Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 91 Bridges, Victor 1878 1972 A Rogue by Compulsion: An Affair of the Secret Service Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Kevin Handy, Dave Maddock, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Rogue by Compulsion: An Affair of the Secret Service" by Victor Bridges is a novel written during the early 20th century. It follows the thrilling escape of Neil Lyndon, a convict from Dartmoor prison, who seizes a sudden opportunity to flee amidst chaos. This gripping tale delves into themes of freedom, survival, and the darker sides of human nature as Lyndon navigates his plight against a backdrop of dangerous circumstances and suspenseful intrigue. At the start of the story, the reader is introduced to Neil Lyndon, who is in the process of being herded back to prison when a fellow inmate's escape triggers a chaotic distraction. Seizing this fleeting moment of opportunity, Lyndon leaps into the woods and begins a desperate run for freedom, relying on his wits and physical prowess. As he traverses the treacherous terrain, he contemplates his past, grappling with memories of his trial and betrayal by his partner, George Marwood. Following a series of harrowing encounters, he reaches the sanctuary of a remote house, where he is unexpectedly met with both assistance and suspicion from its inhabitants, leading to further intrigue as he considers their intentions and the potential for revenge against those who wronged him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Spy stories Secret service -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 700492 700306 2024-10-05T05:12:27.450867 2023-10-05T05:56:56.466509 text/html text/html 700485 700299 2024-10-05T05:12:27.788835 2023-10-05T05:56:56.707505 text/html text/html 349098 2024-10-05T05:12:39.663764 application/epub+zip 360822 2024-10-05T05:12:31.632811 application/epub+zip 339288 2024-10-05T05:12:30.227817 application/epub+zip 688438 2024-10-05T05:12:45.833737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642794 2024-10-05T05:12:38.683766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538837 2022-09-05T08:19:39.650128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631892 631781 2024-10-05T05:12:26.782829 2023-10-05T05:56:55.953504 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 632963 2022-06-05T09:05:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 632976 2020-12-19T23:41:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 633007 2020-12-19T23:41:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22620 2024-10-05T05:12:45.965729 application/rdf+xml 19775 2024-10-05T05:12:30.771836 image/jpeg 4298 2024-10-05T05:12:30.499815 image/jpeg 237548 2022-06-05T09:05:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 237596 2020-12-19T23:41:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 237571 2020-12-19T23:41:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 344709 2024-10-05T05:12:27.845840 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia