"The Silent Barrier" by Louis Tracy is a story set in the early 1900s, following Charles K. Spencer, a successful American mining engineer, as he moves to London, drawn in by the dreams of a young woman named Helen Wynton. After overhearing her simple aspirations, Spencer seeks to become her benefactor, arranging for Helen to travel to the Swiss Alps under the pretense of a writing job, hoping to fulfill her dreams of adventure. With the introduction of the characters while navigating the high-class setting of a luxury hotel, the story explores themes of ambition, social class, and hidden intentions, also introducing a possible threat from a mysterious character named Mark Bower, building suspense and romantic tension.
The Silent Barrier
By Louis Tracy
A wealthy engineer’s grand gesture to make a young secretary’s dreams come true lands her in a whirlwind of adventure, secret admirers, and possible danger.
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2010-03-14
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About the AuthorLouis Tracy (1863–1928) was a British journalist, and prolific writer of fiction. He used the pseudonyms Gordon Holmes and Robert Fraser, which were at times shared with M. P. Shiel, a collaborator from the start of the twentieth century.
Louis Tracy (1863–1928) was a British journalist, and prolific writer of fiction. He used the pseudonyms Gordon Holmes and Robert Fraser, which were at times shared with M. P. Shiel, a collaborator from the start of the twentieth century.
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