INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG

WORKS OF

WILLIAM LE QUEUX

Compiled by David Widger

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##  MADEMOISELLE OF MONTE CARLO

##  THE FOUR FACES

##  THE CZAR'S SPY

##  THE DOCTOR OF PIMLICO

##  THE MINISTER OF EVIL

##  THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN

##  THE MYSTERY OF THE GREEN RAY

##  THE STRETTON STREET AFFAIR

##  THE SEVEN SECRETS

##  THE GOLDEN FACE

##  HUSHED UP

##  THE WHITE LIE

##  SIGN OF SILENCE

##  THE COUNT'S CHAUFFEUR

##  THE INTRIGUERS

##  SPIES OF THE KAISER

##  THE SECRETS OF POTSDAM

##  THE INVASION

##  THE GREAT WAR IN ENGLAND IN 1897

##  THE PLACE OF DRAGONS

##  THE RED WIDOW

##  THIS HOUSE TO LET

##  THE INVASION OF 1910

##  GERMAN ATROCITIES

##  THE TICKENCOTE TREASURE

##  BERYL OF THE BIPLANE

##  TRACKED BY WIRELESS

THE FOLLOWING FILES HAVE NO TABLE OF CONTENTS

AN EYE FOR AN EYE

AS WE FORGIVE THEM

AT THE SIGN OF THE SWORD

BEHIND THE THRONE

DEVIL'S DICE

GUILTY BONDS

HER MAJESTY'S MINISTER

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS

IF SINNERS ENTICE THEE

IN WHITE RAIMENT

NUMBER 70, BERLIN

RASPUTIN THE RASCAL MONK

SANT OF THE SECRET SERVICE

STOLEN SOULS

THE BOMB-MAKERS

THE BOND OF BLACK

THE BROKEN THREAD

THE CLOSED BOOK

THE DAY OF TEMPTATION

THE EYE OF ISTAR

THE GAY TRIANGLE

THE GERMAN SPY SYSTEM FROM WITHIN

THE GREAT COURT SCANDAL

THE GREAT GOD GOLD

THE HUNCHBACK OF WESTMINSTER

THE LADY IN THE CAR

THE LOST MILLION

THE MYSTERIOUS MR. MILLER

THE MYSTERIOUS THREE

THE PAUPER OF PARK LANE

THE PRICE OF POWER

THE RED ROOM

THE SIGN OF THE STRANGER

THE STOLEN STATESMAN

THE TEMPTRESS

THE UNDER-SECRETARY

THE VEILED MAN

THE VOICE FROM THE VOID

THE WAY TO WIN

THE WILES OF THE WICKED

THE ZEPPELIN DESTROYER

THIS HOUSE TO LET

WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWETH

WHITHER THOU GOEST

WHOSO FINDETH A WIFE

ZORAIDA

TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES

MADEMOISELLE OF MONTE CARLO

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

| MADEMOISELLE OF MONTE CARLO
FIRST CHAPTER | THE SUICIDE'S CHAIR
SECOND CHAPTER | CONCERNS A GUILTY SECRET
THIRD CHAPTER | IN THE NIGHT
FOURTH CHAPTER | WHAT THE DOSSIER CONTAINED
FIFTH CHAPTER | ON THE HOG'S BACK
SIXTH CHAPTER | FACING THE UNKNOWN
SEVENTH CHAPTER | FROM DARK TO DAWN
EIGHTH CHAPTER | THE WHITE CAVALIER
NINTH CHAPTER | CONCERNS THE SPARROW
TENTH CHAPTER | A LESSON IN ARGOT
ELEVENTH CHAPTER | MORE ABOUT THE SPARROW
TWELFTH CHAPTER | THE STRANGER IN BOND STREET
THIRTEENTH CHAPTER | POISONED LIPS
FOURTEENTH CHAPTER | RED DAWN
FIFTEENTH CHAPTER | THE NAMELESS MAN
SIXTEENTH CHAPTER | THE ESCROCS OF LONDON
SEVENTEENTH CHAPTER | ON THE SURREY HILLS
EIGHTEENTH CHAPTER | THE MAN WITH THE BLACK GLOVE
NINETEENTH CHAPTER | THE SPARROW
TWENTIETH CHAPTER | THE MAN WHO KNEW
TWENTY-FIRST CHAPTER | THE MAN WITH MANY NAMES
TWENTY-SECOND CHAPTER | CLOSING THE NET
TWENTY-THIRD CHAPTER | WHAT LISETTE KNEW
TWENTY-FOURTH CHAPTER | FRIEND OR ENEMY?
TWENTY-FIFTH CHAPTER | THE MAN CATALDI
TWENTY-SIXTH CHAPTER | LISETTE'S DISCLOSURES
TWENTY-SEVENTH CHAPTER | THE INQUISITIVE MR. SHRIMPTON
TWENTY-EIGHTH CHAPTER | THE SPARROW'S NEST
TWENTY-NINTH CHAPTER | THE STORY OF MADEMOISELLE
CONCLUSION

