Project Gutenberg 2007-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 58 Murray, David Christie 1847 1907 Murray, D. Christie (David Christie) Murray, Christie Christie Murray, David In Direst Peril Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "In Direst Peril" by David Christie Murray is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Captain John Fyffe, a soldier of fortune, who reflects on his past and his unusual romantic relationship with Violet Rossano, a beautiful woman with a mysterious background. The preface hints at Fyffe's extraordinary history of robbing his beloved of her fortune and marrying her, setting the stage for a narrative filled with adventure, intrigue, and the complexities of love. The opening of the novel introduces us to Fyffe’s character, detailing his life as a soldier and his experiences in action, notably in the Argentine Republic. He recounts an important encounter during the London season of 1847, where he meets Violet Rossano for the first time at a social gathering. Captivated by her beauty, Fyffe’s infatuation grows as he learns about her unique heritage and tragic family history, including her father's imprisonment. This initial meeting leads to a burgeoning romance that intertwines with deeper plots of political intrigue and personal struggle, hinting at the dangerous adventures yet to unfold as Fyffe is motivated to protect Violet and uncover the truth about her father. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 573384 573385 2024-10-09T14:25:26.476509 2023-09-10T05:58:19.375189 text/html text/html 590061 2021-02-24T22:11:25 text/html; charset=utf-8 11348117 2021-02-24T22:11:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 269336 2024-10-09T14:25:35.890488 application/epub+zip 279351 2024-10-09T14:25:29.651515 application/epub+zip 279351 2024-10-09T14:25:27.702517 application/epub+zip 488431 2024-10-09T14:25:40.536441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457882 2024-10-09T14:25:34.754507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434641 2022-09-10T11:54:29.675842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495714 2024-10-09T14:25:25.266528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 502043 2018-03-02T13:36:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 186934 2018-03-19T13:55:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 495561 2007-08-01T15:37:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 186129 2007-08-01T15:42:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 495552 2007-08-01T15:37:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186090 2007-08-01T15:42:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22537 2024-10-09T14:25:41.088432 application/rdf+xml 13421 2024-10-09T14:25:28.654506 image/jpeg 3566 2024-10-09T14:25:28.196495 image/jpeg 262246 2024-10-09T14:25:26.523503 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