Bishop's Secret

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Published 1800 -1900, Historical Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction

Authors: Fergus Hume In Year : 1906

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Bishop's Secret

Publisher's Preface
Chapter 01 "Enter Mrs. Pansey As Chorus"
Chapter 02 The Bishop Is Wanted
Chapter 03 The Unforeseen Happens
Chapter 04 The Curiosity Of Mr. Cargrim
Chapter 05 The Derby Winner
Chapter 06 The Man With The Scar
Chapter 07 An Interesting Conversation
Chapter 08 On Saturday Night
Chapter 09 An Exciting Adventure
Chapter 10 Morning Service In The Minster
Chapter 11 Miss Whichello's Luncheon-party
Chapter 12 Bell Mosk Pays A Visit
Chapter 13 A Stormy Night
Chapter 14 "Rumour full Of Tongues"
Chapter 15 The Gipsy Ring
Chapter 16 The Zeal Of Inspector Tinkler
Chapter 17 A Clerical Detective
Chapter 18 The Chaplain On The Warpath
Chapter 19 The Bishop's Request
Chapter 20 Mother Jael
Chapter 21 Mrs. Pansey's Festival
Chapter 22 Mr. Mosk Is Indiscreet
Chapter 23 In The Library
Chapter 24 The Bishop Asserts Himself
Chapter 25 Mr. Baltic, Missionary
Chapter 26 The Amazement Of Sir Harry Brace
Chapter 27 What Mother Jael Saw
Chapter 28 The Return Of Gabriel
Chapter 29 The Confession Of Bishop Pendle
Chapter 30 Blackmail
Chapter 31 Mr. Baltic On The Trail
Chapter 32 The Initials
Chapter 33 Mr. Baltic Explains Himself
Chapter 34 The Wages Of Sin
Chapter 35 The Honour Of Gabriel
Chapter 36 The Rebellion Of Mrs. Pendle
Chapter 37 Deo Ex Machina
Chapter 38 Exit Mr. Cargrim
Chapter 39 All's Well That Ends Well

Bishop Pendle is the Church of England bishop in a small fictitious English cathedral town. Several years into his work, he receives a visit from a disreputable-looking visitor. The bishop is much upset. What transpired between them that has so upset the good churchman? And then there is the murder. Fergus Hume was one of the most prolific and most popular of 19th century novelists. "Mr. Hume won a reputation second to none for plot of the stirring, ingenious, misleading, and finally surprising kind, and for working out his plot in vigorous and picturesque English. In "The Bishop's Secret," while there is no falling off in plot and style, there is a welcome and marvelous broadening out as to the cast of characters, representing an unusually wide range of typical men and women. These are not laboriously described by the author, but are made to reveal themselves in action and speech in a way that has, for the reader, all the charm of personal intercourse with living people...." (Book Preface and david wales)