Rodney Stone

by Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930

"Rodney Stone" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a Gothic mystery and boxing novel published in 1896. The story follows Rodney, a Sussex country boy dreaming of the sea, who is taken to London by his fashionable uncle Sir Charles Tregellis. There he enters a world of Regency high society, bare-knuckle boxing champions, and dark secrets surrounding his friend Boy Jim's mysterious parentage. Set against the backdrop of late eighteenth-century England, the novel weaves together coming-of-age adventure with the brutal sport of prizefighting and encounters with historical figures like Lord Nelson and Beau Brummell. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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English

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EPUB

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Automated conservative edition review 2026-10-20T10:10:01.818Z (historical-original-en-v2), Philippines scope. English historical author Doyle, Arthur Conan, died 1930; original-language author allowlist, matching sole EPUB/catalog creator, no credited contributors, no extra artwork, no flagged editorial/translation/copyright cues in isolated text. US public-domain source label and retained Gutenberg license; EPUB CRC passed. This is rule-based screening, not a worldwide rights opinion or a claim of manual review. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5148; Philippine term reference https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/copyright/. EPUB SHA256 20b599e699e6421fbd6106321ec798c1a51e82a9b46b764ef0d631172b0f44ce; RDF SHA256 44d82e847597e7a820c5b0caa638f975a2c0897c0b764c1492e52be7692b4350.