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Ravensdene Court

Leonard Middlebrook, a young attorney with, among other things, a bibliographical interest, accepts an invitation to lonely Ravensdene Court on the Northumbrian coast. There, Francis Raven, the owner, recently retired to the family property after an Indian career, finds himself in possession of an enormous number of old books and other items, and needs help in evaluating them. The attorney, though a man of quiet life -- even dull, as he puts it -- finds himself suddenly at the center of a darkening mystery that stretches from the British Isles to the Far East, and eventually threatens not only him but also the young and spirited Miss Raven, Francis’s niece. ( Nicholas Clifford) (8 hr 43 min)

Chapters

The Inn on the Cliff

Ravensdene Court

The Morning Tide

The Tobacco Box

The News from Devonport

Secret Theft

Yellowface

Was it a Woman?

The Enlarged Photograph

The Yellow Sea

The Five Conclusions

Netherfield Baxter

The Spoils of Sacrifice

Solomon Fish

Mr. Jallanby - Ship Broker

The Pathless Wood

Humfrey de Knaythville

The Plum Cake

Black Memories

The Possible Reason

The Chinese Gentleman

Red Dawn

The Fourth Chinaman

The Silk Cap

Clear Decks