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Lillian kneels by her murdered father and vows to find his killer in a city of secrets and ghosts.
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Samenvatting: 8 min leestijd
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Lillians gelofte in short
Lillian's Vow follows one young woman across a city of money and secrets. Lillian Leigh loses her father to a stranger's hands and promises that his killer will be found. The search brings her into the Raleigh mansion, where a ghost paints an unfinished panel, a family fears ruin, and a society wife is hunted for a love she was told was lost.
What Lillians gelofte is about
Picture a quiet city street at one in the morning, in winter, with an electric light flickering overhead. An old accountant is gripped by the throat while a stranger in a low felt hat demands a leather memorandum book. When help arrives, the body is carried home, where his daughter kneels beside him and declares that his murderer will be found.
Lillian's Vow is a Victorian mystery by Mrs. E. Burke Collins. It follows Lillian Leigh, a young typist alone in the world, into the mansion of the millionaire Raleigh family. There she meets a ghost that paints an unfinished panel, a senator's wife with a hidden past, and a family that fears ruin.
Voor wie is het?. This is for readers who love a mystery with a ghost in it, a heroine with a promise to keep, a newspaper man in love, and grand Victorian scenes full of secrets.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A stolen book and a dead accountant
The book opens in the dark, with a cry for help on a quiet street. An old white-haired man named Gilbert Leigh struggles in the grip of a powerful attacker in a broad-brimmed felt hat. The attacker demands a leather memorandum book. Then the old man whispers a few words in his ear, and a thief becomes a killer.
A young journalist named Jack Lyndon knocks the attacker down with a single blow. The electric light goes out, and when it flares up again the man has gone and the old man lies still. The book is missing from his overcoat. A policeman says Leigh was an expert accountant who quietly watched the clerks at the firm of Raleigh and Raleigh.
His daughter comes flying down the stairs in a white robe, her golden hair loose, and kneels beside the sofa. Then she sees the purple marks on his throat and understands that he has been murdered.
A stolen book and a dead accountant are the seeds of the whole plot.
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A daughter swears her father's killer will be found
The scene that gives the book its title comes in the very first chapter, and it is short.
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Money buys the Raleighs silence but not peace
The second chapter moves to the Raleigh mansion.
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Lillian becomes a maid in a house of secrets
Lillian cannot bear her old surroundings after her father's murder, so she applies to the Raleighs and is hired as a companion for a very small wage.
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A ghost paints a panel that is never finished
The round room is the haunted heart of the book.
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Jack's proposal is broken by a cruel lie
Jack finds Lillian on a bench in a deserted winter park.
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Lenore hides a past and a husband hunts her
Lenore Van Alstyne is tall, pale and proud.
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Bessie Vernon plots and Van Alstyne takes revenge
Bessie Vernon is a society flirt who hates Lenore for her calm superiority.
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Everyone wants money and nobody can trust it
Money is everywhere in this book.
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Strong feeling and clear symbols drive the telling
Collins tells the story as a storyteller who speaks to you.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Lillian Leigh A young typist who loses her father to a murderer and swears to find him, while working as a maid in the Raleigh house.
- Jack Lyndon A proud, honest journalist at the Daily Thunderer who tries to protect Lillian and loves her, but is led to doubt her.
- Richard Raleigh The millionaire's dark, smooth son, who is desperate to marry Lillian and will use any lie to do it.
- Rosamond Raleigh A vain and cruel heiress who wants Jack for herself, hates her cousin Lenore, and is haunted by a dead girl.
- Lenore Van Alstyne A beautiful, proud senator's wife who hides a secret love and a painful past under a cold manner.
- Cyril Fayne A handsome stranger who returns after seventeen years to reclaim the woman he loves and clear a wrong done to them both.
- Senator Van Alstyne Lenore's red faced, domineering husband, who treats her as property and plans a cruel revenge when she escapes him.
- Bessie Vernon A charming society flirt who spies, gossips and schemes to bring down Lenore, then learns that her own games have risks.
How it ends (spoiler)
Lillian finds her father's memorandum book hidden in Richard Raleigh's closet, along with his own note begging for silence. Richard writes a confession that he killed Gilbert Leigh, then shoots himself. Lillian inherits her uncle's fortune, and Geoffrey Grey's confession shows that Noisette was Lenore's stolen child. Rosamond recovers and marries the rich old Arbuthnot. Cyril and Lenore live happily, and Lillian and Jack are reunited.
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What is Lillian's Vow about?
It follows Lillian Leigh, whose father is murdered for his memorandum book. She vows to find the killer and takes a job in the Raleigh mansion, where she meets a ghost, a hidden love, a family fearing ruin, and a scheming society.
Who is Noisette in Lillian's Vow?
Noisette is a young orphan who paints fans and dress panels for Rosamond Raleigh and dies of heart disease at her work. Her ghost then appears in the round room, painting an amber satin panel that is never finished.
Who is Lenore Van Alstyne?
Lenore is Rosamond's cousin and the wife of Senator Van Alstyne. She is proud and beautiful, and she hides a secret love for a man she believed lost, which draws her into one of the book's main plots.
When was Lillian's Vow written and is it a true story?
It is a work of fiction by Mrs. E. Burke Collins, who died in 1926, set in an American city of the late Victorian period. Its characters and crimes are invented, though its social world feels real.
Is Lillian's Vow easy to follow?
Yes, in the sense that it is built from short chapters, each with a clear scene and a strong ending. Heroes and villains are easy to tell apart, and the narrator guides you through every turn.
Verwijs naar deze uitgave
Collins, E. Burke. Lillian's Vow. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/lillians-vow.
Collins, E. B. (2026). Lillian's vow. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/lillians-vow
Collins, E. Burke. Lillian's Vow. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/lillians-vow.
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