THE FOUR FACES

A MYSTERY

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

THE FOUR FACES
CHAPTER I | CURIOSITY IS AROUSED
CHAPTER II | THE ANGEL FACES
CHAPTER III | A HAMPSTEAD MYSTERY
CHAPTER IV | IN FULL CRY
CHAPTER V | HUGESSON GASTRELL AT HOME
CHAPTER VI | THE HOUSE IN GRAFTON STREET
CHAPTER VII | OSBORNE'S STORY
CHAPTER VIII | MORE SUSPICIONS
CHAPTER IX | THE SNARE
CHAPTER X | NARRATES A CONFESSION
CHAPTER XI | CONCERNS MRS. STAPLETON
CHAPTER XII | THE BROAD HIGHWAY
CHAPTER XIII | THE BARON
CHAPTER XIV | IN THE MISTS
CHAPTER XV | THE MODERN VICE
CHAPTER XVI | SECRETS OF DUSKY FOWL
CHAPTER XVII | IS SUSPICIOUS
CHAPTER XVIII | CONTAINS ANOTHER SURPRISE
CHAPTER XIX | "IN THE PAPERS"
CHAPTER XX | PRESTON AGAIN
CHAPTER XXI | A CHANNEL MYSTERY
CHAPTER XXII | THE THIN-FACED STRANGER
CHAPTER XXIII | RELATES A QUEER ADVENTURE
CHAPTER XXIV | IN STRANGE COMPANY
CHAPTER XXV | THE GLITTERING UNDERWORLD
CHAPTER XXVI | "THAT WOMAN!"
CHAPTER XXVII | THE FOUR FACES
CHAPTER XXVIII | THE FACES UNMASKED
CONCLUSION

THE CZAR'S SPY

The Mystery of a Silent Love

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

I. | HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SERVICE
II. | WHY THE SAFE WAS OPENED
III. | THE HOUSE "OVER THE WATER"
IV. | IN WHICH THE MYSTERY INCREASES
V. | CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES
VI. | THE GATHERING OF THE CLOUDS
VII. | CONTAINS A SURPRISE
VIII. | LIFE'S COUNTER-CLAIM
IX. | STRANGE DISCLOSURES ARE MADE
X. | I SHOW MY HAND
XI. | THE CASTLE OF THE TERROR
XII. | "THE STRANGLER"
XIII. | A DOUBLE GAME AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
XIV. | HER HIGHNESS IS INQUISITIVE
XV. | JUST OFF THE STRAND
XVI. | MARKED MEN
XVII. | THE TRUTH ABOUT THE "LOLA"
XVIII. | CONTAINS ELMA'S STORY
| CONCLUSION

THE DOCTOR OF PIMLICO

Being The Disclosure Of A Great Crime

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

chapter |  | page
I. | In which Certain Suspicions are Excited | 9
II. | The Coming of a Stranger | 21
III. | Introduces Doctor Weirmarsh | 32
IV. | Reveals Temptation | 47
V. | In which Enid Orlebar is Puzzled | 56
VI. | Beneath the Elastic Band | 66
VII. | Concerning the Velvet Hand | 78
VIII. | Paul Le Pontois | 88
IX. | The Little Old Frenchwoman | 97
X. | If Anyone Knew | 107
XI. | Concerns the Past | 114
XII. | Reveals a Curious Problem | 125
XIII. | The Mysterious Mr. Maltwood | 134
XIV. | What Confession would Mean | 145
XV. | Three Gentlemen from Paris | 157
XVI. | The Orders of His Excellency | 168
XVII. | Walter Gives Warning | 177
XVIII. | The Accusers | 187
XIX. | In which a Truth is Hidden | 199
XX. | In which a Truth is Told | 207
XXI. | The Widened Breach | 217
XXII. | Concerning the Bellairs Affair | 227
XXIII. | The Silence of the Man Barker | 234
XXIV. | What the Dead Man Left | 245
XXV. | At the Café de Paris | 255
XXVI. | Which is "Private and Confidential" | 265
XXVII. | The Result of Investigation | 274
XXVIII. | The Secret of the Lonely House | 285
XXIX. | Contains Some Startling Statements | 292
XXX. | Reveals a Woman's Love | 303
XXXI. | In which Sir Hugh Tells his Story | 310
XXXII. | Conclusion | 321

