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Title: Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of William Le Queux Author: William Le Queux Editor: David Widger Release date: May 30, 2019 [eBook #59638] Language: English Credits: Produced by David Widger *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF WILLIAM LE QUEUX *** Produced by David Widger INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF WILLIAM LE QUEUX Compiled by David Widger CONTENTS ## MADEMOISELLE OF MONTE CARLO ## THE FOUR FACES ## THE CZAR'S SPY ## THE DOCTOR OF PIMLICO ## THE MINISTER OF EVIL ## THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN ## THE MYSTERY OF THE GREEN RAY ## THE STRETTON STREET AFFAIR ## THE SEVEN SECRETS ## THE GOLDEN FACE ## HUSHED UP ## THE WHITE LIE ## SIGN OF SILENCE ## THE COUNT'S CHAUFFEUR ## THE INTRIGUERS ## SPIES OF THE KAISER ## THE SECRETS OF POTSDAM ## THE INVASION ## THE GREAT WAR IN ENGLAND IN 1897 ## THE PLACE OF DRAGONS ## THE RED WIDOW ## THIS HOUSE TO LET ## THE INVASION OF 1910 ## GERMAN ATROCITIES ## THE TICKENCOTE TREASURE ## BERYL OF THE BIPLANE ## TRACKED BY WIRELESS THE FOLLOWING FILES HAVE NO TABLE OF CONTENTS AN EYE FOR AN EYE AS WE FORGIVE THEM AT THE SIGN OF THE SWORD BEHIND THE THRONE DEVIL'S DICE GUILTY BONDS HER MAJESTY'S MINISTER HER ROYAL HIGHNESS IF SINNERS ENTICE THEE IN WHITE RAIMENT NUMBER 70, BERLIN RASPUTIN THE RASCAL MONK SANT OF THE SECRET SERVICE STOLEN SOULS THE BOMB-MAKERS THE BOND OF BLACK THE BROKEN THREAD THE CLOSED BOOK THE DAY OF TEMPTATION THE EYE OF ISTAR THE GAY TRIANGLE THE GERMAN SPY SYSTEM FROM WITHIN THE GREAT COURT SCANDAL THE GREAT GOD GOLD THE HUNCHBACK OF WESTMINSTER THE LADY IN THE CAR THE LOST MILLION THE MYSTERIOUS MR. MILLER THE MYSTERIOUS THREE THE PAUPER OF PARK LANE THE PRICE OF POWER THE RED ROOM THE SIGN OF THE STRANGER THE STOLEN STATESMAN THE TEMPTRESS THE UNDER-SECRETARY THE VEILED MAN THE VOICE FROM THE VOID THE WAY TO WIN THE WILES OF THE WICKED THE ZEPPELIN DESTROYER THIS HOUSE TO LET WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWETH WHITHER THOU GOEST WHOSO FINDETH A WIFE ZORAIDA TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES MADEMOISELLE OF MONTE CARLO By William Le Queux CONTENTS MADEMOISELLE OF MONTE CARLO FIRST CHAPTER THE SUICIDE'S CHAIR SECOND CHAPTER CONCERNS A GUILTY SECRET THIRD CHAPTER IN THE NIGHT FOURTH CHAPTER WHAT THE DOSSIER CONTAINED FIFTH CHAPTER ON THE HOG'S BACK SIXTH CHAPTER FACING THE UNKNOWN SEVENTH CHAPTER FROM DARK TO DAWN EIGHTH CHAPTER THE WHITE CAVALIER NINTH CHAPTER CONCERNS THE SPARROW TENTH CHAPTER A LESSON IN ARGOT ELEVENTH CHAPTER MORE ABOUT THE SPARROW TWELFTH CHAPTER THE STRANGER IN BOND STREET THIRTEENTH CHAPTER POISONED LIPS FOURTEENTH CHAPTER RED DAWN FIFTEENTH CHAPTER THE NAMELESS MAN SIXTEENTH CHAPTER THE ESCROCS OF LONDON SEVENTEENTH CHAPTER ON THE SURREY HILLS EIGHTEENTH CHAPTER THE MAN WITH THE BLACK GLOVE NINETEENTH CHAPTER THE SPARROW TWENTIETH CHAPTER THE MAN WHO KNEW TWENTY-FIRST CHAPTER THE MAN WITH MANY NAMES TWENTY-SECOND CHAPTER CLOSING THE NET TWENTY-THIRD CHAPTER WHAT LISETTE KNEW TWENTY-FOURTH CHAPTER FRIEND OR ENEMY? TWENTY-FIFTH CHAPTER THE MAN CATALDI TWENTY-SIXTH CHAPTER LISETTE'S DISCLOSURES TWENTY-SEVENTH