House Of A Thousand Candles

House of a Thousand Candles

by Meredith Nicholson

A top ten bestseller of 1906, The House of a Thousand Candles is part adventure/mystery and part romance. The book begins with young Jack Glenarm returning from various exploits in Europe and Africa for the reading of his grandfather’s will. In it, he stands to inherit his grandfather’s estate, but only if he can remain for one year in residence at the old man’s unfinished “House of a Thousand Candles” in Annandale, Indiana, with only his grandfather’s mysterious valet for company. If he violates the terms of the will, the house will go to a young woman, heretofore unknown to him, whom the will also forbids Jack to marry if he wants to retain his inheritance. This all sounds very mundane to Jack and he fully expects to be quite bored in very short order. Soon after Jack’s arrival at Glenarm House, however, various strange occurrences ensue, and he soon finds himself absorbed in the most lively adventure of his life! (summary by J. M. Smallheer)

Authors

Meredith Nicholson image

Meredith Nicholson

United States

Meredith Nicholson was an American author, poet, and diplomat, known for his works of fiction that captured the spirit of American life in the early 20th century. He was born on December 9, 1866, i...

Books by Meredith Nicholson

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Tale of Paddy Muskrat Cover image

Tale of Paddy Muskrat by Arthur Scott Bailey

The Tale of Paddy Muskrat is a delightful children's story set in the charming Pleasant Valley. It follows the adventures of Paddy, a lazy muskrat who...

Knock Three Times! Cover image

Knock Three Times! by Marion St. John Webb

In Marion St. John Webb's 'Knock Three Times!', twins Jack and Molly receive a peculiar birthday gift from their eccentric Aunt Phoebe. This seemingl...

Ghost Ship Cover image

Ghost Ship by John C. Hutcheson

The story revolves around a group of officers on a voyage who encounter a mysterious ghost ship. As they try to unravel the truth behind the ship's st...

Key Out of Time Cover image

Key Out of Time by Andre Norton

This is Book 4 in the Time Traders Series, In this book Ross Murdock and Arthur Ashe continue their adventures in Time and Space on the World of Hawai...

My Lady's Money Cover image

My Lady's Money by Wilkie Collins

When Lady Lydiard sits down to write a letter and enclose a substantial amount of money, she is interrupted by an emergency. In the ensuing confusion,...

conde de Monte Cristo, volumen 1 Cover image

conde de Monte Cristo, volumen 1 by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of Edmond Dantès, a young sailor who is falsely imprisoned for...

Aristocrats Cover image

Aristocrats by Gertrude Atherton

Set in the late 19th century, *Aristocrats* follows the journey of Lady Helen Pole, an English aristocrat, as she travels to the remote and rugged wil...

Rumpty-Dudget's Tower: A Fairy Tale Cover image

Rumpty-Dudget's Tower: A Fairy Tale by Julian Hawthorne

Rumpty-Dudget's Tower is a charming fairy tale about a mischievous dwarf named Rumpty-Dudget who lives in a magical tower. He embarks on a quest to f...

Four Max Carrados Detective Stories Cover image

Four Max Carrados Detective Stories by Ernest Bramah

Ernest Bramah is mainly known for his 'Kai Lung' books - Dorothy L Sayers often used quotes from them for her chapter headings. In his lifetime howeve...

Kuning Hartfest Cover image

Kuning Hartfest by Christoph David Friedrich Weinland

Das Buch ‚Kuning Hartfest‘ von Christoph David Friedrich Weinland erzählt die Geschichte von Kuning Hartfest, einem germanischen Krieger, der im 1. Ja...

Reviews for House of a Thousand Candles

No reviews posted or approved, yet...