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