Chapter 11 – Chambermaid as an Eyewitness

Archduchess Marianne has noticed a gap in the document and begins to consider how she might plausibly explain it. More generally, this reflects the twofold methodological problem that runs throughout the plot: first, how she becomes aware of a source or witness; and second, how she gains access to that source or witness. The variety […]

Chapter 11 – The Excerpt from Liber sepulchrum

Archduchess Marianne’s thrilling adventure in the underground burial crypt of the Schwarzenbergs is over, and she is back at her desk reading the first written document related to the case — the excerpt from the funeral register obtained from Brother Aloïs. Keeping accounts of baptisms, weddings, and funerals was one of the principal duties of […]

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