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Jewel Mysteries, from a Dealer's Note Book

By Max Pemberton

2021-05-26 21:56:45

Dark was falling from a dull and humid sky, and the lamps were beginning to struggle for brightness in Piccadilly, when the opal of Carmalovitch was first put into my hand. The day had been a sorry one for business: no light, no sun, no stay of the d ... Read more

Dark was falling from a dull and humid sky, and the lamps were beginning to struggle for brightness in Piccadilly, when the opal of Carmalovitch was first put into my hand. The day had been a sorry one for business: no light, no sun, no stay of the downpour of penetrating mist which had been swept through the city by the driving south wind from the late dawn to the mock of sunset.

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File size1646.441 KB
Print pages296
PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1274565655
Sir Max Pemberton JP (19 June 1863 – 22 February 1950) was a popular English novelist, working mainly in the adventure and mystery genres. He was educated at St Albans School, Merchant Taylors' Scho...

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