THE MINISTER OF EVIL

The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

chapter |  | page
1. | Rasputin Meets the Empress | 1
2. | Rasputin Enters Tsarskoe-Selo | 19
3. | The Potsdam Plot Develops | 36
4. | The Murder of Stolypin | 53
5. | The Power Behind the Throne | 68
6. | Rasputin in Berlin | 85
7. | Scandal and Blackmail | 100
8. | Rasputin the Actual Tsar | 116
9. | The Tragedy of Madame Svetchine | 132
10. | Traitorous Work | 148
11. | Poison Plots that Failed | 163
12. | Rasputin and the Kaiser | 180
13. | The "Perfume of Death" | 197
14. | Miliukoff's Exposure | 214
15. | The Traitors Denounced | 229

THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN

A Tale Of Treasure And Treason

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

chap. |  | page
I. | —A Romance | 1
II. | —Omar's Slave | 8
III. | —Outward Bound | 18
IV. | —A Strange Promise | 25
V. | —The Giant's Finger | 31
VI. | —The Royal Jujus | 37
VII. | —Samory's Stronghold | 45
VIII. | —The Secret of the Queen | 52
IX. | —Condemned to the Torture | 59
X. | —Zomara | 65
XI. | —The Human Sacrifice | 72
XII. | —In the Sacred Grove | 81
XIII. | —The Way of the Thousand Steps | 88
XIV. | —Foes | 96
XV. | —A Natural Grave | 102
XVI. | —Words of Fire | 111
XVII. | —A Salute of Bullets | 122
XVIII. | —The Mysterious Realm | 131
XIX. | —The City in the Clouds | 138
XX. | —The Great White Queen | 143
XXI. | —A Figure in the Shadow | 154
XXII. | —To the Unknown | 162
XXIII. | —Under the Vampire's Wing | 169
XXIV. | —The Flaming Mouth | 180
XXV. | —Liola | 191
XXVI. | —The First Blow | 201
XXVII. | —By the Naya's Orders | 208
XXVIII. | —The Fight for the Emerald Throne | 218
XXIX. | —A Mystery | 229
XXX. | —Treasure and Treason | 242
XXXI. | —A Spy's Startling Story | 255
XXXII. | —War | 264
XXXIII. | —The Harem Slave | 271
XXXIV. | —Liola's Discovery | 287
XXXV. | —Into the Mist | 303
| Conclusion | 308

THE MYSTERY OF THE GREEN RAY

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

| PAGE
CHAPTER I.
BESIDE STILL WATERS | 1
CHAPTER II.
THE MAN GOING NORTH | 17
CHAPTER III.
MAINLY ABOUT MYRA | 31
CHAPTER IV.
THE BLACK BLOW | 50
CHAPTER V.
IS MORE MYSTERIOUS | 63
CHAPTER VI.
CONTAINS A FURTHER ENIGMA | 78
CHAPTER VII.
THE CHEMIST’S ROCK | 91
CHAPTER VIII.
MISTS OF UNCERTAINTY | 102
CHAPTER IX.
THE MYSTERY OF SHOLTO | 116
CHAPTER X.
THE SECRET OF THE ROCK | 126
CHAPTER XI.
HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED | 133
CHAPTER XII.
WHO IS HILDERMAN? | 149
CHAPTER XIII.
THE RED-HAIRED MAN | 167
CHAPTER XIV.
A FURTHER MYSTERY | 178
CHAPTER XV.
CONCERNS AN ILLUSTRATED PAPER | 188
CHAPTER XVI.
DISCLOSES CERTAIN FACTS | 202
CHAPTER XVII.
SOME GRAVE FEARS | 220
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE TRUTH REVEALED | 235

THE STRETTON STREET AFFAIR

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
| Prologue | 11
I. | Introduces Oswald De Gex | 20
II. | The Sister’s Story | 37
III. | Who Was Gabrielle Engledue? | 48
IV. | Facing the Music | 59
V. | The City of the Lily | 69
VI. | Another Puzzle | 80
VII. | The Millionaire’s Apprehensions | 91
VIII. | Little Mrs. Cullerton | 102
IX. | Some Plain Speaking | 113
X. | Monsieur Suzor Again | 122
XI. | The Absolute Facts | 132
XII. | “Red, Green and Gold!” | 143
XIII. | Some Interesting Revelations | 153
XIV. | The Gate of the Sun | 163
XV. | The Intruder | 172
XVI. | Another Strange Disclosure | 182
XVII. | What the Professor Found | 192
XVIII. | More About the Mystery-man | 202
XIX. | The Track of Despujol | 212
XX. | Mademoiselle Jacquelot | 222
XXI. | At the Hôtel Luxembourg | 232
XXII. | Gabrielle at Home | 243
XXIII. | The Death-Drug | 253
XXIV. | Yet Another Mystery | 263
XXV. | What the Valet Knew | 272
XXVI. | More About Mateo Sanz | 284
XXVII. | A Curious Story | 293
XXVIII. | Love the Conqueror | 299
XXIX. | Another Plot | 311
| Conclusion | 316

