Project Gutenberg
2004-12-07
Public domain in the USA.
87
McCutcheon, George Barr
1866
1928
Fisher, Harrison
1875
1934
Truxton King: A Story of Graustark
Produced by Rick Niles, Charlie Kirschner and the PG Online
Distributed Proofreading Team
"Truxton King: A Story of Graustark" by George Barr McCutcheon is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work is set in a fictional European principality and follows the adventures of Truxton King, a young American who is in search of romance and excitement, having recently returned from extensive travels abroad. The narrative quickly establishes a whimsical yet earnest exploration of idealism, romance, and royal intrigues. The beginning of "Truxton King" introduces Truxton, an adventurous spirit yearning for love and grandeur, who arrives in the quaint city of Edelweiss, part of the mythical Graustark. Expecting to find romance, he is initially disappointed by the mundane realities of life in the principality. As he navigates through his exploration of the city, he encounters a beautiful young woman related to the local armorer and engages in humorous and flirtatious banter, revealing his budding interest. Meanwhile, the political backdrop unfolds with Prince Robin's charming yet youthful demeanor, thrumming with the tension of courtly affairs and the looming presence of historical family ties that encapsulate Truxton’s quest for meaning amid the interlaced lives of nobility and adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
en
Adventure stories
Americans -- Europe -- Fiction
Courts and courtiers -- Fiction
Graustark (Imaginary place) -- Fiction
Imaginary places -- Europe, Eastern -- Fiction
PS
Text
Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923
Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society
Browsing: Literature
Browsing: Fiction
660143
660150
2024-09-06T11:02:36.109081
2023-10-06T12:24:36.157677
text/html
text/html
682653
2020-12-18T20:48:37
text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
903701
2020-12-18T20:48:37
text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
application/zip
928776
2024-09-06T11:02:44.586041
application/epub+zip
936328
2024-09-06T11:02:37.616035
application/epub+zip
330392
2024-09-06T11:02:36.627123
application/epub+zip
1168430
2024-09-06T11:02:50.364972
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
1133027
2024-09-06T11:02:43.975040
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
487875
2022-09-07T15:29:28.096714
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
628341
628260
2024-09-06T11:02:34.650089
2023-10-06T12:24:34.825190
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
text/plain
628119
2020-12-18T20:48:37
text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
244746
2020-12-18T20:48:37
text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
application/zip
628115
2020-12-18T20:48:37
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
244695
2020-12-18T20:48:37
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
application/zip
22190
2024-09-06T11:02:50.519981
application/rdf+xml
21225
2024-09-06T11:02:37.210083
image/jpeg
3538
2024-09-06T11:02:37.146133
image/jpeg
905255
2024-09-06T11:02:36.192082
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
en.wikipedia