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The Sacred Herb

Fergus Hume (1859 - 1932)

A rich playboy comes home from travels abroad and is bully-ragged by his eccentric aunt into finding meaning for his life. This he does by helping a school chum save his fiancée from the gallows and the playboy falls head over heels in love with the fiancée. A web of deception and lies is revealed and also a long list of who loves who filled with how much each is willing to accept. The colorful cast includes a south sea captain, a fortuneteller, and a colorful doctor who is an authority on the inhabitants and customs of Easter Island. Then, of course, there is the sacred herb!—Enjoy!! (Summary by Sharon Kilmer)

Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	The Latest Sensation	Sharon Kilmer	00:20:15
Play 02	The Trial	Sharon Kilmer	00:21:09
Play 03	The Paper-Cutter	Sharon Kilmer	00:23:02
Play 04	Evidencer for the Prosecution	Sharon Kilmer	00:20:33
Play 05	Mrs. Rover's Masked Ball	Sharon Kilmer	00:24:27
Play 06	A Startling Discovery	Sharon Kilmer	00:21:08
Play 07	Shepworth Explains	Sharon Kilmer	00:21:17
Play 08	A Private Explanation	Sharon Kilmer	00:23:23
Play 09	Dr. Horace	Sharon Kilmer	00:23:39
Play 10	The Verdict	Sharon Kilmer	00:22:32
Play 11	Dr. Horace's Warning	Sharon Kilmer	00:20:53
Play 12	Mrs. Dolly Rover	Sharon Kilmer	00:21:47
Play 13	Lanwin Grange	Sharon Kilmer	00:25:40
Play 14	Mrs. Blexey's Opinion	Sharon Kilmer	00:20:37
Play 15	Jadby Plays a Card	Sharon Kilmer	00:23:24
Play 16	Dr. Horace Intervenes	Sharon Kilmer	00:22:49
Play 17	The Old, Old Story	Sharon Kilmer	00:24:52
Play 18	The Power of the Herb	Sharon Kilmer	00:26:06
Play 19	Circumstantial Evidence	Sharon Kilmer	00:25:12
Play 20	Mr. Rover Explains	Sharon Kilmer	00:21:53
Play 21	A Possible Scandal	Sharon Kilmer	00:24:05
Play 22	The Unexpected	Sharon Kilmer	00:24:14
Play 23	Helpless	Sharon Kilmer	00:21:45
Play 24	The Beginning of the End	Sharon Kilmer	00:21:19
Play 25	Explanations	Sharon Kilmer	00:21:45
Play 26	A Confession	Sharon Kilmer	00:17:46
Play 27	All's Well That Ends	Sharon Kilmer	00:15:27

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