THE SEVEN SECRETS

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
I. | INTRODUCES AMBLER JEVONS | 9
II. | “A VERY UGLY SECRET” | 15
III. | THE COURTENAYS | 20
IV. | A NIGHT CALL | 27
V. | DISCLOSES A MYSTERY | 33
VI. | IN WHICH I MAKE A DISCOVERY | 43
VII. | THE MAN SHORT AND HIS STORY | 54
VIII. | AMBLER JEVONS IS INQUISITIVE | 65
IX. | SHADOWS | 76
X. | WHICH PUZZLES THE DOCTORS | 87
XI. | CONCERNS MY PRIVATE AFFAIRS | 98
XII. | I RECEIVE A VISITOR | 109
XIII. | MY LOVE | 119
XIV. | IS DISTINCTLY CURIOUS | 128
XV. | I AM CALLED FOR CONSULTATION | 139
XVI. | REVEALS AN ASTOUNDING FACT | 150
XVII. | DISCUSSES SEVERAL MATTERS | 162
XVIII. | WORDS OF THE DEAD | 173
XIX. | JEVONS GROWS MYSTERIOUS | 183
XX. | MY NEW PATIENT | 194
XXI. | WOMAN’S WILES | 203
XXII. | A MESSAGE | 215
XXIII. | THE MYSTERY OF MARY | 226
XXIV. | ETHELWYNN IS SILENT | 236
XXV. | FORMS A BEWILDERING ENIGMA | 249
XXVI. | AMBLER JEVONS IS BUSY | 256
XXVII. | MR. LANE’S ROMANCE | 274
XXVIII. | “POOR MRS. COURTENAY!” | 281
XXIX. | THE POLICE ARE AT FAULT | 290
XXX. | SIR BERNARD’S DECISION | 298
XXXI. | CONTAINS THE PLAIN TRUTH | 306

THE GOLDEN FACE

A Great “crook” Romance

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
I | Private and Personal | 1
II | Room Number 88 | 16
III | The Man with the Hump | 30
IV | The Four False Fingers | 43
V | Concerns Mr. Blumenfeld | 59
VI | At Three-Eighteen a.m. | 73
VII | Little Lady Lydbrook | 87
VIII | The Cat’s Tooth | 99
IX | Lola is Again Suspicious | 113
X | The Painted Envelope | 127
XI | The Gentleman from Rome | 140
XII | The Silver Spider | 151
XIII | Abdul Hamid’s Jewels | 170
XIV | The Vengeance of Tai-K’an | 186
XV | Other People’s Money | 201
XVI | The Man who was Shy | 215
XVII | The Sign of Ninety-nine | 232

HUSHED UP!

A Mystery Of London

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

PROLOGUE |  | PAGE
I | IS MAINLY SCANDALOUS | 7
II | CONCERNS TWO STRANGERS | 18
| THE STORY OF OWEN BIDDULPH |
CHAP. |  |
I | BESIDE STILL WATERS | 35
II | TOLD IN THE NIGHT | 46
III | THE CLERGYMAN FROM HAMPSHIRE | 58
IV | THE PERIL BEYOND | 68
V | THE DARK HOUSE IN BAYSWATER | 79
VI | A GHASTLY TRUTH | 89
VII | THE FLAME OF THE CANDLE | 99
VIII | PRESENTS ANOTHER PROBLEM | 107
IX | FACE TO FACE | 117
X | CONTAINS A FURTHER SURPRISE | 125
XI | WHAT THE POLICE KNEW | 136
XII | THE WORD OF A WOMAN | 145
XIII | THE DEATH KISS | 156
XIV | OF THINGS UNMENTIONABLE | 165
XV | FORBIDDEN LOVE | 175
XVI | THE MAN IN GOLD PINCE-NEZ | 185
XVII | THE MAN IN THE STREET | 196
XVIII | PROOF POSITIVE | 206
XIX | THROUGH THE MISTS | 215
XX | THE STRANGER IN THE RUE DE RIVOLI | 225
XXI | DESCRIBES AN UNWELCOME VISIT | 234
XXII | MORE MYSTERY | 242
XXIII | IN FULL CRY | 253
XXIV | AN UNFORTUNATE SLIP | 263
XXV | MORE STRANGE FACTS | 272
XXVI | “SOME SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS” | 281
XXVII | A CONTRETEMPS | 291
XXVIII | THE FRENCHMAN MAKES A STATEMENT | 298
XXIX | FURTHER REVELATIONS | 307
XXX | CONCLUSION | 313

