This House to Let

Name: This House to Let
Author: William Le Queux

The story revolves around a mysterious house that has been vacant for years, and the various individuals who are drawn to it, often with tragic consequences. The narrative explores themes of love, greed, and the supernatural, as characters' lives become increasingly entwined with the enigmatic house.

By William Le Queux · First published 1907 · Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime · 25 chapters · 84,982 words

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In the year before the Great War, when to all appearance there was not a cloud upon the horizon, when only a few statesmen felt "profoundly uneasy," the secret of that uneasiness being carefully locked away in their own breasts, and hidden from the general public -- in that year of 1913, in the month of March, the Twenty-fifth Lancers were quartered at the town of Blankfield, in Yorkshire.

The Twenty-fifth was a crack regiment. Most of the officers were members of the aristocracy, a few of the plutocracy, that portion of the plutocracy which on account of its wealth had been adopted into a superior world by marriage with its aristocratic daughters.

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Work type: Novel
Author: William Le Queux
Date: 1907 CE
Language: English
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Detective, Adventure
Length: 84,982 words
Structure: 25 chapters, 1,708 paragraphs
Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)

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Genres

Mystery — The plot revolves around a mysterious house and unexplained events, creating suspense and intrigue.
Thriller — The narrative includes elements of danger and excitement, keeping the reader on edge.
Crime — The story involves criminal activities and investigations, central to the plot.
Detective — The presence of a detective character and the process of solving a mystery are key components.