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The Island of Intrigue
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. 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 the original work.
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First published January 1, 1918
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Isabel Ostrander
126 books2 followersIsabel Egenton Ostrander (1883–1924) was a mystery writer of the early twentieth century who used, besides her own name, the pseudonyms Robert Orr Chipperfield, David Fox, and Douglas Grant. Christopher B. Booth is sometimes (falsely) credited as a pseudonym of hers.
She was born in New York City to Thomas E Ostrander and Harriet Elizabeth Bradbrook. Her Ostrander pedigree goes back to seventeenth century Kingston, New York.
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She was born in New York City to Thomas E Ostrander and Harriet Elizabeth Bradbrook. Her Ostrander pedigree goes back to seventeenth century Kingston, New York.
(wikipedia)
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February 15, 2020
Island of Intrigue is a novel by Isabel Ostrander written in 1918. I have been lucky so far this new year because I've liked every book I read so far, including this one. Of course there were little things I didn't like but they weren't enough to stop me from staying awake until almost three in the morning because I just had to find out what happened to Maida, Lorna, Gilbert, Mrs. Smith, the awful Monsieur Pelissier, and anyone else voluntary or involuntary walking around this empty island.
And why are they all there anyway? Oh, I know, Maida was going to go with her father to Europe, she always calls him Daddy, and she does it so often it really gets on my nerves, and I know at the last minute he can't take her, although I haven't a clue why. He's going to be busy with whatever business stuff he does, but she's twenty not twelve so I think she could have gone sightseeing herself, but she can't. She can't stay home by herself either, if it's because of how rich they are that you can never be alone I'm glad I'm not rich, and that's how she ends up on an island. It's a little island off the coast of Massachusetts and you can see the mainland, so he's not dropping her off in the middle of nowhere, but to an island she goes.
This island is the summer home of Daddy's rich friends, Mrs. Smith, her children, and all the other people with her, but Maida hasn't seen them since she was a child. So they show up at her boarding school which she is now leaving forever and take her to the island and that's when things get strange. That's when dear, sweet Mrs. Smith, called Aunt Julie by Maida turns into a crazy person at times, times like this:
"I'll show you whether you are or not!" Aunt Julie screamed, beside herself with rage. "You stuck-up, sanctimonious little brat! You'll find out before you're through with me that you're very much accountable to me for what you do!"
Then there is dear, sweet Mrs. Smith's dear, sweet, daughter talking to her brother:
It's sickening to have to keep on toadying to that little snob, with her airs and her graces, and etiquette and all that rot about being our guest! Gee! I'll be glad, I can tell you, when it's over, and she's gone! I hate the sight of her, and I'd like to tell her a thing or two!
Why in the world did these people invite her there in the first place? They must be glad to have her there because they never let her out of her sight, even when she goes for a walk someone is always following her, usually Monsieur Pelissier. She asks them to stop, they don't, Monsieur Pelissier says it is because they are afraid a tree will fall on her, ok. And at night Monsieur Pelissier sleeps in a chair against the front door, and Alaric, that's Mrs. Smith's son, sleeps against the back door. You would think they didn't want anyone out of the house, or in for that matter. What is going on and who is Gilbert anyway? I'm not telling, read the book. There were a few hard to believe coincidences, but I loved it anyway. Happy reading.
And why are they all there anyway? Oh, I know, Maida was going to go with her father to Europe, she always calls him Daddy, and she does it so often it really gets on my nerves, and I know at the last minute he can't take her, although I haven't a clue why. He's going to be busy with whatever business stuff he does, but she's twenty not twelve so I think she could have gone sightseeing herself, but she can't. She can't stay home by herself either, if it's because of how rich they are that you can never be alone I'm glad I'm not rich, and that's how she ends up on an island. It's a little island off the coast of Massachusetts and you can see the mainland, so he's not dropping her off in the middle of nowhere, but to an island she goes.
This island is the summer home of Daddy's rich friends, Mrs. Smith, her children, and all the other people with her, but Maida hasn't seen them since she was a child. So they show up at her boarding school which she is now leaving forever and take her to the island and that's when things get strange. That's when dear, sweet Mrs. Smith, called Aunt Julie by Maida turns into a crazy person at times, times like this:
"I'll show you whether you are or not!" Aunt Julie screamed, beside herself with rage. "You stuck-up, sanctimonious little brat! You'll find out before you're through with me that you're very much accountable to me for what you do!"
Then there is dear, sweet Mrs. Smith's dear, sweet, daughter talking to her brother:
It's sickening to have to keep on toadying to that little snob, with her airs and her graces, and etiquette and all that rot about being our guest! Gee! I'll be glad, I can tell you, when it's over, and she's gone! I hate the sight of her, and I'd like to tell her a thing or two!
Why in the world did these people invite her there in the first place? They must be glad to have her there because they never let her out of her sight, even when she goes for a walk someone is always following her, usually Monsieur Pelissier. She asks them to stop, they don't, Monsieur Pelissier says it is because they are afraid a tree will fall on her, ok. And at night Monsieur Pelissier sleeps in a chair against the front door, and Alaric, that's Mrs. Smith's son, sleeps against the back door. You would think they didn't want anyone out of the house, or in for that matter. What is going on and who is Gilbert anyway? I'm not telling, read the book. There were a few hard to believe coincidences, but I loved it anyway. Happy reading.
May 15, 2018
1918 period piece. Good suspense. Story of a young woman’s peculiar summer sojourn on an island off the East Coast, with her long lost cousins and their mother. Politically very incorrect but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
January 23, 2018
Having read her 2 books , I believed this to be another thriller ...with an ace detective in the lead , only to be disappointed with a 'Bollywood ' type movie that sparsely passes as a thriller....a passable read.
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