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The Circular Staircase (1908)
by Mary Roberts Rinehart
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Poster for the silent film, 1915
The Circular Staircase was serialized in All-Story for five issues starting with the November 1907 issue.The story follows dowager Rachel Innes as she thwarts a series of strange crimes at a summer house she has rented with her niece and nephew. The novel was Rinehart's first bestseller and established her as one of the era's most popular writers. The novel pioneered what became known as the "had I but known" school of mystery writing.

It was adapted for the screen twice: as a silent film in 1915, and for the television series Climax! in 1956. Its best known adaptation was as the play The Bat, which became a major Broadway hit and inspired a number of later works, including several adaptations of its own.

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THE CIRCULAR STAIRCASE


By
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART


GROSSET & DUNLAP

Publishers New York

By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart, Inc.

COPYRIGHT, 1908,
BY THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

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  2. I—I Take a Country House 9
  3. II—A Link Cuff-Button 19
  4. III—Mr. John Bailey Appears 29
  5. IV—Where is Halsey? 35
  6. V—Gertrude's Engagement 43
  7. VI—In the East Corridor 51
  8. VII—A Sprained Ankle 59
  9. VIII—The Other Half of the Link 68
  10. IX—Just Like a Girl 80
  11. X—The Traders' Bank 90
  12. XI—Halsey Makes a Capture 99
  13. XII—One Mystery for Another 105
  14. XIII—Louise 115
  15. XIV—An Egg-Nog and a Telegram 129
  16. XV—Liddy Gives the Alarm 136
  17. XVI—In the Early Morning 143
  18. XVII—A Hint of Scandal 149
  19. XVIII—A Hole in the Wall 159
  20. XIX—Concerning Thomas 167
  21. XX—Doctor Walker's Warning 173
  22. XXI—Fourteen Elm Street 181
  23. XXII—A Ladder Out of Place 193
  24. XXIII—While the Stables Burned 199
  25. XXIV—Flinders 208
  26. XXV—A Visit from Louise 215
  27. XXVI—Halsey's Disappearance 225
  28. XXVII—Who is Nina Carkington? 235
  29. XXVIII—A Tramp and the Toothache 242
  30. XXIX—A Scrap of Paper 251
  31. XXX—When Churchyards Yawn 260
  32. XXXI—Between Two Fireplaces 267
  33. XXXII—Anne Watson's Story 273
  34. XXXIII—At the Foot of the Stairs 280
  35. XXXIV—The Odds and Ends 293

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1930.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1953, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 71 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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