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Is He The Man? - Softcover

William Clark Russell

 
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Synopsis

Is He The Man? by William Clark Russell is a Victorian-era mystery presented here in a multipart edition. The excerpt centers on The Housekeeper's Story and The Colonel's Story at the country estate Gardenhurst, where the disappearance of Saville Ransome and his footman Maddox on the same night, together with the rifled plate from the safe, unsettles social circles. Narrated primarily by Miss Avory, the housekeeper, the tale chronicles Mrs. Ransome's fierce pride, her fear of scandal, and the oppressive atmosphere of gossip that surrounds the family. Colonel Kilmain, Phoebe Ransome's father, arrives from Boulogne and, together with a trusted investigator, tries to disentangle truth from rumor while concealing painful personal truths. The landscape shifts between intimate domestic drama and procedural inquiry, exploring madness, jealousy, duty, and the danger of public opinion when private life becomes public spectacle. It is Volume II of the 1876 publication, with the Housekeeper's and Colonel's perspectives forming a dual narrative that drives the mystery forward.

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