The Tickencote Treasure

A wealthy and beautiful woman's life is turned upside down when she discovers a mysterious treasure that has been hidden for centuries. As she delves deeper into the mystery of the treasure, she uncovers secrets about her own family's past and becomes embroiled in a complex web of intrigue and deception.

By William Le Queux · First published 1909 · Genre: Mystery, Adventure, Thriller · 37 chapters · 97,906 words

First lines

IF you are fond of a mystery I believe you will ponder over this curious narrative just as I have pondered.

Certain persons, having heard rumours of the strange adventures that once happened to me, have asked me to write them down in detail, so that they may be printed and given to the world in their proper sequence. Therefore, in obedience, and in order to set at rest for ever certain wild and unfounded reports which crept into the papers at the time, I do so without fear or favour, seeking to conceal no single thing, but merely to relate what I actually saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears.

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The Tickencote Treasure is listed on Textopian as a novel by William Le Queux, dated 1909 CE.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: William Le Queux
• Date: 1909 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Mystery, Adventure, Thriller, Crime, Historical
• Length: 97,906 words
• Structure: 37 chapters, 1,943 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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• Where does Mystery first become important in the reading?

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Genres

• Mystery — The plot revolves around the discovery and investigation of a hidden treasure, which is a central element of mystery fiction.
• Adventure — The narrative includes elements of exploration and the pursuit of treasure, typical of adventure stories.
• Thriller — The story contains suspenseful and tense moments that are characteristic of thriller novels.
• Crime — The plot involves criminal activities related to the treasure, aligning with crime fiction themes.

Tags

Adventure · Espionage · Mystery · Thriller · Spy Fiction · Romance · Historical Fiction · WWI Era · British Literature · Classic Novel · Pulp Fiction · Detective Story

Contents

• In which Job Seal Borrows a Fusee
• What we Saw and what we Heard
• The Mysterious Man
• In which I Examine the Parchments
• With a Story to Tell
• An Expert Opinion
• What was Written in the Vellum Book
• The Seven Dead Men
• One Point is Made Clear
• The Guardian of the Secret
• Forestalled
• Job Seal Makes a Proposal
• A Call, and its Consequence
• Requires Explanation
• Reveals Something of Importance
• Mrs. Graham's Visitor
• The Seller of the Secret
• The Silent Man's Warning
• The Lady from Bayswater
• Philip Reilly Tells a Strange Story
• We Make a Discovery in the Manor House
• Black Bennett
• Job Seal Relates his Adventures
• The Mystery of Margaret Knutton
• Reveals the Death-Trap
• In which Ben Knutton Grows Confidential
• Dorothy Drummond Prefers Secrecy
• We Receive Midnight Visitors
• Dorothy Makes a Confession
• The Silent Man's Story
• The House at Kilburn
• What we Discovered at the Record Office
• We Decipher the Parchment
• Our Search at Tickencote and its Results
• The Spy, and what he Told Us
• "Nine Points of the Law"
• Contains the Conclusion

More by William Le Queux

• El tesoro misterioso (1909)
• Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo (1904)
• The Four Faces (1920)
• The Czar's Spy (1896)
• The House of Whispers (1908)
• The Doctor of Pimlico (1906)
• The Minister of Evil (1902)
• The Great White Queen (1896)
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