{"id":963,"date":"2018-07-31T18:15:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T22:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=963"},"modified":"2022-07-12T12:25:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T12:25:51","slug":"a-leap-in-the-dark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=963","title":{"rendered":"A Leap in the Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While trying to unravel the mysterious hauntings occurring at her her ancestral home, Ora Orkney endeavors to shield her young prot\u00e9g\u00e9e\u2019s clandestine marriage from the world\u2019s prying eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/funning.me\/?page_id=522\">Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth<\/a> (1819\u20131899) and copyright 1881, 1889, 1893 by Robert Bonner&#8217;s Sons.<\/p>\n<p>Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the A. L. Burt printed edition. 32 chapters. 314 pages. 75,000 words.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-964\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/funning.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LeapInTheDark300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-964\" src=\"http:\/\/funning.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LeapInTheDark300-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Leap In The Dark\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Leap In The Dark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07G2CLKD1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Leap in the Dark for Kindle at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/2940161844090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Leap in the Dark epub for Nook at Barnes and Noble<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-US\/search\/?Query=1230002456423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Leap in the Dark epub at Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\nI. &#8211; A Mad Act.<br \/>\nII. &#8211; A Retrospect.<br \/>\nIII. &#8211; Agnes Belvidera.<br \/>\nIV. &#8211; The Secret Out.<br \/>\nV. &#8211; Ora\u2019s Plan.<br \/>\nVI. &#8211; A Bombshell at the Breakfast Table.<br \/>\nVII. &#8211; Ora\u2019s Trial.<br \/>\nVIII. &#8211; A New Life.<br \/>\nIX. &#8211; Strange Events at the Convent.<br \/>\nX. &#8211; Within the Cloud.<br \/>\nXI. &#8211; Father Muller.<br \/>\nXII. &#8211; The Little Pilgrim.<br \/>\nXIII. &#8211; Father Muller\u2019s Plan.<br \/>\nXIV. &#8211; What Bevvie Saw.<br \/>\nXV. &#8211; Ora\u2019s Great Surprise.<br \/>\nXVI. &#8211; A Labor of Love.<br \/>\nXVII. &#8211; Welcoming.<br \/>\nXVIII. &#8211; Among Old Haunts.<br \/>\nXIX. &#8211; Hall-in-Umbra.<br \/>\nXX. &#8211; A Mysterious Presence.<br \/>\nXXI. &#8211; A Mysterious Presence. (continued)<br \/>\nXXII. &#8211; The Morning.<br \/>\nXXIII. &#8211; Ora\u2019s Night Adventure in the Haunted Room.<br \/>\nXXIV. &#8211; A Visitor.<br \/>\nXXV. &#8211; The Destroyed Register.<br \/>\nXXVI. &#8211; A Mysterious Disappearance.<br \/>\nXXVII. &#8211; Another Mysterious Visitor.<br \/>\nXXVIII. &#8211; A Bouquet of Beauties.<br \/>\nXXIX. &#8211; A Night Alarm.<br \/>\nXXX. &#8211; Investigating the Mystery.<br \/>\nXXXI. &#8211; A Surprise for Mr. Goodwin.<br \/>\nXXXII. &#8211; Lying in Wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While trying to unravel the mysterious hauntings occurring at her her ancestral home, Ora Orkney endeavors to shield her young prot\u00e9g\u00e9e\u2019s clandestine marriage from the world\u2019s prying eyes. Written by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (1819\u20131899) and copyright 1881, 1889, 1893 by Robert Bonner&#8217;s Sons. Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the A. 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