Riddle of the Purple Emperor, The by Thomas W. Hanshew (1857 - 1914) and Mary E. Hanshew (1852 - 1927)
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Orphan Lady Margaret Cheyne returns home on her eighteenth birthday to live with her embittered maiden aunt and to take up her inheritance of the family jewels. The Cheyne jewels include a pendant featuring the Purple Emperor, a priceless jewel looted from a temple during the Indian Mutiny.During her time at school in Paris, Lady Margaret has met and fallen in love with Sir Edgar Brenton, the son of an old flame of her aunt and a neighbour in the village of Hampton, where Cleek's adored Ailsa Lorne has also taken up residence.Lady Margaret's return leads to a...
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26 min
14 - Chapter XIV The Plot Thickens
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18 min
02 - Chapter II The Home-Coming
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16 min
03 - Chapter III In the Dark
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20 min
04 - Chapter IV The House of Shadows
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18 min
05 - Chapter V The Threads of Chance
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25 min
06 - Chapter VI The Cry in the Night
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19 min
07 - Chapter VII In the Tiger's Clutches
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17 min
08 - Chapter VIII Complications and Complexities
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17 min
09 - Chapter IX The House with the Shuttered Windows
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14 min
10 - Chapter X A Shot in the Dark
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16 min
11 - Chapter XI A Terrible Discovery
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19 min
12 - Chapter XII The Woman in the Case
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27 min
13 - Chapter XIII Tightening the Strands
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23 min
01 - Chapter I Which Introduces a New Friend
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16 min
15 - Chapter XV Tangled Threads
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16 min
16 - Chapter XVI In the Doctor's Surgery
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13 min
17 - Chapter XVII Miss Cheyne Again
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24 min
18 - Chapter XVIII Dollops Takes a Hand
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20 min
19 - Chapter XIX The Twin Scarves
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17 min
20 - Chapter XX A Twisted Clue