CHAPTER THE INQUISITIVE MR. SHRIMPTON TWENTY-EIGHTH CHAPTER THE SPARROW'S NEST TWENTY-NINTH CHAPTER THE STORY OF MADEMOISELLE CONCLUSION THE FOUR FACES A MYSTERY By William Le Queux CONTENTS THE FOUR FACES CHAPTER I CURIOSITY IS AROUSED CHAPTER II THE ANGEL FACES CHAPTER III A HAMPSTEAD MYSTERY CHAPTER IV IN FULL CRY CHAPTER V HUGESSON GASTRELL AT HOME CHAPTER VI THE HOUSE IN GRAFTON STREET CHAPTER VII OSBORNE'S STORY CHAPTER VIII MORE SUSPICIONS CHAPTER IX THE SNARE CHAPTER X NARRATES A CONFESSION CHAPTER XI CONCERNS MRS. STAPLETON CHAPTER XII THE BROAD HIGHWAY CHAPTER XIII THE BARON CHAPTER XIV IN THE MISTS CHAPTER XV THE MODERN VICE CHAPTER XVI SECRETS OF DUSKY FOWL CHAPTER XVII IS SUSPICIOUS CHAPTER XVIII CONTAINS ANOTHER SURPRISE CHAPTER XIX "IN THE PAPERS" CHAPTER XX PRESTON AGAIN CHAPTER XXI A CHANNEL MYSTERY CHAPTER XXII THE THIN-FACED STRANGER CHAPTER XXIII RELATES A QUEER ADVENTURE CHAPTER XXIV IN STRANGE COMPANY CHAPTER XXV THE GLITTERING UNDERWORLD CHAPTER XXVI "THAT WOMAN!" CHAPTER XXVII THE FOUR FACES CHAPTER XXVIII THE FACES UNMASKED CONCLUSION THE CZAR'S SPY The Mystery of a Silent Love By William Le Queux CONTENTS I. HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SERVICE II. WHY THE SAFE WAS OPENED III. THE HOUSE "OVER THE WATER" IV. IN WHICH THE MYSTERY INCREASES V. CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES VI. THE GATHERING OF THE CLOUDS VII. CONTAINS A SURPRISE VIII. LIFE'S COUNTER-CLAIM IX. STRANGE DISCLOSURES ARE MADE X. I SHOW MY HAND XI. THE CASTLE OF THE TERROR XII. "THE STRANGLER" XIII. A DOUBLE GAME AND ITS CONSEQUENCES XIV. HER HIGHNESS IS INQUISITIVE XV. JUST OFF THE STRAND XVI. MARKED MEN XVII. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE "LOLA" XVIII. CONTAINS ELMA'S STORY CONCLUSION THE DOCTOR OF PIMLICO Being The Disclosure Of A Great Crime By William Le Queux CONTENTS chapter page I. In which Certain Suspicions are Excited 9 II. The Coming of a Stranger 21 III. Introduces Doctor Weirmarsh 32 IV. Reveals Temptation 47 V. In which Enid Orlebar is Puzzled 56 VI. Beneath the Elastic Band 66 VII. Concerning the Velvet Hand 78 VIII. Paul Le Pontois 88 IX. The Little Old Frenchwoman 97 X. If Anyone Knew 107 XI. Concerns the Past 114 XII. Reveals a Curious Problem 125 XIII. The Mysterious Mr. Maltwood 134 XIV. What Confession would Mean 145 XV. Three Gentlemen from Paris 157 XVI. The Orders of His Excellency 168 XVII. Walter Gives Warning 177 XVIII. The Accusers 187 XIX. In which a Truth is Hidden 199 XX. In which a Truth is Told 207 XXI. The Widened Breach 217 XXII. Concerning the Bellairs Affair 227 XXIII. The Silence of the Man Barker 234 XXIV. What the Dead Man Left 245 XXV. At the Café de Paris 255 XXVI. Which is "Private and Confidential" 265 XXVII. The Result of Investigation 274 XXVIII. The Secret of the Lonely House 285 XXIX. Contains Some Startling Statements 292 XXX. Reveals a Woman's Love 303 XXXI. In which Sir Hugh Tells his Story 310 XXXII. Conclusion 321 THE MINISTER OF EVIL The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia By William Le Queux CONTENTS chapter page 1. Rasputin Meets the Empress 1 2. Rasputin Enters Tsarskoe-Selo 19 3. The Potsdam Plot Develops 36 4. The Murder of Stolypin 53 5. The