The Black Bag


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(4.5 stars; 29 reviews)

Mr. Philip Kirkwood, a not so successful painter, receives a visitor from his home town in America, who wants him to do him an unspecified favor, but Kirkwood doesn''t trust him and sends him away. That night, he sees the stranger dine with his beautiful daughter. In order to protect the girl, the stranger confesses to Kirkwood, that he will be arrested upon leaving the restaurant. Kirkwood agrees to take care of the girl, but when he brings her home, he knows that she is in danger and that there is a mystery attached. He decides to protect the girl? (Summary by Carolin) (10 hr 27 min)

Chapitres

Diversions of a Ruined Gentleman 32:24 Lu par William Tomcho
"And Some there be who have Adventures Thrust upon Them" 20:26 Lu par Adam Doughty
Calendar's Daughter 21:00 Lu par Adam Doughty
9 Frognall Street, W. C. 26:28 Lu par Anna Simon
The Mystery of a Four-Wheeler 28:37 Lu par Anna Simon
"Below Bridge" 35:49 Lu par William Tomcho
Diversions of a Ruined Gentleman - Resumed 38:09 Lu par William Tomcho
Madame L'Intrigante 36:45 Lu par William Tomcho
Again "Below Bridge"; and Beyond 21:51 Lu par William Tomcho
Desperate Measures 39:23 Lu par William Tomcho
Off the Nore 22:23 Lu par William Tomcho
Picaresque Passages 46:11 Lu par William Tomcho
A Primer of Progressive Crime 33:29 Lu par CrowGirl
Stratagems and Spoils 30:53 Lu par William Tomcho
Refugees 23:43 Lu par William Tomcho
Travels with a Chaperon, part 1 23:29 Lu par Michele Eaton
Travels with a Chaperon, part 2 27:55 Lu par Michele Eaton
Rogues and Vagabonds 42:59 Lu par William Tomcho
Adventurer's Luck 29:26 Lu par William Tomcho
The Uxbridge Road 11:17 Lu par William Tomcho
The Crown and Mitre 24:04 Lu par William Tomcho
The Journey's End 11:06 Lu par William Tomcho

Critiques

Very enjoyable mystery


(4 stars)

Kirkwood is a depressed artist who finds new inspiration in helping the distressed Miss Calendar. He is under the impression that Miss Calendar is fleeing from one person, when he learns that the danger is much closer. He pursues her in an attempt to save her from those who would steal her inheritance and maybe even try to kill her. Good story, well-read. I enjoyed it a lot.


(3 stars)

The adventure is fun, but the author seems to believe that use of large words makes the story better when in reality it makes the characters pretentious and unreliable

Good Readers - Verbose Author


(4 stars)

A good story but a bit too long in the telling.