The Veiled Man

Le Queux, William, 1864-1927Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 282K words
Chapters: 29

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971, and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today. The Veiled Man by William Le Queux. Author: Le Queux, William, 1864–1927. Language: English. Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature. Release Date: Sep 22, 2012

Editor's review

The Veiled Man is an English novel by William Le Queux, made available as a free eBook by Project Gutenberg. Le Queux's works are known for suspense and adventure. This edition is a public-domain electronic text: easy and free to obtain, but plainly formatted and without notes. It works as light reading in the original English and as a sample of early twentieth-century popular fiction. Read it chapter by chapter rather than word by word.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers with intermediate English who want more reading in the original
General readers interested in early English suspense and adventure fiction
Teachers and students who need public-domain English texts for teaching or research

Not a good fit for

Beginners who need a Chinese translation or detailed notes
Readers who want a carefully edited print edition or one with an introduction and commentary
Readers who care only about literary classics and dislike popular plots

Reading tips

Set a small goal for each chapter: read one or two a day and briefly retell them
Read for plot first and revisit language points later, so you don't break the rhythm by looking up words too often
Keep reading notes on characters and clues to follow the suspense
Read it alongside other works by Le Queux to see common themes

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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About the author

Le Queux, William, 1864-1927 Author

William Le Queux (1864–1927) was a British writer of popular fiction, with 74 of his works held in this collection. He is best known for invasion-scare and spy-adventure stories; The Invasion of 1910, which depicts a German invasion of Britain and the siege of London, drew considerable attention in its day, and The Great War in England in 1897 belongs to the same vein. His other works centre on mystery, intrigue and international espionage, such as The Zeppelin Destroyer, The Secrets of Potsdam, The Closed Book: Concerning the Secret of the Borgias and The Golden Face: A Great ‘Crook’ Romance, all marked by tight plotting and dense suspense. Le Queux often set fictional crises against real places to create a sense of urgency, and his work had some influence on the development of early spy fiction and thrillers. Public information is limited, so biographical details are not elaborated here.