Power Behind the Throne 68 6. Rasputin in Berlin 85 7. Scandal and Blackmail 100 8. Rasputin the Actual Tsar 116 9. The Tragedy of Madame Svetchine 132 10. Traitorous Work 148 11. Poison Plots that Failed 163 12. Rasputin and the Kaiser 180 13. The "Perfume of Death" 197 14. Miliukoff's Exposure 214 15. The Traitors Denounced 229 THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN A Tale Of Treasure And Treason By William Le Queux CONTENTS chap. page I. —A Romance 1 II. —Omar's Slave 8 III. —Outward Bound 18 IV. —A Strange Promise 25 V. —The Giant's Finger 31 VI. —The Royal Jujus 37 VII. —Samory's Stronghold 45 VIII. —The Secret of the Queen 52 IX. —Condemned to the Torture 59 X. —Zomara 65 XI. —The Human Sacrifice 72 XII. —In the Sacred Grove 81 XIII. —The Way of the Thousand Steps 88 XIV. —Foes 96 XV. —A Natural Grave 102 XVI. —Words of Fire 111 XVII. —A Salute of Bullets 122 XVIII. —The Mysterious Realm 131 XIX. —The City in the Clouds 138[vi] XX. —The Great White Queen 143 XXI. —A Figure in the Shadow 154 XXII. —To the Unknown 162 XXIII. —Under the Vampire's Wing 169 XXIV. —The Flaming Mouth 180 XXV. —Liola 191 XXVI. —The First Blow 201 XXVII. —By the Naya's Orders 208 XXVIII. —The Fight for the Emerald Throne 218 XXIX. —A Mystery 229 XXX. —Treasure and Treason 242 XXXI. —A Spy's Startling Story 255 XXXII. —War 264 XXXIII. —The Harem Slave 271 XXXIV. —Liola's Discovery 287 XXXV. —Into the Mist 303 Conclusion 308 THE MYSTERY OF THE GREEN RAY By William Le Queux CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I. BESIDE STILL WATERS 1 CHAPTER II. THE MAN GOING NORTH 17 CHAPTER III. MAINLY ABOUT MYRA 31 CHAPTER IV. THE BLACK BLOW 50 CHAPTER V. IS MORE MYSTERIOUS 63 CHAPTER VI. CONTAINS A FURTHER ENIGMA 78 CHAPTER VII. THE CHEMIST’S ROCK 91 CHAPTER VIII. MISTS OF UNCERTAINTY 102 CHAPTER IX. THE MYSTERY OF SHOLTO 116 CHAPTER X. THE SECRET OF THE ROCK 126 CHAPTER XI. HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED 133 CHAPTER XII. WHO IS HILDERMAN? 149 CHAPTER XIII. THE RED-HAIRED MAN 167 CHAPTER XIV. A FURTHER MYSTERY 178 CHAPTER XV. CONCERNS AN ILLUSTRATED PAPER 188 CHAPTER XVI. DISCLOSES CERTAIN FACTS 202 CHAPTER XVII. SOME GRAVE FEARS 220 CHAPTER XVIII. THE TRUTH REVEALED 235 THE STRETTON STREET AFFAIR By William Le Queux CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE Prologue 11 I. Introduces Oswald De Gex 20 II. The Sister’s Story 37 III. Who Was Gabrielle Engledue? 48 IV. Facing the Music 59 V. The City of the Lily 69 VI. Another Puzzle 80 VII. The Millionaire’s Apprehensions 91 VIII. Little Mrs. Cullerton 102 IX. Some Plain Speaking 113 X. Monsieur Suzor Again 122 XI. The Absolute Facts 132 XII. “Red, Green and Gold!” 143 XIII. Some Interesting Revelations 153 XIV. The Gate of the Sun 163 XV. The Intruder 172 XVI. Another Strange Disclosure 182 XVII. What the Professor Found 192 XVIII. More About the Mystery-man 202 XIX. The Track of Despujol 212 XX. Mademoiselle Jacquelot 222 XXI. At the Hôtel Luxembourg 232 XXII. Gabrielle at Home 243 XXIII. The Death-Drug 253 XXIV. Yet Another Mystery 263 XXV. What the Valet Knew 272 XXVI. More About Mateo Sanz 284 XXVII. A Curious Story 293 XXVIII. Love the Conqueror 299 XXIX. Another Plot 311 Conclusion 316 THE