TY - BOOK AU - Hume,Fergus TI - The Indian Bangle AV - PR PY - 2017/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - England -- Fiction KW - Impostors and imposture -- Fiction KW - Anarchists -- Fiction KW - Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction KW - Mystery fiction N1 - Release date is 2017-12-23; Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by La Trobe University (Australia); Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Indian Bangle" by Fergus Hume is a mystery novel written in the late 19th century. The story intertwines the themes of romance and intrigue, revolving around the characters of Olive Bellairs, who is caught in an arranged marriage with Angus Carson, and Laurence Mallow, a journalist with unrequited feelings for Olive. The narrative is steeped in mystery, particularly surrounding a murder case that seems to have connections to the characters' lives. The opening of the work introduces readers to the unfolding drama beginning with Mrs. Purcell's letter, which announces her husband's death and her intentions to return to England while contemplating her daughter Olive's future. It details Olive's arranged engagement to Angus Carson, a man she has never met, which is tied to a sizable inheritance and her father's dying wish. As the characters grapple with these arrangements, a separate narrative thread emerges concerning a gruesome murder, hinting at ties to Angus Carson and raising questions of identity and fate. The scene is set for both romantic entanglement and the dark intrigue surrounding the murder mystery that will likely intertwine further as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56241 ER -