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A mining engineer loses his memory and identity. Now, under his new name, he lives a new life of struggle and adventure. A classic crime thriller of the highest literary caliber.
"Those who remember that excellent detective story, That Mainwaring Affair will expect to find plenty of mystery and exciting incidents in A. Maynard Barbour's latest novel, called At the Time Appointed, and they will realize their expectations. The author has a certain way of forecasting events and making people utter prophetic words, all bound to find their fulfillment somewhere before the last chapter is ended, that is eminently characteristic of one who delights in the knitting and raveling of the intricate plots which are a prime necessity in a detective story. The title itself cleverly suggests a long series of events slowly converging toward some mysteriously critical moment in which all their crookedness is revealed and made straight for the delectation of at least two people; and the is exactly the kind of a title for this story of long-delayed justice and patient hoping. The main object in a story of this kind is to make the events hang together and the narration of them entertaining. Both these requisites are attained. People will be sure to read this story at one sitting, even if that involves hearing the clock strike several times after midnight and that is one test of at least one kind of excellence in a novel." -The New York Times
"A. Maynard Barbour has been generally hailed as the most successful of American writers of mystery." -The Atlantic Monthly
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About the Author:
Anna Barbour was born in Mansfield, New York in the 19th century. Her parents died when she was young. During the late 19th century, she lived in Helena, Montana where she worked for the U. S. Government. She married an English gentleman in 1893, and her husband reportedly encouraged her writing career. In 1907 she became an Episcopal deaconess at the House of Mercy in Boston and subsequently worked in Boston and Tennessee. Her books include The Award of Justice; Or, Told in the Rockies: A Pen Picture of the West (1897),That Mainwaring Affair (1901), At the Time Appointed (1903) and Breakers Ahead (1906).
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1484817176
- ISBN 13 9781484817179
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages428
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