02509cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000380012624500260016426400510019030000470024133600260028833700260031433800360034050000310037650801880040752011570059553400770175265300340182965300420186365300230190565300390192865300390196785600670200685600430207399900190211668153UtSlPG20260610134556.0mcr n260607r20221923utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a23001441  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aGreen, Anna Katharine,d1846-193514aThe step on the stair 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-05-23  aCharlene Taylor, Shaun Mudd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"The Step on the Stair" by Anna Katharine Green is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with Edgar Q. Bartholomew, a young man who unexpectedly becomes entangled in a case of mistaken identity. A lawyer mistakenly hands him a letter intended for another Edgar Bartholomew, leading to a series of events that will reveal deeper family connections and mysteries.  The opening of the novel introduces us to Edgar Q. Bartholomew as he navigates the bustling streets of New York City and inadvertently finds himself in a perplexing situation when a stranger approaches him in haste. The man, believing Edgar to be someone else, passes a letter and a key to him before rushing off due to a family emergency. Edgar’s realization that he possesses something meant for another man sets the stage for his inner conflict and reflects the complex relationships that will unfold as the narrative progresses. The text hints at familial dynamics and foreshadows the potential impact these misunderstandings could have on Edgar's life, as he grapples with his identity and the secret he now holds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc., 1923  aDetective and mystery stories  aInheritance and succession -- Fiction  aCousins -- Fiction  aMurder -- Investigation -- Fiction  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/steponstair00gree/page/n5/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68153  c108973d108973