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The Red House Mystery

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The Red House Mystery (1922)
by Alan Alexander Milne

A murder mystery. The only mystery novel by the author famous for his Pooh books for children.

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THE RED HOUSE MYSTERY

[Front matter]

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

NOT THAT IT MATTERS

"There is the satisfaction of knowing that wherever you may dip into this book you will be amused."—The Times (London).

IF I MAY

"A very entertaining collection of whimsical essays which it is not extravagant to call excellent."—The Bookman.

E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY

THE RED HOUSE MYSTERY

By

A. A. MILNE

Author of "Mr. Pim Passes By," "The Dover Road," etc.

E.P. Dutton Printer's Mark
E.P. Dutton Printer's Mark

NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY
681 FIFTH AVENUE

Copyright 1922

By E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY


All Rights Reserved

  1. First printing
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    March, 1922
  2. Second printing
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    April, 1922
  3. Third printing
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    April, 1922
  4. Fourth printing
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    April, 1922

Printed in the United States of America

To John Vine Milne

My dear Father,

Like all really nice people, you have a weakness for detective stories, and feel that there are not enough of them. So, after all that you have done for me, the least that I can do for you is to write you one. Here it is: with more gratitude and affection than I can well put down here.

A. A. M.

CONTENTS

  1. CHAPTERPAGE
  2. I.
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    1
  3. II.
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    12
  4. III.
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    25
  5. IV.
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    37
  6. V.
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    50
  7. VI.
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    62
  8. VII.
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    73
  9. VIII.
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    84
  10. IX.
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    99
  11. X.
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    113
  12. XI.
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    125
  13. XII.
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    137
  14. XIII.
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    148
  15. XIV.
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    160
  16. XV.
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    172
  17. XVI.
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    185
  18. XVII.
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    199
  19. XVIII.
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    218
  20. XIX.
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    229
  21. XX.
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    243
  22. XXI.
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    252
  23. XXII.
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    268


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


The longest-living author of this work died in 1956, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 67 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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