The Crime and the CriminalBook 1 — BOOK I.-THE CRIME.Reading editionChapter navigation94 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterRICHARD MARSHBOOK I.--THE CRIME.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXBOOK II.--THE CLUB.Chapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XXBOOK III.--THE WOMAN.Chapter XXIChapter XXIIChapter XXIIIChapter XXIVChapter XXVChapter XXVIChapter XXVIIChapter XXVIIIChapter XXIXChapter XXXChapter XXXIChapter XXXIIBOOK IV.--THE CRIMINAL.Chapter XXXIIIChapter XXXIVChapter XXXVChapter XXXVIChapter XXXVIIChapter XXXVIIIChapter XXXIXChapter XLChapter XLIChapter XLIIBOOK I.-THE CRIME.Chapter I · THE OPEN DOOR.Chapter II · THE MAN WITH THE SILK HANDKERCHIEF.Chapter III · THE NAME ON THE SCRAP OF PAPER.Chapter IV · BLACKMAIL.Chapter V · THE FACE IN THE DARKNESS.Chapter VI · A CONFESSION.Chapter VII · A VISITOR.Chapter VIII · MORE THAN HIS MATCH.Chapter IX · FOR THE SECOND TIME.BOOK II.--THE CLUB.Chapter X · THE HONOUR OF THE CLUB.Chapter XI · WHAT MR. TENNANT HAD WRITTEN.Chapter XII · SIR HASELTON JARDINE.Chapter XIII · AN AFTERNOON CALL.Chapter XIV · SELLING BOOMJOPFS.Chapter XV · THE CLUB.Chapter XVI · DRAWING THE LOT.Chapter XVII · A LITTLE GAME.Chapter XVIII · DAMON AND PYTHIAS: A MODERN INSTANCE.Chapter XIX · THE PROMISE.Chapter XX · THE NEWS FROM TOWN.BOOK III.--THE WOMAN.Chapter XXI · THE ADVENTURES OF A NIGHT.Chapter XXII · LOUISE O'DONNEL'S FATHER.Chapter XXIII · MR. TOWNSEND COMES TO TEA.Chapter XXIV · WHAT MRS. CARRUTH SAW.Chapter XXV · MR. TOWNSEND'S DOUBLE.Chapter XXVI · ANNOUNCED!Chapter XXVII · MR. TOWNSEND IS MADE TO UNDERSTAND.Chapter XXVIII · THE PRISONER COMES INTO COURT.Chapter XXIX · THE TRIAL BEGINS.Chapter XXX · MR. TAUNTON'S EVIDENCE.Chapter XXXI · THE CASE FOR THE CROWN CONCLUDES.Chapter XXXII · MRS. CARRUTH REMOVES HER VEIL.BOOK IV--THE CRIMINAL.Chapter XXXIII · MR. TENNANT SPEAKS.Chapter XXXIV · MR. HOLMAN AT HOME.Chapter XXXV · THE WOMAN OF THE PORTRAIT.Chapter XXXVI · THE VARIOUS MOODS OF A GENTLEMAN OF FASHION.Chapter XXXVII · "CALL ME DORA."Chapter XXXVIII · ON THE THRESHOLD.Chapter XXXIX · THE LAST MEETING OF THE CLUB.Chapter XL · MR. TOWNSEND REACHES HOME.Chapter XLI · TAKING LEAVE.Chapter XLII · HAND IN HAND.Previous chapter ←Book 4 — Chapter XLIINext chapter →Book 1 — Chapter I · THE OPEN DOOR.All chapters and sections (94)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsRICHARD MARSHBooks1Book 1 · Chapters123456789Books2Book 2 · Chapters1011121314151617181920Books3Book 3 · Chapters212223242526272829303132Books4Book 4 · Chapters33343536373839404142Book 1 · Books1Book 1 · Chapters123456789Book 2 · Books2Book 2 · Chapters1011121314151617181920Book 3 · Books3Book 3 · Chapters212223242526272829303132Book 3 · Other sectionsBOOK IV--THE CRIMINAL.Book 3 · Chapters33343536373839404142BOOK I.-THE CRIME.(The Story according to Mr. Thomas Tennant.)◇← CHAPTER XLII.CHAPTER I. THE OPEN DOOR. →