{"id":515,"date":"2017-05-28T12:39:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T16:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=515"},"modified":"2026-05-10T02:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T02:47:31","slug":"house-of-secrets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=515","title":{"rendered":"The House of Secrets; or, The Deserted Bride."},"content":{"rendered":"
\"House<\/a>
House of Secrets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lady Leopolde Wycherly, the present owner and occupant of Wycherly Castle, invites a number of guests to spend the summer season at the castle.<\/p>\n

Among the invited guests are Basil Montmaur, and Lady Leopolde\u2019s cousin, the current Earl of Templecombe, both of whom are suitors to the Lady Leopolde.<\/p>\n

The Marquis of Waldemere is bold enough to invite himself to join the group for the month, during which time the secrets of the castle are discovered.<\/p>\n

Written by Mrs. Harriet Newell (O’Brien) Lewis<\/a> (1841\u20141878).<\/p>\n

Copyright 1866, 1875, 1891 by Robert Bonner\u2019s Sons.<\/p>\n

Also published under the title of \u201cWedded In Secret.\u201d<\/p>\n

48 chapters, 158,000 words.<\/p>\n

House of Secrets for Kindle at Amazon<\/a>
\nHouse of Secrets epub at Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n

CONTENTS:<\/p>\n

Chapter I. – The Lady Leopolde.
\nChapter II. – Natalie.
\nChapter III. – \u201cWhy look you sad?\u201d or, Natalie\u2019s Resolve.
\nChapter IV. – \u201cA Heart Like a Volcano.\u201d
\nChapter V. – War to the Knife.
\nChapter VI. – An Unfortunate Plea.
\nChapter VII. – More Mystery.
\nChapter VIII. – Driven to Distraction.
\nChapter IX. – Lord Waldemere\u2019s Grief.
\nChapter X. – Was it an Illusion?
\nChapter XI. – \u201cI Wish I Were Dead!\u201d
\nChapter XII. – Natalie Points Out Her Husband, or, \u201cThe Picture of Yourself.\u201d
\nChapter XIII. – Lord Templecombe Meets With a Rebuff, or, The Secret Not Hers to Give.
\nChapter XIV. – Discovered.
\nChapter XV. – \u201cIs It You?\u201d
\nChapter XVI. – Hugh Fauld\u2019s Promise.
\nChapter XVII. – \u201cPity Is Akin To Love.\u201d
\nChapter XVIII. – Lord Templecombe Alarmed.
\nChapter XIX. – A Serious Conference.
\nChapter XX. – Lady Leopolde\u2019s Search.
\nChapter XXI. – \u201cIs It Possible To Love Twice?\u201d
\nChapter XXII. – Misplaced Confidence.
\nChapter XXIII. – \u201cI Am Your Master.\u201d
\nChapter XXIV. – The Fens.
\nChapter XXV. – Linnet.
\nChapter XXVI. – The Parting.
\nChapter XXVII. – Sir Wilton\u2019s Hope.
\nChapter XXVIII. – Natalie\u2019s Presents.
\nChapter XXIX. – (No Title.)
\nChapter XXX. – Natalie\u2019s Tasks.
\nChapter XXXI. – Natalie\u2019s Misgivings.
\nChapter XXXII. – Lord Waldemere\u2019s Plan.
\nChapter XXXIII. – At The School.
\nChapter XXXIV. – \u201cHe Is Come!\u201d
\nChapter XXXV. – Left To Her Fate.
\nChapter XXXVI. – \u201cI Despise Him.\u201d
\nChapter XXXVII. – \u201cLost To Me Forever.\u201d
\nChapter XXXVIII. – Linnet\u2019s Troubles.
\nChapter XXXIX. – Hunting for Arthur.
\nChapter XL. – \u201cI Told Him!\u201d
\nChapter XLI. – The Proofs Found.
\nChapter XLII. – It Boded No Good.
\nChapter XLIII. – \u201cMy Lord, Are You Hurt?\u201d
\nChapter XLIV. – Natalie\u2019s Triumph.
\nChapter XLV. – The Crisis Past.
\nChapter XLVI. – Left Alone.
\nChapter XLVII. – Recompensed.
\nChapter XLVIII. – Reconciled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lady Leopolde Wycherly, the present owner and occupant of Wycherly Castle, invites a number of guests to spend the summer season at the castle. Among the invited guests are Basil Montmaur, and Lady Leopolde\u2019s cousin, the current Earl of Templecombe, both of whom are suitors to the Lady Leopolde. The Marquis of Waldemere is bold … Continue reading The House of Secrets; or, The Deserted Bride.<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-515","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=515"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1783,"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/515\/revisions\/1783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/funning.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}