

New York detective Ebenezer Gryce enlists Amelia Butterworth to help investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in a village in the Berkshire Hills. When Miss Butterworth goes to stay with the family of an old friend in their decaying village estate, she discovers a web of deception. She must work with Mr. Gryce to untangle the threads and discover the fate of the “lost men”—and the secrets of her friend’s family.

the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 93,430 words arranged in 49 navigable sections.

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About the author

Anna Katharine Green

Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935) is described by Wikidata as American novelist (1846–1935), with citizenship or national association recorded as United States.

Recorded occupations include novelist, writer, poet, and crime fiction writer. Languages recorded for Anna Katharine Green include American English and English. Wikidata lists The Leavenworth Case among Anna Katharine Green's notable works. Open Library identifies A strange disappearance as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 79 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Lost Man’s Lane under Anna Katharine Green's authorship.

1846–1935

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Themes and ideas

  • Detective and mystery stories
  • New York (State)

Table of contents

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  1. Dedication
  2. Preface
  3. Lost Man’s Lane
  4. Book I
  5. I
  6. II
  7. III
  8. IV
  9. V
  10. VI
  11. VII
  12. VIII
  13. IX
  14. X
  15. XI
  16. XII
  17. XIII
  18. XIV
  19. Book II
  20. XV
  21. XVI
  22. XVII
  23. XVIII
  24. XIX
  25. XX
  26. XXI
  27. XXII
  28. Book III
  29. XXIII
  30. XXIV
  31. XXV
  32. XXVI
  33. XXVII
  34. XXVIII
  35. XXIX
  36. XXX
  37. XXXI
  38. XXXII
  39. Book IV
  40. XXXIII
  41. XXXIV
  42. XXXV
  43. XXXVI
  44. XXXVII
  45. XXXVIII
  46. XXXIX
  47. XL
  48. Epilogue
  49. List of Illustrations
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