THE WHITE LIE

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
I. | —IS MAINLY MYSTERIOUS | 7
II. | —CONCERNS A PRETTY STRANGER | 19
III. | —DESCRIBES TWO INQUIRIES | 34
IV. | —DESCRIBES A TORN CARD | 45
V. | —SECRETS OF STATE | 56
VI. | —THE SAFE BREAKERS | 67
VII. | —THE DOWNWARD PATH | 78
VIII. | —REVEALS THE GRIM TRUTH | 88
IX. | —IN THE NIGHT | 99
X. | —HONOUR AMONG THIEVES | 108
XI. | —THE VOW | 119
XII. | —THE FATE OF “THE AMERICAN” | 130
XIII. | —SISTERS IN SILENCE | 139
XIV. | —JEAN LEARNS THE TRUTH | 149
XV. | —HIS LORDSHIP’S VISITOR | 159
XVI. | —JEAN HAS A SURPRISE | 169
XVII. | —THE DARKENING HORIZON | 178
XVIII. | —LORD BRACONDALE’S CONFESSION | 188
XIX. | —THE GARDEN OF LOVE | 197
XX. | —CROOKED CONFIDENCES | 206
XXI. | —THE GREEN TABLE | 215
XXII. | —DISCLOSES A SCHEME | 224
XXIII. | —THE FALLING SHADOW | 235
XXIV. | —THE BLOW | 244
XXV. | —TO PAY THE PRICE | 255
XXVI. | —A CHILD’S QUESTION | 265
XXVII. | —THE INTRUDER | 275
XXVIII. | —THE CLOSED BOX | 284
XXIX. | —DEADLY PERIL | 293
XXX. | —THE WHITE LIE | 299

THE SIGN OF SILENCE

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

CHAPTER | PAGE
I.— | INTRODUCES A GENTLEMAN | 7
II.— | THE SCENT | 20
III.— | DESCRIBES THE TRYSTING-PLACE | 35
IV.— | "DEAR OLD DIG" | 45
V.— | "TIME WILL PROVE" | 54
VI.— | THE PIECE OF CONVICTION | 63
VII.— | FATAL FINGERS | 71
VIII.— | CONTAINS FURTHER EVIDENCE | 80
IX.— | DESCRIBES THE YELLOW SIGN | 89
X.— | CHERCHEZ LA FEMME | 97
XI.— | IN WHICH AN ALLEGATION IS MADE | 108
XII.— | PHRIDA MAKES CONFESSION | 117
XIII.— | THE FUGITIVE'S SECRET | 126
XIV.— | REVEALS A FURTHER DECEPTION | 136
XV.— | AN EFFACED IDENTITY | 144
XVI.— | REVEALS ANOTHER ENIGMA | 153
XVII.— | CONCERNS MRS. PETRE | 162
XVIII.— | DISCLOSES THE TRAP | 170
XIX.— | THE SEAL OF SILENCE | 179
XX.— | FROM THE TOMB | 187
XXI.— | RECORDS A STRANGE STATEMENT | 195
XXII.— | "MARIE BRACQ!" | 203
XXIII.— | LOVE'S CONFESSION | 213
XXIV.— | OFFICIAL SECRECY | 222
XXV.— | FRÉMY, OF THE SURETÉ | 231
XXVI.— | SHOWS EXPERT METHODS | 239
XXVII.— | EDWARDS BECOMES MORE PUZZLED | 248
XXVIII.— | FURTHER ADMISSIONS | 256
XXIX.— | THE SELLER OF SHAWLS | 265
XXX.— | FACE TO FACE | 274
XXXI.— | SHOWS THE TRUTH-TELLER | 284
XXXII.— | IS THE CONCLUSION | 294

THE COUNT'S CHAUFFEUR

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

CHAP. |  | PAGE
I. | A MOVE ON THE “FORTY” | 1
II. | A SENTIMENTAL SWINDLE | 21
III. | THE STORY OF A SECRET | 43
IV. | A RUN WITH ROSALIE | 66
V. | THE SIX NEW NOVELS | 86
VI. | THE GENTLEMAN FROM LONDON | 109
VII. | THE LADY OF THE GREAT NORTH ROAD | 132
VIII. | THE RED ROOSTER | 154
IX. | CONCERNING THE OTHER FELLOW | 177
X. | THE LADY IN A HURRY | 200
XI. | THE PERIL OF PIERRETTE | 222

THE INTRIGUERS

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

Chapter I | Chapter II
Chapter III | Chapter IV
Chapter V | Chapter VI
Chapter VII | Chapter VIII
Chapter IX | Chapter X
Chapter XI | Chapter XII
Chapter XIII | Chapter XIV
Chapter XV | Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII | Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX | Chapter XX
Chapter XXI | Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII | Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV | Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVII |

