The Mystery of a Turkish Bath
The story revolves around the mysterious death of a wealthy businessman at a Turkish bath. The protagonist, a young woman, becomes entangled in the investigation and uncovers a web of deceit, blackmail, and hidden identities. As she digs deeper, she faces obstacles and dangers, but ultimately unravels the truth behind the murder.
By Eliza Margaret Jane Humphreys · First published 1891 · Genre: Mystery, Gothic, Drama · 15 chapters · 36,258 words
First lines
"I take them for rheumatic gout," said a slight, dark-haired woman to her neighbour, as she leant back in a low lounging-chair, and sipped some water an attendant had just brought her. "You would not suppose I suffered from such a complaint, would you? " -- and she held up a small arched foot, with a scarcely perceptible swelling in the larger joint. She laughed somewhat affectedly, and the neighbour, who was fat and coarse, and had decided gouty symptoms herself, looked at her with something of the contempt an invalid elephant might be supposed to bestow on a buzzing fly.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Eliza Margaret Jane Humphreys
- Date: 1891 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Mystery, Gothic, Drama, Romance, Historical Fiction
- Length: 36,258 words
- Structure: 15 chapters, 574 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Mystery — The plot revolves around solving a mysterious event.
- Gothic — The story includes elements of the supernatural and eerie settings.
- Drama — The narrative focuses on intense character interactions and emotional conflicts.
- Romance — There are underlying romantic subplots within the story.
Tags
Mystery · Turkish Bath · Victorian Era · Female Protagonist · Detective Fiction · Crime · Suspense · Thriller · London Setting · British Literature · 19th Century · Gothic Elements
Contents
- THE FIRST ROOM
- THE SECOND ROOM
- THE COOLING ROOM
- CONJECTURES
- "LOVE."
- ENCHANTMENT
- CURIOSITY
- SURPRISE
- DISCUSSION
- PREMONITION
- THE DREAM
- EFFECTS
- A PROMISE
- THE DREAM INTERPRETED
- EXPIATION