{"_id":"67cc09718f9e6c2cbce2cfc8","title":"The Strange Adventure of a Private Secretary in New York","author":"Algernon Blackwood","code":"the-strange-adventures-of-a-private-secretary-in-new-york","publish_year":1906,"publish_source":"The Empty House and Other Short Stories","publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/emptyhouseotherg00blacrich/page/238/mode/2up","words":12961,"image":"gentleman.jpg","image_alt":"A man with a top hat and a suit. Graphite Filter.","genres":["gothic","mystery","adventure"],"blurb":"“Few men,” replied Shorthouse, with the manner of making a great confidence, but entirely refusing to be drawn, “go through his experiences and reach his age without entertaining delusions of one kind or another.”","has_review":false,"has_collections":false}