# Lost Man’s Lane — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Lost Man’s Lane by Anna Katharine Green.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the book to Elizabeth D. Shepard, acknowledging her as both cousin and friend.
- [Lost Man’s Lane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/lost-man-s-lane.md): Amelia Butterworth and Mr. Gryce investigate the mysterious lane where disappearances have occurred, uncovering clues that point to a deeper conspiracy involving the Knollys family and the elusive Mr. Trohm.
- [Book I: The Knollys Family](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/book-i-the-knollys-family.md): Amelia Butterworth, a wealthy and observant spinster, becomes intrigued by the mysterious Knollys family after a chance encounter with their son William. She decides to visit their decaying mansion, where she meets the r
- [A Visit from Mr. Gryce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/i-a-visit-from-mr-gryce.md): Amelia Butterworth reflects on her past involvement in a famous murder case and her ongoing, though informal, connection to detective work through visits from Mr. Gryce. One evening, Mr. Gryce arrives looking aged and we
- [I Am Tempted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/ii-i-am-tempted.md): Mr. Gryce reveals to Miss Butterworth a series of mysterious disappearances in the village of X, located in the Berkshire Hills. He describes four unsolved cases over five years, including a peddler, a young law clerk, a

> 43 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=lost_man_s_lane_se_501kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [III: I Succumb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/iii-i-succumb.md)
- [A Ghostly Interior](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/iv-a-ghostly-interior.md)
- [A Strange Household](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/v-a-strange-household.md)
- [VI: A Sombre Evening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/vi-a-sombre-evening.md)
- [The First Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/vii-the-first-night.md)
- [On the Stairs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/viii-on-the-stairs.md)
- [A New Acquaintance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/ix-a-new-acquaintance.md)
- [Secret Instructions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/x-secret-instructions.md)
- [Men, Women, and Ghosts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xi-men-women-and-ghosts.md)
- [The Phantom Coach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xii-the-phantom-coach.md)
- [XIII: Gossip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xiii-gossip.md)
- [XIV: I Forget My Age, or, Rather, Remember It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xiv-i-forget-my-age-or-rather-remember-it.md)
- [Book II: The Flower Parlor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/book-ii-the-flower-parlor.md)
- [XV: Lucetta Fulfils My Expectation of Her](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xv-lucetta-fulfils-my-expectation-of-her.md)
- [XVI: Loreen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xvi-loreen.md)
- [The Flower Parlor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xvii-the-flower-parlor.md)
- [The Second Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xviii-the-second-night.md)
- [A Knot of Crape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xix-a-knot-of-crape.md)
- [Questions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xx-questions.md)
- [Mother Jane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxi-mother-jane.md)
- [The Third Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxii-the-third-night.md)
- [Book III: Forward and Back](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/book-iii-forward-and-back.md)
- [Room 3, Hotel Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxiii-room-3-hotel-carter.md)
- [The Enigma of Numbers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxiv-the-enigma-of-numbers.md)
- [Trifles, but Not Trifling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxv-trifles-but-not-trifling.md)
- [A Point Gained](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxvi-a-point-gained.md)
- [The Text Witnesseth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxvii-the-text-witnesseth.md)
- [An Intrusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxviii-an-intrusion.md)
- [XXIX: In the Cellar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxix-in-the-cellar.md)
- [Investigation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxx-investigation.md)
- [Strategy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxxi-strategy.md)
- [Relief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxxii-relief.md)
- [Book IV: The Birds of the Air](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/book-iv-the-birds-of-the-air.md)
- [XXXIII: Lucetta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxxiii-lucetta.md)
- [Conditions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxxiv-conditions.md)
- [The Dove](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxxv-the-dove.md)
- [An Hour of Startling Experiences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxxvi-an-hour-of-startling-experiences.md)
- [I Astonish Mr. Gryce and He Astonishes Me](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxxvii-i-astonish-mr-gryce-and-he-astonishes-me.md)
- [A Few Words](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxxviii-a-few-words.md)
- [Under a Crimson Sky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxxix-under-a-crimson-sky.md)
- [Explanations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xl-explanations.md)
- [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/epilogue.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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