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K. (novel)

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K.
Universal Jewel Pictures Photoplay cover art (1924)
AuthorMary Roberts Rinehart
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Publication date
1915
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages410
OCLC39111410

K. is a 1915 crime novel by the American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958) set in post-Victorian era Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which has been a part of the city of Pittsburgh since 1907.

K. is a romance set in the industrial Victorian era. The novel tells the story of Sidney; when Sidney takes in a boarder with the initial "K", her life becomes entwined with the mystery surrounding "K". Lies and intrigue surround Sidney.

A film version of the novel K – The Unknown starring Virginia Valli and Percy Marmont, was released on 17 November 1924 by Universal Pictures as a "Universal Jewel" release. Another film version was released under the title The Doctor and the Woman in 1918.

References

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  • Demarest, David P. (1976). From These Hills, From These Valleys: Selected Fiction about Western Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-1123-X.[page needed]
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