SPIES OF THE KAISER
Plotting the Downfall of England

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

| IF ENGLAND KNEW
| THE PERIL OF ENGLAND
CHAPTER I | HOW THE PLANS OF ROSYTH WERE STOLEN
CHAPTER II | THE SECRET OF THE SILENT SUBMARINE
CHAPTER III | THE BACK-DOOR OF ENGLAND
CHAPTER IV | HOW THE GERMANS ARE PREPARING FOR INVASION
CHAPTER V | THE SECRET OF THE NEW BRITISH AEROPLANE
CHAPTER VI | THE SECRET OF THE NEW ARMOUR-PLATES
CHAPTER VII | THE SECRET OF THE IMPROVED "DREADNOUGHT"
CHAPTER VIII | THE GERMAN PLOT AGAINST ENGLAND
CHAPTER IX | THE SECRET OF OUR NEW GUN
CHAPTER X | THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES
CHAPTER XI | THE PERIL OF LONDON
CHAPTER XII | HOW GERMANY FOMENTS STRIFE
CHAPTER XIII | OUR WIRELESS SECRETS
CHAPTER XIV | PLAYING A DESPERATE GAME

THE SECRETS OF POTSDAM

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

Secret Number One | The Tragedy of the Leutenbergs
Secret Number Two | The Crown-prince's Revenge
Secret Number Three | How The Kaiser Persecuted a Princess
Secret Number Four | The Mysterious Frau Kleist
Secret Number Five | The Girl Who Knew the Crown-prince's Secret
Secret Number Six | The Affair of the Hunchbacked Countess
Secret Number Seven | The British Girl Who Baulked the Kaiser
Secret Number Eight | How the Crown-prince Was Blackmailed
Secret Number Nine | The Crown-prince's Escapade in London
Secret Number Ten | How the Kaiser Escaped Assassination
| Note Added by Count Ernst Von Heltzendorff

THE INVASION

By William Le Queux

PREFACE.

BOOK I.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER IX.

CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XI.

BOOK II.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER IX.

BOOK III.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

THE GREAT WAR IN ENGLAND IN 1897

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

| BOOK I |
| THE INVASION |
CHAP. |  | PAGE
I. | THE SHADOW OF MOLOCH | 13
II. | A TOTTERING EMPIRE | 19
III. | ARMING FOR THE STRUGGLE | 23
IV. | THE SPY | 28
V. | BOMBARDMENT OF NEWHAVEN | 35
VI. | LANDING OF THE FRENCH IN SUSSEX | 40
VII. | BOMB OUTRAGES IN LONDON | 44
VIII. | FATEFUL DAYS FOR THE OLD FLAG | 49
IX. | COUNT VON BEILSTEIN AT HOME | 56
X. | A DEATH DRAUGHT | 61
XI. | THE MASSACRE AT EASTBOURNE | 65
XII. | IN THE EAGLE'S TALONS | 70
XIII. | FIERCE FIGHTING IN THE CHANNEL | 75
XIV. | BATTLE OFF BEACHY HEAD | 85
| BOOK II |
| THE STRUGGLE |
XV. | THE DOOM OF HULL | 99
XVI. | TERROR ON THE TYNE | 110
XVII. | HELP FROM OUR COLONIES | 125
XVIII. | RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN THE MIDLANDS | 137
XIX. | FALL OF BIRMINGHAM | 150
XX. | OUR REVENGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN | 162
XXI. | A NAVAL FIGHT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES | 174
XXII. | PANIC IN LANCASHIRE | 186
XXIII. | THE EVE OF BATTLE | 193
XXIV. | MANCHESTER ATTACKED BY RUSSIANS | 200
XXV. | GALLANT DEEDS BY CYCLISTS | 208
XXVI. | GREAT BATTLE ON THE MERSEY | 213
XXVII. | THE FATE OF THE VANQUISHED | 218
| BOOK III |
| THE VICTORY |
XXVIII. | A SHABBY WAYFARER | 229
XXIX. | LANDING OF THE ENEMY AT LEITH | 235
XXX. | ATTACK ON EDINBURGH | 243
XXXI. | "THE DEMON OF WAR" | 248
XXXII. | FRIGHTFUL SLAUGHTER OUTSIDE GLASGOW | 256
XXXIII. | MARCH OF THE FRENCH ON LONDON | 268
XXXIV. | LOOTING IN THE SUBURBS | 279
XXXV. | LONDON BOMBARDED | 284
XXXVI. | BABYLON BURNING | 291
XXXVII. | FIGHTING ON THE SURREY HILLS | 299
XXXVIII. | NAVAL BATTLE OFF DUNGENESS | 304
XXXIX. | THE DAY OF RECKONING | 312
XL. | "FOR ENGLAND!" | 324
XLI. | DAWN | 328

