Bernard Capes (1854–1918)
Auteur van The Mystery of the Skeleton Key
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Werken van Bernard Capes
A Ghost-child 2 exemplaren
The Corner House 🎧 1 exemplaar
The Theatre. A monthly review of the drama, music and the fine arts. new ser. [3], v. 1-39 (1883-1897) 1 exemplaar
The Widow's Clock 1 exemplaar
The Marble Hands 1 exemplaar
Marble Hands [short story] 1 exemplaar
The pot of basil 1 exemplaar
Collected Stories 1 exemplaar
Why Did He Do It? 1 exemplaar
The Theatre. A monthly review of the drama, music and the fine arts, Volume XV, Jan. to June 1890 — Redacteur — 1 exemplaar
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Gaslit Horror: Stories by Robert W. Chambers, Lafcadio Hearn, Bernard Capes and Others (2008) — Medewerker — 32 exemplaren
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Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Capes, Bernard Edward Joseph
- Geboortedatum
- 1854-08-30
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1918-11-01
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- London, England, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
- Beroepen
- novelist
- Relaties
- Capes, Harriet (sister)
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 24
- Ook door
- 25
- Leden
- 171
- Populariteit
- #124,899
- Waardering
- 3.6
- Besprekingen
- 3
- ISBNs
- 43
- Talen
- 1
When Annie—the Kennett’s beautiful maid—is found shot to death, Vivian’s suspicion is confirmed. Several inhabitants of Wildshott are subsequently arrested for the crime, but neither Vivian nor the Baron is satisfied the real culprit has been apprehended. Vivian watches with a critical eye as the Baron’s mysterious activities lead to the true solution of the crime.
Don’t expect to ‘play along’ as this mystery unfolds; the reader is not given the information needed to solve the case. Baron le Sage investigates the case on his own and never reveals anything until the denouement. This doesn’t ruin the story by any means, but the Baron’s unexplained omniscience and tight-lipped pomposity do grow tedious after a while.
The author alternates between Vivian’s narration and an omniscient narrator; this fluctuation severely disrupts the flow of the storyline. The book definitely would have benefited from one narrator rather than the garbled combination.
Overall, however, this is an interesting and well-written story. I would recommend it to educated fans of Golden Age mysteries and classical literature.… (meer)