Free eBook

The Silent House

By Fergus Hume

2019-09-23 17:45:37

BookExtract: Lucian Denzil was a briefless barrister, who so far departed from the traditions of his brethren of the long robe as not to dwell within the purlieus of the Temple. For certain private reasons, not unconnected with the economy, he occupi ... Read more
BookExtract: Lucian Denzil was a briefless barrister, who so far departed from the traditions of his brethren of the long robe as not to dwell within the purlieus of the Temple. For certain private reasons, not unconnected with the economy, he occupied rooms in Geneva Square, Pimlico; and, for the purposes of his profession, repaired daily, from ten to four to Serjeant's Inn, where he shared an office with a friend equally briefless and poor. Less

Book Details

File size417.434 KB
Print pages288
PublisherPublic Domain Book
Publication date2016-05-03
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1421823829
Author
Fergusson Wright Hume (1859–1932), New Zealand lawyer and prolific author particularly renowned for his debut novel, the international best-seller The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886). Hume was bo...

Reviews

Sign in to write a review

Join us and get access to all
your favourite books

Sign up for free and start exploring thousands of eBooks today.

Sign up for free