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Tragedy at Ravensthorpe

Chapter 17: Transcriber’s Notes
By J. J. Connington
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About This Book

A country-house setting centers on preparations for a secretive masked ball and the arrival of a recently appointed Chief Constable who is an acquaintance of the household. A theft during the festivities escalates into murder, and a series of puzzling discoveries — a body in the lake, a death in the family museum, and a mysterious sword — prompt methodical inquiries. The narrative follows investigations, chases through woods, subterranean explorations, and the uncovering of cunning deceptions until a logical solution emerges. Themes include disguised identities, the contrast between appearance and fact, and the use of deduction to expose hidden motives.

Transcriber’s Notes

This transcription follows the text of the edition published by Grosset & Dunlap in February, 1928. However, the following alterations have been made to correct what are believed to be unambiguous errors in the text:

  • “usally” was corrected to “usually” (Chapter I).
  • “sufficent” was corrected to “sufficient” (Chapter I).
  • “inqiringly” was corrected to “inquiringly” (Chapter I).
  • “deadful” was corrected to “dreadful” (Chapter II).
  • “artifical” was corrected to “artificial” (Chapter II).
  • “reassurred” was corrected to “reassured” (Chapter III).
  • “even since” was corrected to “ever since” (Chapter IV).
  • “That’s was” was corrected to “That was” (Chapter VI).
  • “her’s” was corrected to “hers” (Chapter IX).
  • “lot’s of” was corrected to “lots of” (Chapter XI).
  • “Froggart” was corrected to “Froggatt” (Chapter XIII).
  • “spiney” was corrected to “spinney” (Chapter XIV).
  • “orginal” was corrected to “original” (Chapter XIV).
  • “out of question” was corrected to “out of the question” (Chapter XV).
  • Three occurrences of mismatched quotation marks were repaired.
  • One occurrence of a missing em dash was repaired.