02125cam a22003133u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000039001122450020001512640051001713000047002223360026002693370026002953380036003215000031003575080073003885201185004615340045016466530034016916530022017256530022017478560042017692358UtSlPG20260610133057.0mcr n260607r2000||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aRinehart, Mary Roberts,d1876-195814aThe After House 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2000 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2000-10-01 aan anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer. HTML version by Al Haines. a"The After House" by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a mystery novel penned in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character Leslie, who finds himself on a yacht named Ella shortly after recovering from a serious illness. As the narrative unfolds, readers are drawn into a web of suspense surrounding the ship and its crew, highlighting both personal ambitions and darker human emotions, culminating in a series of tragic events. At the start of the novel, Leslie introduces himself as a newly graduated medical student who, after enduring a bout of typhoid fever, is drawn to the adventurous life at sea. With a background as a deck-steward and an ambition for adventure, he is introduced to the Ella, a transformed coasting-vessel now serving as a yacht. His time on board showcases not only his interactions with the crew, including the enigmatic Miss Lee, but also hints at a brewing conflict that suggests an ominous undercurrent aboard the ship. As tensions rise, occurrences hinting at mystery and danger begin to emerge, setting the stage for a suspenseful voyage that promises intrigue and peril in equal measure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aDetective and mystery stories aMurder -- Fiction aYachts -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2358