SEVEN SECRETS By William Le Queux CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. INTRODUCES AMBLER JEVONS 9 II. “A VERY UGLY SECRET” 15 III. THE COURTENAYS 20 IV. A NIGHT CALL 27 V. DISCLOSES A MYSTERY 33 VI. IN WHICH I MAKE A DISCOVERY 43 VII. THE MAN SHORT AND HIS STORY 54 VIII. AMBLER JEVONS IS INQUISITIVE 65 IX. SHADOWS 76 X. WHICH PUZZLES THE DOCTORS 87 XI. CONCERNS MY PRIVATE AFFAIRS 98 XII. I RECEIVE A VISITOR 109 XIII. MY LOVE 119 XIV. IS DISTINCTLY CURIOUS 128 XV. I AM CALLED FOR CONSULTATION 139 XVI. REVEALS AN ASTOUNDING FACT 150 XVII. DISCUSSES SEVERAL MATTERS 162 XVIII. WORDS OF THE DEAD 173 XIX. JEVONS GROWS MYSTERIOUS 183 XX. MY NEW PATIENT 194 XXI. WOMAN’S WILES 203 XXII. A MESSAGE 215 XXIII. THE MYSTERY OF MARY 226 XXIV. ETHELWYNN IS SILENT 236 XXV. FORMS A BEWILDERING ENIGMA 249 XXVI. AMBLER JEVONS IS BUSY 256 XXVII. MR. LANE’S ROMANCE 274 XXVIII. “POOR MRS. COURTENAY!” 281 XXIX. THE POLICE ARE AT FAULT 290 XXX. SIR BERNARD’S DECISION 298 XXXI. CONTAINS THE PLAIN TRUTH 306 THE GOLDEN FACE A Great “crook” Romance By William Le Queux CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I Private and Personal 1 II Room Number 88 16 III The Man with the Hump 30 IV The Four False Fingers 43 V Concerns Mr. Blumenfeld 59 VI At Three-Eighteen a.m. 73 VII Little Lady Lydbrook 87 VIII The Cat’s Tooth 99 IX Lola is Again Suspicious 113 X The Painted Envelope 127 XI The Gentleman from Rome 140 XII The Silver Spider 151 XIII Abdul Hamid’s Jewels 170 XIV The Vengeance of Tai-K’an 186 XV Other People’s Money 201 XVI The Man who was Shy 215 XVII The Sign of Ninety-nine 232 HUSHED UP! A Mystery Of London By William Le Queux CONTENTS PROLOGUE PAGE I IS MAINLY SCANDALOUS 7 II CONCERNS TWO STRANGERS 18 THE STORY OF OWEN BIDDULPH CHAP. I BESIDE STILL WATERS 35 II TOLD IN THE NIGHT 46 III THE CLERGYMAN FROM HAMPSHIRE 58 IV THE PERIL BEYOND 68 V THE DARK HOUSE IN BAYSWATER 79 VI A GHASTLY TRUTH 89 VII THE FLAME OF THE CANDLE 99 VIII PRESENTS ANOTHER PROBLEM 107 IX FACE TO FACE 117 X CONTAINS A FURTHER SURPRISE 125 XI WHAT THE POLICE KNEW 136 XII THE WORD OF A WOMAN 145 XIII THE DEATH KISS 156 XIV OF THINGS UNMENTIONABLE 165 XV FORBIDDEN LOVE 175 XVI THE MAN IN GOLD PINCE-NEZ 185 XVII THE MAN IN THE STREET 196 XVIII PROOF POSITIVE 206 XIX THROUGH THE MISTS 215 XX THE STRANGER IN THE RUE DE RIVOLI 225 XXI DESCRIBES AN UNWELCOME VISIT 234 XXII MORE MYSTERY 242 XXIII IN FULL CRY 253 XXIV AN UNFORTUNATE SLIP 263 XXV MORE STRANGE FACTS 272 XXVI “SOME SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS” 281 XXVII A CONTRETEMPS 291 XXVIII THE FRENCHMAN MAKES A STATEMENT 298 XXIX FURTHER REVELATIONS 307 XXX CONCLUSION 313 THE WHITE LIE By William Le Queux CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. —IS MAINLY MYSTERIOUS 7 II. —CONCERNS A PRETTY STRANGER 19 III. —DESCRIBES TWO INQUIRIES 34 IV. —DESCRIBES A TORN CARD 45 V. —SECRETS OF STATE 56 VI. —THE SAFE BREAKERS 67 VII. —THE DOWNWARD PATH 78 VIII. —REVEALS THE GRIM TRUTH 88 IX. —IN THE NIGHT 99 X. —HONOUR AMONG THIEVES 108 XI. —THE VOW 119 XII. —THE FATE OF “THE AMERICAN” 130 XIII. —SISTERS IN SILENCE 139 XIV. —JEAN LEARNS THE TRUTH 149 XV. —HIS LORDSHIP’S VISITOR 159 XVI. —JEAN HAS A SURPRISE 169 XVII. —THE DARKENING HORIZON 178 XVIII. —LORD BRACONDALE’S CONFESSION 188 XIX. —THE GARDEN OF LOVE 197 XX. —CROOKED CONFIDENCES 206 XXI. —THE GREEN TABLE 215 XXII. —DISCLOSES A SCHEME 224 XXIII. —THE FALLING SHADOW 235 XXIV. —THE BLOW 244 XXV. —TO PAY THE PRICE 255 XXVI. —A CHILD’S QUESTION 265 XXVII. —THE INTRUDER 275 XXVIII. —THE CLOSED BOX 284 XXIX. —DEADLY PERIL 293 XXX. —THE WHITE LIE 299 THE SIGN OF SILENCE By William Le Queux CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I.