I was, perhaps, the plainest girl in the room that night. I was also the happiest-up to one o'clock. Then my whole world crumbled, or, at least, suffered an eclipse. Why and how, I am about to relate. I was not made for love. This I had often said to myself; very often of late...
"The Woman in the Alcove" is a 1906 detective novel by American novelist and poet Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935). Among the first writers of detective fiction in America, she is considered to be the "mother" of the genre for her legally-accurate and well-thought-out plots...
A murder mystery novel by Anna Katharine Green. This thrilling book follows the investigation into the murder of a young woman found dead in an alcove. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...
A murder mystery novel by Anna Katharine Green. This thrilling book follows the investigation into the murder of a young woman found dead in an alcove. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...
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The Woman in the Alcove is a mystery novel written by Anna Katherine Green. The story revolves around a young woman named Katherine West, who is hired as a governess by the wealthy and influential Leavenworth family. However, her life takes a dark turn when she discovers the...
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original...
The Woman in the Alcove is a classic mystery novel written by Anna Katherine Green. The story follows the investigation of a murder that takes place in a wealthy family's home. The victim is a young woman who was found dead in an alcove, and the prime suspect is the family's...