Bernard Capes (1854–1918)
Forfatter af The Mystery of the Skeleton Key
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A Ghost-child 2 eksemplarer
The Corner House 🎧 1 eksemplar
The Theatre. A monthly review of the drama, music and the fine arts. new ser. [3], v. 1-39 (1883-1897) 1 eksemplar
The Widow's Clock 1 eksemplar
The Marble Hands 1 eksemplar
Marble Hands [short story] 1 eksemplar
The pot of basil 1 eksemplar
Collected Stories 1 eksemplar
Why Did He Do It? 1 eksemplar
The Theatre. A monthly review of the drama, music and the fine arts, Volume XV, Jan. to June 1890 — Redaktør — 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Gaslit Horror: Stories by Robert W. Chambers, Lafcadio Hearn, Bernard Capes and Others (2008) — Bidragyder — 32 eksemplarer
Tales of the Wandering Jew: A Collection of Contemporary and Classic Stories (European Literary Fantasy Anthologies) (1991) — Bidragyder — 25 eksemplarer
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- Juridisk navn
- Capes, Bernard Edward Joseph
- Fødselsdato
- 1854-08-30
- Dødsdag
- 1918-11-01
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Fødested
- London, England, UK
- Dødssted
- Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
- Erhverv
- novelist
- Relationer
- Capes, Harriet (sister)
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- Værker
- 24
- Also by
- 25
- Medlemmer
- 171
- Popularitet
- #124,899
- Vurdering
- 3.6
- Anmeldelser
- 3
- ISBN
- 43
- Sprog
- 1
When Annie—the Kennett’s beautiful maid—is found shot to death, Vivian’s suspicion is confirmed. Several inhabitants of Wildshott are subsequently arrested for the crime, but neither Vivian nor the Baron is satisfied the real culprit has been apprehended. Vivian watches with a critical eye as the Baron’s mysterious activities lead to the true solution of the crime.
Don’t expect to ‘play along’ as this mystery unfolds; the reader is not given the information needed to solve the case. Baron le Sage investigates the case on his own and never reveals anything until the denouement. This doesn’t ruin the story by any means, but the Baron’s unexplained omniscience and tight-lipped pomposity do grow tedious after a while.
The author alternates between Vivian’s narration and an omniscient narrator; this fluctuation severely disrupts the flow of the storyline. The book definitely would have benefited from one narrator rather than the garbled combination.
Overall, however, this is an interesting and well-written story. I would recommend it to educated fans of Golden Age mysteries and classical literature.… (mere)