— INTRODUCES A GENTLEMAN 7 II.— THE SCENT 20 III.— DESCRIBES THE TRYSTING-PLACE 35 IV.— "DEAR OLD DIG" 45 V.— "TIME WILL PROVE" 54 VI.— THE PIECE OF CONVICTION 63 VII.— FATAL FINGERS 71 VIII.— CONTAINS FURTHER EVIDENCE 80 IX.— DESCRIBES THE YELLOW SIGN 89 X.— CHERCHEZ LA FEMME 97 XI.— IN WHICH AN ALLEGATION IS MADE 108 XII.— PHRIDA MAKES CONFESSION 117 XIII.— THE FUGITIVE'S SECRET 126 [Pg 6]XIV.— REVEALS A FURTHER DECEPTION 136 XV.— AN EFFACED IDENTITY 144 XVI.— REVEALS ANOTHER ENIGMA 153 XVII.— CONCERNS MRS. PETRE 162 XVIII.— DISCLOSES THE TRAP 170 XIX.— THE SEAL OF SILENCE 179 XX.— FROM THE TOMB 187 XXI.— RECORDS A STRANGE STATEMENT 195 XXII.— "MARIE BRACQ!" 203 XXIII.— LOVE'S CONFESSION 213 XXIV.— OFFICIAL SECRECY 222 XXV.— FRÉMY, OF THE SURETÉ 231 XXVI.— SHOWS EXPERT METHODS 239 XXVII.— EDWARDS BECOMES MORE PUZZLED 248 XXVIII.— FURTHER ADMISSIONS 256 XXIX.— THE SELLER OF SHAWLS 265 XXX.— FACE TO FACE 274 XXXI.— SHOWS THE TRUTH-TELLER 284 XXXII.— IS THE CONCLUSION 294 THE COUNT'S CHAUFFEUR By William Le Queux CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. A MOVE ON THE “FORTY” 1 II. A SENTIMENTAL SWINDLE 21 III. THE STORY OF A SECRET 43 IV. A RUN WITH ROSALIE 66 V. THE SIX NEW NOVELS 86 VI. THE GENTLEMAN FROM LONDON 109 VII. THE LADY OF THE GREAT NORTH ROAD 132 VIII. THE RED ROOSTER 154 IX. CONCERNING THE OTHER FELLOW 177 X. THE LADY IN A HURRY 200 XI. THE PERIL OF PIERRETTE 222 THE INTRIGUERS By William Le Queux CONTENTS Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII Chapter XIII Chapter XIV Chapter XV Chapter XVI Chapter XVII Chapter XVIII Chapter XIX Chapter XX Chapter XXI Chapter XXII Chapter XXIII Chapter XXIV Chapter XXV Chapter XXVI Chapter XXVII SPIES OF THE KAISER Plotting the Downfall of England By William Le Queux CONTENTS IF ENGLAND KNEW THE PERIL OF ENGLAND CHAPTER I HOW THE PLANS OF ROSYTH WERE STOLEN CHAPTER II THE SECRET OF THE SILENT SUBMARINE CHAPTER III THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND CHAPTER IV HOW THE GERMANS ARE PREPARING FOR INVASION CHAPTER V THE SECRET OF THE NEW BRITISH AEROPLANE CHAPTER VI THE SECRET OF THE NEW ARMOUR-PLATES CHAPTER VII THE SECRET OF THE IMPROVED "DREADNOUGHT" CHAPTER VIII THE GERMAN PLOT AGAINST ENGLAND CHAPTER IX THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN CHAPTER X THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES CHAPTER XI THE PERIL OF LONDON CHAPTER XII HOW GERMANY FOMENTS STRIFE CHAPTER XIII OUR WIRELESS SECRETS CHAPTER XIV PLAYING A DESPERATE GAME THE SECRETS OF POTSDAM By William Le Queux CONTENTS Secret Number One The Tragedy of the Leutenbergs Secret Number Two The Crown-prince's Revenge Secret Number Three How The Kaiser Persecuted a Princess Secret Number Four The Mysterious Frau Kleist Secret Number Five The Girl Who Knew the Crown-prince's Secret Secret Number Six The Affair of the Hunchbacked Countess Secret Number Seven The British Girl Who Baulked the Kaiser Secret Number Eight How the Crown-prince Was Blackmailed Secret Number Nine The Crown-prince's Escapade in London Secret Number Ten How the Kaiser Escaped Assassination Note Added by Count Ernst Von Heltzendorff THE INVASION By William Le Queux PREFACE. BOOK I. