The Four-Fifteen Express is a novel written by Amelia B. Edwards. The story revolves around a young woman named Mildred Brace, who is on her way to visit her aunt in the countryside. She boards the Four-Fifteen Express train from London, and during the journey, she meets a group of interesting characters, including a mysterious gentleman named Mr. Lawrence. Mildred is drawn to Mr. Lawrence's enigmatic personality and finds herself falling in love with him.However, their budding romance is threatened by the presence of another passenger on the train, a scheming woman named Mrs. Harville, who also has her sights set on Mr. Lawrence. As the journey progresses, Mildred becomes embroiled in a series of intrigues and mysteries, including a theft and a murder.The Four-Fifteen Express is a thrilling tale of love, betrayal, and suspense, set against the backdrop of Victorian England. Edwards' vivid descriptions of the English countryside and the train journey make the reader feel like they are a part of the story. The novel is a classic of Victorian literature and is a must-read for fans of mystery and romance.John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back! John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds ofthe company's money, yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person! Were ever facts so strangely incongruous, so difficult to reconcile? How should he have ventured again into the light of day? How dared he show himself along the line? Above all, what had he been doing throughout those mysterious three months of disappearance?This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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