This well-written novel is a fictional account of a true historical rescue mission. In 1719, at the age of 17, when she was on her way across Europe to marry James Stuart, the Catholic pretender to the British throne, Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska was kidnapped and held prisoner by Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, with the approval of his ally, the Protestant king of England. The king feared that the marriage would produce heirs who might raise a rebellion against the Crown, though Stuart’s own rebellion had failed four years earlier. But Irish soldier of fortune and Stuart's ablest spy, hatches a daring plot to rescue the princess. Filled with spies, romance, palace intrigue and uncertain loyalties, this is the story of how Charles Wogan, once indicted for High Treason in Protestant England, set out to play his part on the international stage. Failure would mean certain death at the hands of Wogan's powerful enemies. But would success bring the result he expects?
By : A. E. W. Mason (1865 - 1948)
01 - Chapter I, A Chance Meeting, Chapter II, Bad News
02 - Chapter III, Wogan Makes a Proposal
03 - Chapter IV, Shows That There Are Better Hiding-Places Than a Window-Curtain
04 - Chapter V, Shows That A Dishonest Landlord Should Avoid White Paint
05 - Chapter VI, Wogan Continues His Journey
06 - Chapter VII, Wogan Is Mistaken For A More Notable Man
07 - Chapter VIII, At Schlestadt
08 - Chapter IX, Gaydon Minds His Own Business
09 - Chapter X, A Month Of Waiting, Chapter XI, The Prince Of Baden Visits Clementina
10 - Chapter XII, The Night Of The 27th. In The Streets Of Innspruck
11 - Chapter XIII, The Night Of The 27th. In Clementina's Apartments
12 - Chapter XIV, The Escape
13 - Chapter XV, The Flight To Italy: Wogan's City Of Dreams
14 - Chapter XVI, The Flight To Italy: The Potent Effects Of A Water-Jug
15 - Chapter XVII, The Flight To Italy: A Growing Cloud
16 - Chapter XVIII, Wogan and Clementina Continue Their Journey Alone
17 - Chapter XIX, The Attack At Peri
18 - Chapter XX, The God Of The Machine Does Not Appear
19 - Chapter XXI, Complications At Bologna
20 - Chapter XXII, Clementina Takes Mr. Wogan to Visit the Caprara Palace
21 - Chapter XXIII, Wogan Learns That He Has Meddled
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