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. BOOK II. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. BOOK III. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. THE GREAT WAR IN ENGLAND IN 1897 By William Le Queux CONTENTS BOOK I THE INVASION CHAP. PAGE I. THE SHADOW OF MOLOCH 13 II. A TOTTERING EMPIRE 19 III. ARMING FOR THE STRUGGLE 23 IV. THE SPY 28 V. BOMBARDMENT OF NEWHAVEN 35 VI. LANDING OF THE FRENCH IN SUSSEX 40 VII. BOMB OUTRAGES IN LONDON 44 VIII. FATEFUL DAYS FOR THE OLD FLAG 49 IX. COUNT VON BEILSTEIN AT HOME 56 X. A DEATH DRAUGHT 61 XI. THE MASSACRE AT EASTBOURNE 65 XII. IN THE EAGLE'S TALONS 70 XIII. FIERCE FIGHTING IN THE CHANNEL 75 XIV. BATTLE OFF BEACHY HEAD 85 BOOK II THE STRUGGLE XV. THE DOOM OF HULL 99 XVI. TERROR ON THE TYNE 110 XVII. HELP FROM OUR COLONIES 125 [10] XVIII. RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN THE MIDLANDS 137 XIX. FALL OF BIRMINGHAM 150 XX. OUR REVENGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 162 XXI. A NAVAL FIGHT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES 174 XXII. PANIC IN LANCASHIRE 186 XXIII. THE EVE OF BATTLE 193 XXIV. MANCHESTER ATTACKED BY RUSSIANS 200 XXV. GALLANT DEEDS BY CYCLISTS 208 XXVI. GREAT BATTLE ON THE MERSEY 213 XXVII. THE FATE OF THE VANQUISHED 218 BOOK III THE VICTORY XXVIII. A SHABBY WAYFARER 229 XXIX. LANDING OF THE ENEMY AT LEITH 235 XXX. ATTACK ON EDINBURGH 243 XXXI. "THE DEMON OF WAR" 248 XXXII. FRIGHTFUL SLAUGHTER OUTSIDE GLASGOW 256 XXXIII. MARCH OF THE FRENCH ON LONDON 268 XXXIV. LOOTING IN THE SUBURBS 279 XXXV. LONDON BOMBARDED 284 XXXVI. BABYLON BURNING 291 XXXVII. FIGHTING ON THE SURREY HILLS 299 XXXVIII. NAVAL BATTLE OFF DUNGENESS 304 XXXIX. THE DAY OF RECKONING 312 XL. "FOR ENGLAND!" 324 XLI. DAWN 328 THE PLACE OF DRAGONS A MYSTERY By William Le Queux CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I Presents a Problem 5 II Is Mainly Astonishing 12 III Shows Light from the Mist 22 IV Opens Several Questions 30 V In which the Shadow Falls 38 VI Mystery Inexplicable 44 VII Tells of Two Men 52 VIII Remains an Enigma 60 IX Describes a Night Vigil 67 X Contains a Clue 73 XI The Affair of the Seventeenth 81 XII Lola 87 XIII Relates a Strange Story 95 XIV Wherein Confession is Made 103 XV Confirms Certain Suspicions 110 XVI Where Two C's Meet 118 XVII Reveals Another Plot 125 XVIII Done in the Night 131 XIX Records Further Facts 139 [Pg 4]XX Another Discovery is Made 145 XXI Explains Lola's Fears 152 XXII The Road of Riches 160 XXIII Follows the Elusive Jules 166 XXIV Makes a Startling Disclosure 173 XXV Is More Mysterious 181 XXVI Hot-Foot Across Europe 188 XXVII Opens a Death-trap 196 XXVIII Describes a Chase 204 XXIX The House in Hampstead 212 XXX Narrates a Startling Affair 219 XXXI "Sheep of Thy Pasture" 227 XXXII The Tents