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An engineer helps a stranger in Stretton Street and wakes a month later in a French hospital with five thousand pounds.
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ストレットン街の事件の概要
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- 1922by ウィリアム・ル・キュー
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ストレットン街の事件 in short
The Stretton Street Affair follows an honest man who does one dishonest thing and then spends a year undoing it. Hugh Garfield signs a false death certificate for a millionaire, loses a month of his life, and sets out across Europe to learn why. Every clue brings a new puzzle, from a dead girl who seems alive to a banker who does not exist.
What ストレットン街の事件 is about
What would you do if a stranger in a rich man's house offered you five thousand pounds for one signature? Hugh Garfield, a young engineer who has just lost his savings, says yes. He wakes more than a month later in a French hospital, with gaps in his memory and his money held by the police.
The Stretton Street Affair is a mystery adventure by William Le Queux, told by Hugh himself as an open account of what he did. It carries him from a Westminster office to Florence, Madrid and Nîmes, with a poison that leaves no trace and a millionaire who seems to own every door. You get the plot step by step, with the clues that matter, and you stop before the end.
対象読者. You will enjoy this if you love puzzle plots, railway journeys, hunted heroes and villains hiding behind good manners. It suits readers of early detective fiction who like a secret that unfolds clue by clue.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A helpful stranger opens the door to trouble
Hugh Garfield is twenty-nine, an electrical engineer in Westminster and a former pilot with a Military Cross. One winter evening he rides home from York in a first-class compartment. A polite Frenchman joins him and says he works for the Crédit Lyonnais in Paris. Over dinner Hugh tells him where he lives and what he does.
At home a letter from his solicitors is waiting. His investments have failed, and his aunt's legacy is gone. The next evening he takes a shortcut through Stretton Street, a quiet row of grand houses off Park Lane. A footman runs after him and begs him to see a master in trouble.
In a library with a log fire, Hugh meets Oswald De Gex, one of the richest men alive. De Gex is warm and frank, and Hugh feels flattered to be trusted. Then a sweet scent fills the room, Hugh's body turns stiff, and a scream comes from the next room. A favour asked by a polite stranger deserves a second thought.
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A forged certificate buys five thousand pounds
De Gex asks Hugh to sign a death certificate for his niece, Gabrielle Engledue, who lies dead in the next room.
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Hugh wakes in France with a month gone
Hugh comes to himself on a sunny terrace in St. Malo, with a beard and unfamiliar clothes.
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A millionaire calmly denies they ever met
Hugh travels to Florence and goes up to Fiesole, to a vast white villa among olive groves.
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Florence shows a living double of the dead girl
One morning in the cathedral Hugh sees a slim young woman in black kneeling beside a dark Italian.
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Red, green and gold haunts a girl in London
In London Hugh finds Gabrielle Tennison at Earl's Court, living with her mother and an old servant.
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The chase leads to Madrid, Montauban and Nîmes
Suzor leaves Paris for Madrid, and Hugh sends Hambledon after him while he follows.
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Money buys respect and shields the crime
The book keeps returning to one idea.
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Memory, identity and a poison without a trace
Orosin is the book's chief invention, and it works on the mind as well as the body.
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A confession told like a case file
Hugh tells the story himself, from a quiet Surrey farmhouse, and he promises a plain account of facts.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Hugh Garfield An electrical engineer and war pilot who signs a false certificate for money, then searches Europe to learn the truth and clear his conscience.
- Oswald De Gex A dark, charming financier of vast wealth who hides his deeds behind kindness, charity and a spotless public name.
- Gabrielle Tennison A young singer who loses her memory on a single night and wants to know who she is and what she saw.
- Henry Hambledon Hugh's flatmate, a young solicitor, who shares watches, travels and plans, and keeps his friend steady.
- Doctor Moroni A smooth Florentine physician with a gloomy face who serves De Gex and pretends to care for his patients.
- Gaston Suzor A courteous Frenchman who poses as a banker, befriends Hugh on a train and works in secret for De Gex.
- Señor Rivero A shrewd Spanish detective who hunts a famous bandit across France and comes to believe Hugh's story.
- Dorothy Cullerton A young stockbroker's wife who trusts De Gex with her husband's debts and holds a secret she fears to share.
How it ends (spoiler)
Hugh, Rivero and Scotland Yard arrest the bandit Sanz, who confesses that De Gex paid him. At Stretton Street the police charge De Gex with murder, and an hour later he is found dead in his cell from the poison he used on others. Sanz is executed in Spain, Moroni gets fifteen years, and Suzor is still sought. Gabrielle, cured by the Lyons professor, marries Hugh, and they live in Surrey.
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『ストレットン街の事件』についての質問
What is The Stretton Street Affair about?
It follows engineer Hugh Garfield, who signs a false death certificate for a millionaire and loses a month of memory. He then chases the truth through London, Florence, Madrid and southern France, with a poison and a hidden identity at the centre.
Who is Oswald De Gex?
De Gex is a wealthy international financier who lives in Stretton Street, London, and at a villa near Florence. He seems generous and respected, yet Hugh comes to see him as the mind behind a carefully planned conspiracy.
What is orosin in the book?
Orosin is a fictional new poison in the story. Small doses wipe the memory, larger doses imitate death, and the largest kill quickly while leaving no sign a post-mortem could separate from natural heart failure.
What do the words red, green and gold mean?
They are the words a young woman, Gabrielle Tennison, repeats with horror after losing her memory. Hugh and the doctors try to learn what she saw, and the answer is part of the mystery's solution.
Is The Stretton Street Affair easy to follow?
Yes, in its clear, chatty first-person voice. Short chapters end on a question or a surprise, and Hugh explains each clue as he finds it, so the trail from city to city stays easy to follow.
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Le Queux, William. The Stretton Street Affair. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-stretton-street-affair.
Le Queux, W. (2026). The Stretton Street affair. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-stretton-street-affair (Original work published 1922)
Le Queux, William. The Stretton Street Affair. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-stretton-street-affair.
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author = {Le Queux, William},
title = {The Stretton Street Affair},
publisher = {Library of Alexandria},
year = {2026},
url = {https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-stretton-street-affair},
note = {First published 1922}
}
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