"The Childerbridge Mystery" by Guy Boothby is a story that follows William Standerton, a rich Australian businessman, who takes his kids, James and Alice, back to England after working hard for many years. When they get to England, though, their lives get mixed up with old rivals and secrets, which puts their new happiness in danger by the tragic death of William, after the ghost stories about their family home, Childerbridge Manor, come to life. We learn about William's life, how he moved from England to Australia, and how he became successful. As the family is getting ready to leave Australia, a man named Richard Murbridge, who really dislikes William, tries to cause problems, James tries his best to protect his family through these challenges.
The Childerbridge Mystery
By Guy Boothby
Old rivalries turn deadly when an Australian family returns to England, bringing secrets and a thirst for vengeance that shatters their dreams of a peaceful life.
Summary
About the AuthorGuy Newell Boothby was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. He lived mainly in England. He is best known for such works as the Dr Nikola series, about an occultist criminal mastermind who is a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu, and Pharos, the Egyptian, a tale of Gothic Egypt, mummies' curses and supernatural revenge. Rudyard Kipling was his friend and mentor, and his books were remembered with affection by George Orwell.
Guy Newell Boothby was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. He lived mainly in England. He is best known for such works as the Dr Nikola series, about an occultist criminal mastermind who is a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu, and Pharos, the Egyptian, a tale of Gothic Egypt, mummies' curses and supernatural revenge. Rudyard Kipling was his friend and mentor, and his books were remembered with affection by George Orwell.
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