of Ungodliness 235 XXXIII Discloses a Strange Truth 241 XXXIV Concerns To-day 250 THE RED WIDOW Or, The Death-Dealers Of London By William Le Queux CONTENTS Concerns a Man in White Who is Mrs. Braybourne? The "Game"-and its Players Progress of the Plot Contains a Note of Alarm The Locked Room In Hammersmith What Happened in Bridge Place On Loch Lomond A Gentleman named Greig More Mysterious Circumstances Spreading the Net The Person from Upstairs Relates a Strange Conversation On Saturday Night Carries the Mystery Farther Baiting the Trap "News" from Lancaster Gate The Coup and its Consequence What Happened to Gerald The Room of Evil Lost Days From out the Past The Cry in the Night Hard Pressed The Recluse "Get Rid of the Girl!" "The Day After To-Morrow" At the Window On Thin Ice Through the Darkness THIS HOUSE TO LET By William Le Queux CONTENTS PROLOGUE CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXV THE INVASION OF 1910 with a full account of the siege of London William le Queux Naval Chapters By H. W. Wilson CONTENTS BOOK I CHAP. PAGE I. The Surprise 3 II. Effect in the City 20 III. News of the Enemy 30 IV. A Prophecy Fulfilled 48 V. Our Fleet Taken Unawares 60 VI. Fierce Cruiser Battle 77 VII. Continuation of the Struggle at Sea 94 VIII. Situation in the North 108 IX. State of Siege Declared 118 X. How the Enemy Dealt the Blow 131 XI. Germans Landing at Hull and Goole 154 XII. Desperate Fighting in Essex 171 XIII. Defence at Last 202 XIV. British Success at Royston 221 XV. British Abandon Colchester 235 XVI. Fierce Fighting at Chelmsford 255 XVII. In the Enemy's Hands 266 XVIII. The Feeling in London{xii} 279 BOOK II I. The Lines of London 287 II. Repulse of the Germans 299 III. Battle of Epping 310 IV. Bombardment of London 326 V. The Rain of Death 344 VI. Fall of London 357 VII. Two Personal Narratives 372 VIII. Germans Sacking the Banks 393 IX. What was Happening at Sea 413 X. Situation South of the Thames 444 XI. Defences of South London 456 XII. Daily Life of the Beleaguered 466 XIII. Revolts in Shoreditch and Islington 477 BOOK III I. A Blow for Freedom 495 II. Scenes at Waterloo Bridge 511 III. Great British Victory 520 IV. Massacre of Germans in London 531 V. How the War Ended 540 MAPS AND PLANS BOOK I PAGE Position of the IVth German Army Corps Twelve Hours after Landing at Weybourne, Norfolk 57 Position of the Saxon Corps Twenty-four Hours after Landing in Essex 148 Position of the German Forces Twenty-four Hours after Landing at Goole 157 Germany's Points of Embarkation 167 Battle of Purleigh, 6th September 193 Battle of Sheffield 218 Positions of Opposing Forces, 8th September 227 Battle of Royston, Sunday, 9th September 232 Battle of Chelmsford. Position on the Evening of 11th September 258 The Defence of Sheffield 268 BOOK II The Lines of London 288 Battle of Harlow—First Phase 296 Battle of Harlow—Final Phase{xiv} 307 German Attack on the Lines of London 315 The Bombardment and Defences of London on 20th and 21st September 337 London after the Bombardment 365 Damage done in the City by the Bombardment 369 Damage done in Westminster by the Bombardment 384 Shetland Islands 433 The Defences of South London on 26th September 457 Scene of the Street Fighting