The Corbin necklaceHenry Kitchell WebsterOmniClassics · Literature
The Corbin necklace
Henry Kitchell WebsterA famous family's wedding jewel alarms a boy who has thought carefully about theft.
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About the book
The Corbin family's valuable pearl necklace is to become Judith's wedding present, and publicity about the gift troubles her younger brother Punch. He questions both the security arrangements and the adults' casual confidence, discussing his worries with a neighbor confined by a broken leg. When difficulties develop around the wedding, that neighbor becomes the account's unusually stationary narrator, relying in part on Punch's reports to follow events at the family house. Henry Kitchell Webster combines the attractions of a jewel mystery with the tensions of wealth, family memory, and social display. The boy's literal questions repeatedly expose what older people prefer to avoid, making youthful curiosity an important counterpart to adult tact and secrecy.
- Family secrets
- Wealth and display
- Youthful observation
Why read it
Read a social mystery whose injured narrator and perceptive young informant offer an unusual view of the action.
English novel by Henry Kitchell Webster, copyright 1926