02152cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500420015126400510019330000470024433600260029133700260031733800360034350000310037950501060041050801210051652010810063753400450171865300440176385600430180721824UtSlPG20260610133513.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aGreen, Anna Katharine,d1846-193514aThe Old Stone House and Other Stories 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-06-130 aThe old stone house -- A memorable night -- The black cross -- A mysterious case -- Shall he wed her?  aE-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"The Old Stone House and Other Stories" by Anna Katharine Green is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories explore themes of mystery, intrigue, and human emotion, often involving complex characters confronting their pasts and relationships. The narrative begins with an enigmatic old stone house, setting the tone for the exploration of secrets and the unknown.  At the start of the book, a rider discovers a dilapidated, unfinished stone house in a wooded area of New York State. Intrigued by its mysterious history, he learns about the house's tragic abandonment and starts imagining the stories hidden within its walls. The narrative then shifts to a nearby inn, where an elderly man hints at secrets related to the abandoned house and expresses his desire to share a story from long ago about it. This opening portion establishes a sense of foreboding and curiosity, inviting readers to delve into the complexities of the characters' lives and the mysteries surrounding the old stone house. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aDetective and mystery stories, American40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21824