Lady Molly of Scotland Yard [Paperback]

Baroness Orczy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1981

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1910. Excerpt: ... XII THE END One or two people knew that at one time Lady Molly Robertson-Kirk had been engaged to Captain Hubert de Mazareen, who was now convict No. 97, undergoing a life sentence for the murder of Mr. Steadman, a solicitor of Carlisle, in the Elkhorn woods in April, 1904. Few, on the other hand, knew of the secret marriage solemnised on that never-to-be-forgotten afternoon, when all of us present in the church, with the exception of the bridegroom himself, were fully aware that proofs of guilt--deadly and irrefutable-- were even then being heaped up against the man to whom Lady Molly was plighting her troth, for better or for worse, with her mental eyes wide open, her unerring intuition keen to the fact that nothing but a miracle could save the man she loved from an ignoble condemnation, perhaps from the gallows. The husband of my dear lady, the man whom she loved with all the strength of her romantic and passionate nature, was duly tried and convicted of murder. Condemned to be hanged, he was reprieved, and his sentence commuted to penal servitude for life. The question of Sir Jeremiah's estate became a complicated one, for his last will and testament was never signed, and the former one, dated 1902, bequeathed everything he possessed unconditionally to his beloved grandson Hubert. After much legal argument, which it is useless to recapitulate here, it was agreed between the parties, and ratified in court, that the deceased gentleman's vast wealth should be disposed of as if he had died intestate. One half of it, therefore, went to Captain Hubert de Mazareen, grandson, and the other half to Philip Baddock, the son. The latter bought Appledore Castle and resided there, whilst his nephew became No. 97 in Dartmoor Prison. Captain Hubert had served two years of his sentence when he m...

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Introduction by Alice Thomas Ellis --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 305 pages
• Publisher: Intl Polygonics Ltd; First IPL Edition edition (November 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093033003X
• ISBN-13: 978-0930330033
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,692,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly entertaining, November 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Lady Molly of Scotland Yard (Paperback)

I do not profess to know much about Sherlock Holmes, but the style is much the same as the Sherlock Holmes tales I have read, but with a feminist...and feminine...spin. The Baroness Orczy lays the stories out quickly and the stories don't drag on, as some mystery stories and novels do (although you may lament the shortness at times).

While some may find Lady Molly's feminine intuition somewhat unbelieveable, the stories are nonetheless delightful. Just as I was eager to find out whodunit in each story, so was I eager to learn of my lady's interesting history.

Highly entertaining!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Alternative to Sherlock Holmes, February 15, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Lady Molly of Scotland Yard (Paperback)

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard is an enjoyable collection of stories in the Sherlock Holmes manner, although the accounts aren't quite as detailed. Is this where Carole Nelson Douglas got her inspiration for Irene Adler's expanded character, in addition to "A Scandal in Bohemia"? Both Lady Molly and Irene bear remarkable similarities.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun collection of Victorian detective stories!, February 25, 2001

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This review is from: Lady Molly of Scotland Yard (Paperback)

The Lady Molly stories are fun, semi-feminist, Sherlock-Holmes-like tales. The attention to servants, clothing, and the ambiance of the era is delightful. The heroine is out to save her man and is both "ladylike" and a little feminist--although she gives up her job for love at the end of the book.