Nine Points Of The Law

""Nine Points of the Law"" is a novel written by E. W. Hornung. The story follows the life of Jack Roper, a young man who has been left alone to take care of his family's estate after the death of his father. Jack is struggling to keep up with the demands of the estate and is forced to sell off some of the family's belongings to make ends meet. However, when he sells a valuable painting, he is accused of theft by the painting's true owner. Jack must fight to prove his innocence and clear his name. Along the way, he encounters a variety of characters, including a beautiful young woman who may hold the key to his salvation. The novel is a thrilling tale of love, betrayal, and redemption set against the backdrop of the English countryside.Mr. Bennett Addenbrooke occupied substantial offices in Wellington Street, Strand, and was out when we arrived; but he had only just gone ""over the way to the court""; and five minutes sufficed to produce a brisk, fresh-colored, resolute-looking man, with a very confident, rather festive air, and black eyes that opened wide at the sight of Raffles.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.