Gabriel Carew is a young boy living with his parents in poverty, when one day his father receives a latter that changes their lives. Their distant relative has died and left his fortune to Gabriel’s father. When he grew up, Gabriel decided to use this fortune to travel around the world. At one of his travels, in Gascony, Gabriel had an accident and his life was saved by a certain German doctor called Louis. As he was recovering in doctor’s house, Dr Louis received one letter that made the wheel of suspicion spinning for Gabriel. Doctor tells him a story of two brothers who became bitter enemies because of a certain secret inheritance and Gabriel becomes determined to resolve its mystery.
About the author
Benjamin Leopold Farjeon (1838-1903) was an English novelist, playwright, printer and journalist. Farjeon worked as a gold miner in Australia, where he started a newspaper. He settled in New Zealand where he became manager and sub-editor. As an author, he was known for his huge output. Farjeon began writing novels and plays, as self-confessed disciple of Dickens, whose attention he managed to catch.
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