THE PLACE OF DRAGONS A MYSTERY

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

CHAP. | PAGE
I |   Presents a Problem | 5
II |   Is Mainly Astonishing | 12
III |   Shows Light from the Mist | 22
IV |   Opens Several Questions | 30
V |   In which the Shadow Falls | 38
VI |   Mystery Inexplicable | 44
VII |   Tells of Two Men | 52
VIII |   Remains an Enigma | 60
IX |   Describes a Night Vigil | 67
X |   Contains a Clue | 73
XI |   The Affair of the Seventeenth | 81
XII |   Lola | 87
XIII |   Relates a Strange Story | 95
XIV |   Wherein Confession is Made | 103
XV |   Confirms Certain Suspicions | 110
XVI |   Where Two C's Meet | 118
XVII |   Reveals Another Plot | 125
XVIII |   Done in the Night | 131
XIX |   Records Further Facts | 139
XX |   Another Discovery is Made | 145
XXI |   Explains Lola's Fears | 152
XXII |   The Road of Riches | 160
XXIII |   Follows the Elusive Jules | 166
XXIV |   Makes a Startling Disclosure | 173
XXV |   Is More Mysterious | 181
XXVI |   Hot-Foot Across Europe | 188
XXVII |   Opens a Death-trap | 196
XXVIII |   Describes a Chase | 204
XXIX |   The House in Hampstead | 212
XXX |   Narrates a Startling Affair | 219
XXXI |   "Sheep of Thy Pasture" | 227
XXXII |   The Tents of Ungodliness | 235
XXXIII |   Discloses a Strange Truth | 241
XXXIV |   Concerns To-day | 250

THE RED WIDOW

Or, The Death-Dealers Of London

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

Concerns a Man in White

Who is Mrs. Braybourne?

The "Game"-and its Players

Progress of the Plot

Contains a Note of Alarm

The Locked Room In Hammersmith

What Happened in Bridge Place

On Loch Lomond

A Gentleman named Greig

More Mysterious Circumstances

Spreading the Net

The Person from Upstairs

Relates a Strange Conversation

On Saturday Night

Carries the Mystery Farther

Baiting the Trap

"News" from Lancaster Gate

The Coup and its Consequence

What Happened to Gerald

The Room of Evil

Lost Days

From out the Past

The Cry in the Night

Hard Pressed

The Recluse

"Get Rid of the Girl!"

"The Day After To-Morrow"

At the Window

On Thin Ice

Through the Darkness

THIS HOUSE TO LET

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIV

CHAPTER XV

CHAPTER XVI

CHAPTER XVII

CHAPTER XVIII

CHAPTER XIX

CHAPTER XX

CHAPTER XXI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XXIII

CHAPTER XXIV

CHAPTER XXV

THE INVASION OF 1910

with a full account of the siege of London

William le Queux

Naval Chapters By H. W. Wilson

CONTENTS

BOOK I
CHAP. |  | PAGE
I. | The Surprise | 3
II. | Effect in the City | 20
III. | News of the Enemy | 30
IV. | A Prophecy Fulfilled | 48
V. | Our Fleet Taken Unawares | 60
VI. | Fierce Cruiser Battle | 77
VII. | Continuation of the Struggle at Sea | 94
VIII. | Situation in the North | 108
IX. | State of Siege Declared | 118
X. | How the Enemy Dealt the Blow | 131
XI. | Germans Landing at Hull and Goole | 154
XII. | Desperate Fighting in Essex | 171
XIII. | Defence at Last | 202
XIV. | British Success at Royston | 221
XV. | British Abandon Colchester | 235
XVI. | Fierce Fighting at Chelmsford | 255
XVII. | In the Enemy's Hands | 266
XVIII. | The Feeling in London | 279
BOOK II
I. | The Lines of London | 287
II. | Repulse of the Germans | 299
III. | Battle of Epping | 310
IV. | Bombardment of London | 326
V. | The Rain of Death | 344
VI. | Fall of London | 357
VII. | Two Personal Narratives | 372
VIII. | Germans Sacking the Banks | 393
IX. | What was Happening at Sea | 413
X. | Situation South of the Thames | 444
XI. | Defences of South London | 456
XII. | Daily Life of the Beleaguered | 466
XIII. | Revolts in Shoreditch and Islington | 477
BOOK III
I. | A Blow for Freedom | 495
II. | Scenes at Waterloo Bridge | 511
III. | Great British Victory | 520
IV. | Massacre of Germans in London | 531
V. | How the War Ended | 540

