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The Yellow Crayon

Edward Phillips Oppenheim

The Yellow Crayon

Paper book: €24.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1903
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
606
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Crime and Thriller
Moods
Solve a mystery
Translated from
English

Book summary

Mr Sabin, an old exiled French duke, lives happily in Massachusetts with his wife Lucille, until the day she disappears in New York. Anonymous letters, written in yellow crayon, order him to return home. The crayon is the mark of a secret society of European nobles, determined to halt the rise of the socialists.

Mr Sabin follows Lucille to London, where the society is using her to influence a powerful minister. Alone, this old man stands up to a formidable organisation, amid elegant drawing rooms and political intrigue.

Full of suspense, this novel is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

Een oude man zoekt zijn verdwenen vrouw. Mr Sabin, een oude Franse hertog, leeft gelukkig in de Verenigde Staten met zijn vrouw, Lucille. Op een dag vertrekt ze naar New York en komt niet terug.

The world of the book

Tussen New York en Londen, rond 1900. De roman speelt zich af onder de zeer rijken. Men logeert in de grote hotels van New York. Men dineert in Londen met ministers en prinsen. Men steekt de oceaan over per lijnschip.…

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