Front matter
Reading edition
Transcriber’s Note: Archaic and variable spelling, as well as inconsistency in hyphenation, has been preserved as printed in the original book except for the changes that are listed at the end of the book. Missing quote marks and minor punctuation inconsistencies were silently corrected. However, punctuation has not been changed to comply with modern standards. A deviation in paragraph-ending punctuation in the original publication should be noted for paragraphs in which dialogue immediately followed. Both a comma and a colon were used and have been retained in this e-book. Illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in the middle of a paragraph. All missing page numbers in this book were also omitted in the original publication.
THE WEB OF THE GOLDEN SPIDER
“With pretty art and a woman’s instinctive desire to please, she had placed the candle on a chair and assumed something of a pose.” [Page 20]
THE WEB
OF THE
GOLDEN SPIDER
by FREDERICK ORIN BARTLETT Author of “Joan of the Alley,” etc.
illustrated by HARRISON FISHER and CHARLES M. RELYEA
NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1909
By Small, Maynard & Company
(INCORPORATED)
Entered at Stationers’ Hall
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.