MAPS AND PLANS

BOOK I
| PAGE
Position of the IVth German Army Corps Twelve Hours after Landing at Weybourne, Norfolk | 57
Position of the Saxon Corps Twenty-four Hours after Landing in Essex | 148
Position of the German Forces Twenty-four Hours after Landing at Goole | 157
Germany's Points of Embarkation | 167
Battle of Purleigh, 6th September | 193
Battle of Sheffield | 218
Positions of Opposing Forces, 8th September | 227
Battle of Royston, Sunday, 9th September | 232
Battle of Chelmsford. Position on the Evening of 11th September | 258
The Defence of Sheffield | 268
BOOK II
The Lines of London | 288
Battle of Harlow—First Phase | 296
Battle of Harlow—Final Phase | 307
German Attack on the Lines of London | 315
The Bombardment and Defences of London on 20th and 21st September | 337
London after the Bombardment | 365
Damage done in the City by the Bombardment | 369
Damage done in Westminster by the Bombardment | 384
Shetland Islands | 433
The Defences of South London on 26th September | 457
Scene of the Street Fighting in Shoreditch on 27th September | 478

GERMAN ATROCITIES

A Record Of Shameless Deeds

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

|  |  | PAGE
Preface | 5
What the Kaiser Said | 8
Foreword | 9
Author's Note | 10
Introduction | 11
Chapter | I. | Article XXIII. of The Hague Convention | 19
" | II. | My Interview with Belgian Ministers of State | 21
" | III. | The British Press Bureau Statement | 26
" | IV. | Second Report of the Belgian Committee of Inquiry | 34
" | V. | Can these Things be True? | 44
" | VI. | Wanton Brutality | 47
" | VII. | 300 Men Shot in Cold Blood | 52
" | VIII. | The Inferno at Visé | 54
" | IX. | The Maiden Tribute | 58
" | X. | Atrocities Round Liége | 66
" | XI. | The Crime of Louvain | 73
" | XII. | French Protest to the Powers | 91
" | XIII. | The Desecration of Churches | 101
" | XIV. | Treatment of English Travellers | 105
" | XV. | What Our Soldiers Say | 109
" | XVI. | The Antwerp Outrage | 117
" | XVII. | "The Hussar-like Stroke" | 124
The Day |  | 127

THE TICKENCOTE TREASURE

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

CHAP. |  | PAGE |
I | In which Job Seal Borrows a Fusee | 7 |
II | What We Saw and What We Heard | 16 |
III | The Mysterious Man | 24 |
IV | In Which I Examine the Parchments | 32 |
V | With a Story to Tell | 39 |
VI | An Expert Opinion | 46 |
VII | What was Written in the Vellum Book | 56 |
VIII | The Seven Dead Men | 65 |
IX | One Point is Made Clear | 71 |
X | The Guardian of the Secret | 79 |
XI | Forestalled | 88 |
XII | Job Seal Makes a Proposal | 96 |
XIII | A Call, and its Consequence | 105 |
XIV | Requires Explanation | 114 |
XV | Reveals Something of Importance | 122 |
XVI | Mrs. Grahamâ?Ts Visitor | 132 |
XVII | The Seller of the Secret | 139 |
XVIII | The Silent Manâ?Ts Warning | 147 |
XIX | The Lady from Bayswater | 154 |
XX | Philip Reilly Tells a Strange Story | 161 |
XXI | We Make a Discovery in the Manor House | 171 |
XXII | Black Bennett | 180 |
XXIII | Job Seal Relates His Adventures | 188 |
XXIV | The Mystery of Margaret Knutton | 195 |
XXV | Reveals the Death-Trap | 204 |
XXVI | In which Ben Knutton Grows Confidential | 211 |
XXVII | Dorothy Drummond Prefers Secrecy | 220 |
XXVIII | We Receive Midnight Visitors | 228 |
XXIX | Dorothy Makes a Confession | 237 |
XXX | The Silent Manâ?Ts Story | 245 |
XXXI | The House at Kilburn | 253 |
XXXII | What We Discovered at the Record Office | 261 |
XXXIII | We Decipher the Parchment | 270 |
XXXIV | Our Search at Tickencote and its Results | 278 |
XXXV | The Spy, and What He Told Us | 286 |
XXXVI | â?oNine Points of the Lawâ? | 295 |
XXXVII | Contains the Conclusion | 299 |

BERYL OF THE BIPLANE

Being the Romance of an Air-woman of To-day

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
I. | The Mysterious Number Seven | 1
II. | Mr. Mark Marx | 21
III. | The Shabby Stranger | 43
IV. | The Thursday Rendezvous | 63
V. | Concerns the Hidden Hand | 82
VI. | The Price of Victory | 101

TRACKED BY WIRELESS

By William Le Queux

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
I | THE SECRET SIGNAL | 11
II | THE VOICE FROM THE VOID | 31
III | THE CALICO GLOVE | 50
IV | THE DEVIL’S OVEN | 68
V | THE MYSTERY WIDOW | 89
VI | THE CLOVEN HOOF | 109
VII | THE POISON FACTORY | 128
VIII | THE GREAT INTRIGUE | 146
IX | THE THREE BAD MEN | 166
X | THE MYSTERY OF BERENICE | 185
XI | THE MARKED MAN | 204
XII | THE CROW’S CLIFF | 223