The cover page is adapted from Tragedy at Ravensthorpe, a painting completed in 1928 by Leon Louis desRosiers, Sr. The cover and title pages feature the League Spartan and Sorts Mill Goudy typefaces created in 2014 and 2009 by The League of Moveable Type. www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/
Tragedy at Ravensthorpe
章节(15)
- I: The Fairy Houses 0:00
- II: Mr. Polegate’s Sense of Humour 39:48
- III: The Theft at the Masked Ball 1:00:59
- IV: The Chase in the Woods 1:23:54
- V: Sir Clinton in the Museum 1:45:23
- VI: Mr. Foss’s Explanation 2:02:13
- VII: What Was in the Lake 2:36:29
- VIII: The Murder in the Museum 3:21:25
- IX: The Muramasa Sword 3:56:01
- X: The Shot in the Clearing 4:27:29
- XI: Underground Ravensthorpe 4:53:27
- XII: Chuchundra’s Body 5:22:02
- XIII: The Otophone 5:44:45
- XIV: The Second Chase in the Woods 5:56:27
- XV: Sir Clinton’s Solution 6:25:05
During a masquerade ball at an English country estate with a valuable collection of artifacts on display there is a shot, the lights go out, and a robbery ensues. It’s soon followed by an entertaining, if unsuccessful, chase of the thief by the costumed revelers. Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield’s investigation discovers the robbery was planned as a practical joke that has gone awry. There are conflicting clues, unclear motives, and then even deaths which may or may not be related to the theft.
The country estate is a charming character in its own right, with interesting features like “fairy houses” maintained through generations due to a clause in a will, a family curse, a museum for precious artifacts, secret passages, ruins, and an old quarry.