Sworn to silence: or, Aline Rodney's secret: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Sworn to silence: or, Aline Rodney's secret: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Sworn to silence: or, Aline Rodney's secret is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. (1850–1937).
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"Sworn to silence" by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller is a novel written in the late 19th century. It blends gothic mystery and romantic melodrama around Aline Rodney, a high-spirited girl who stumbles into the dangerous secrets of her enigmatic neighbor, Oran Delaney, and his “haunted” mansion. The story promises a tale of secrecy, peril, and forbidden sympathy as a community searches while the heroine is compelled toward an oath that may bind her future. The opening of the novel finds Aline punished and locked in her room while her family goes to a picnic; in a fit of pique she tosses a book out the window, accidentally striking their aloof neighbor, Oran Delaney. He coaxes her down a ladder to gather flowers and then to lunch in his grand, shuttered house, where terrifying shrieks erupt and a grotesque, veiled figure in a torn bridal gown attacks and stabs her. Aline awakens in a lavish blue room under a nurse’s care, while Delaney—also wounded—refuses to contact her family, insists she remain hidden until healed, and hints she must be sworn to silence before release. As he brings flowers and reads to calm her, the household next door descends into panic: searches spread, her mother falls ill, and the town is gripped by the mystery. A visiting physician, Dr. Anthony, then tells Aline’s sister Effie how a masked stranger abducted him to a grand house to treat a beautiful, unconscious girl who matches Aline’s description, deepening the sense that the truth lies very near yet out of reach.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Sworn to silence: or, Aline Rodney's secret
- Author credits: Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. (1850–1937)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- American fiction -- 19th century
- Dime novels
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Popular literature
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