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The Amethyst Box, is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that this work is never forgotten we republish these books in high quality, using the original text... Read Full Overview

"The Amethyst Box" from Anna Katharine Green. American poet and novelist (1846-1935).

The Amethyst Box

Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 - April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green has been called "the mother of the... Read Full Overview

It was the night before the wedding. Though Sinclair, and not myself, was the happy man, I had my own causes for excitement, and, finding the heat of the billiard-room insupportable, I sought the veranda for a solitary smoke in sight of the ocean and a full moon.

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The Amethyst Box is a mystery novel written by Anna Katharine Green and originally published in 1905. The story revolves around the theft of a valuable amethyst box belonging to a wealthy woman named Mrs. Schuyler. The box has been in her family for generations and is said to... Read Full Overview

The Amethyst Box is a mystery novel written by Anna Katharine Green and first published in 1905. The story follows the investigation of a theft of a precious amethyst box that belonged to a wealthy family. The box was stolen during a dinner party, and suspicion falls on the guests... Read Full Overview

Amazingly, Anna Katherine Green turned to writing detective fiction out of desperation after her poetry failed to earn much in the way of either recognition or compensation. The Amethyst Box is a fine example of the meticulously plotted classic mysteries that comprise Green's... Read Full Overview