Project Gutenberg 1998-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 195 Sabatini, Rafael 1875 1950 Sabatini, R. Mistress Wilding Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger "Mistress Wilding" by Rafael Sabatini is a historical novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Anthony Wilding, a sophisticated gentleman caught in a tense social situation involving a duel with Richard Westmacott, whose brash actions have led to a dramatic confrontation. The novel explores themes of honor, love, and the complexities of interpersonal relationships within a richly detailed historical setting. The opening of "Mistress Wilding" presents a lavish dinner party at Lord Gervase's home, where tensions rise after a drunken Richard Westmacott assaults Mr. Wilding by throwing wine in his face during a toast. The ensuing dialogue reveals the characters’ dynamics, particularly Wilding's complex feelings towards Richard's sister, Ruth, whom he is courting. As Richard's bravado increases, he unwittingly sets the stage for a duel that could have serious consequences for all involved. The narrative captures both the social mores of the period and the rising stakes as relationships threaten to spiral into violence, foreshadowing deeper conflicts that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction War stories Love stories Adventure stories PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 629639 629648 2024-09-01T09:48:40.234233 2023-10-01T08:58:10.561620 text/html text/html 658683 2021-01-27T19:40:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 214282 2021-01-27T19:40:03 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 268852 2024-09-01T09:48:48.333219 application/epub+zip 280063 2024-09-01T09:48:41.875201 application/epub+zip 280063 2024-09-01T09:48:40.918238 application/epub+zip 530276 2024-09-01T09:48:53.272196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496488 2024-09-01T09:48:47.643212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496671 2022-09-01T11:04:06.280598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532490 532456 2024-09-01T09:48:39.057268 2023-10-01T08:58:09.443607 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 542317 2018-03-10T11:55:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 203315 2018-03-18T07:58:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 532167 2017-01-10T10:50:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202165 2017-01-10T10:50:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20780 2024-09-01T09:48:53.574142 application/rdf+xml 15697 2024-09-01T09:48:41.273223 image/jpeg 3815 2024-09-01T09:48:41.095217 image/jpeg 265715 2024-09-01T09:48:40.285249 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