in Shoreditch on 27th September 478 GERMAN ATROCITIES A Record Of Shameless Deeds By William Le Queux CONTENTS PAGE Preface 5 What the Kaiser Said 8 Foreword 9 Author's Note 10 Introduction 11 Chapter I. Article XXIII. of The Hague Convention 19 " II. My Interview with Belgian Ministers of State 21 " III. The British Press Bureau Statement 26 " IV. Second Report of the Belgian Committee of Inquiry 34 " V. Can these Things be True? 44 " VI. Wanton Brutality 47 " VII. 300 Men Shot in Cold Blood 52 " VIII. The Inferno at Visé 54 " IX. The Maiden Tribute 58 " X. Atrocities Round Liége 66 " XI. The Crime of Louvain 73 " XII. French Protest to the Powers 91 " XIII. The Desecration of Churches 101 " XIV. Treatment of English Travellers 105 " XV. What Our Soldiers Say 109 " XVI. The Antwerp Outrage 117 " XVII. "The Hussar-like Stroke" 124 The Day 127 THE TICKENCOTE TREASURE By William Le Queux CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I In which Job Seal Borrows a Fusee 7 II What We Saw and What We Heard 16 III The Mysterious Man 24 IV In Which I Examine the Parchments 32 V With a Story to Tell 39 VI An Expert Opinion 46 VII What was Written in the Vellum Book 56 VIII The Seven Dead Men 65 IX One Point is Made Clear 71 X The Guardian of the Secret 79 XI Forestalled 88 XII Job Seal Makes a Proposal 96 XIII A Call, and its Consequence 105 XIV Requires Explanation 114 XV Reveals Something of Importance 122 XVI Mrs. Grahamâ?Ts Visitor 132 XVII The Seller of the Secret 139 XVIII The Silent Manâ?Ts Warning 147 XIX The Lady from Bayswater 154 XX Philip Reilly Tells a Strange Story 161 XXI We Make a Discovery in the Manor House 171 XXII Black Bennett 180 XXIII Job Seal Relates His Adventures 188 XXIV The Mystery of Margaret Knutton 195 XXV Reveals the Death-Trap 204 XXVI In which Ben Knutton Grows Confidential 211 XXVII Dorothy Drummond Prefers Secrecy 220 XXVIII We Receive Midnight Visitors 228 XXIX Dorothy Makes a Confession 237 XXX The Silent Manâ?Ts Story 245 XXXI The House at Kilburn 253 XXXII What We Discovered at the Record Office 261 XXXIII We Decipher the Parchment 270 XXXIV Our Search at Tickencote and its Results 278 XXXV The Spy, and What He Told Us 286 XXXVI â?oNine Points of the Lawâ? 295 XXXVII Contains the Conclusion 299 BERYL OF THE BIPLANE Being the Romance of an Air-woman of To-day By William Le Queux CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. The Mysterious Number Seven 1 II. Mr. Mark Marx 21 III. The Shabby Stranger 43 IV. The Thursday Rendezvous 63 V. Concerns the Hidden Hand 82 VI. The Price of Victory 101 TRACKED BY WIRELESS By William Le Queux CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE SECRET SIGNAL 11 II THE VOICE FROM THE VOID 31 III THE CALICO GLOVE 50 IV THE DEVIL’S OVEN 68 V THE MYSTERY WIDOW 89 VI THE CLOVEN HOOF 109 VII THE POISON FACTORY 128 VIII THE GREAT INTRIGUE 146 IX THE THREE BAD MEN 166 X THE MYSTERY OF BERENICE 185 XI THE MARKED MAN 204 XII THE CROW’S CLIFF 223 *** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF WILLIAM LE QUEUX *** Updated editions will replace the previous one—the old editions will be renamed. Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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