Dangerous Dilemmas: Startling but True by James Anderson Peddie
"Dangerous Dilemmas: Startling but True" by James Anderson Peddie is a collection of intriguing stories likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores various moral quandaries and unexpected situations, often involving gambling, deception, and life-altering choices faced by the characters. Through a series of anecdotes, Peddie highlights the fine line between fortune and misfortune in human experiences. The opening of the book introduces readers to a gambling scene at theroulette table in Spa, where the narrator discusses the perils of gambling and the societal changes it has undergone. The conversation between the narrator and the wealthy Dutch banker, Baron Oppenheim, leads to the recounting of two past near-fatal experiences. The first is a close call with death in Java after a chance exchange of overcoats, while the second involves a stormy voyage back to Europe, where the narrator must choose whom to save between the baron and his daughter. These gripping tales set the stage for a deeper exploration of the life-altering consequences of seemingly trivial decisions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Peddie, James Anderson |
|---|---|
| Title | Dangerous Dilemmas: Startling but True |
| Note | Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Contents | The origin of "Dangerous dilemmas" -- The Christmas wine-hamper fraud -- My first and only appearance as an auctioneer -- The two mysterious dominos -- The fifteen postage-stamp puzzle -- A head defeat; an attempt to win the Cambridgeshire -- The strange disappearance and stranger recovery of the countess's diamonds -- Cremorne: a romance of the derby -- How to satisfy one's creditors with waste paper -- Lord Seamord's false funeral -- Taking a mean advantage of a fire -- The attempted murder in the air -- My two matches, or Waterloo avenged -- Unfortunate postage-stamp -- The silver gauntlet -- My revenges at billiards. |
| Credits | Produced by Jwala Kumar Sista and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at The National Library of Australia.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Mystery and detective stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 61877 |
| Release Date | Apr 20, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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