Project Gutenberg 2008-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 127 Lincoln, Natalie Sumner 1881 1935 The Lost Despatch Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Lost Despatch" by Natalie Sumner Lincoln is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set during the American Civil War, the book likely explores themes of espionage, loyalty, and the complexity of human relationships amid the backdrop of war. The story involves Captain Lloyd and his companion, Symonds, who are engaged in secret service operations that lead them into encounters with spies and deception, ultimately revolving around a central female character, Nancy. The opening of the novel introduces a tense December night in 1864, where Captain Lloyd and Symonds are riding through the Maryland woods as they pursue leads related to a spy. Their mission is complicated when they encounter a Confederate courier revealed to be a woman, provoking a surprise attack that leads to a chaotic scene. Meanwhile, the tension of impending threats looms large as Lloyd contemplates the dangers of espionage and deception in Washington. The narrative sets the stage for a gripping tale of intrigue and personal stakes, promising a mix of action, character development, and the moral dilemmas faced during wartime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction Spy stories PS Text US Civil War Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 385121 383839 2024-09-10T10:30:47.647369 2023-09-11T04:02:42.630821 text/html text/html 396331 2008-01-07T10:03:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 261758 2008-01-07T10:03:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 360826 2024-09-10T10:30:55.665344 application/epub+zip 368853 2024-09-10T10:30:49.431340 application/epub+zip 192121 2024-09-10T10:30:48.422368 application/epub+zip 543932 2024-09-10T10:31:00.240307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528727 2024-09-10T10:30:54.923371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354135 2022-08-11T07:29:24.430370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351805 351716 2024-09-10T10:30:46.117418 2023-09-11T04:02:41.269791 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 351651 2008-01-07T10:03:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132752 2008-01-07T10:03:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 351644 2008-01-07T10:03:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132722 2008-01-07T10:03:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20660 2024-09-10T10:31:02.034307 application/rdf+xml 12442 2024-09-10T10:30:48.805352 image/jpeg 3255 2024-09-10T10:30:48.614371 image/jpeg 309337 2024-09-10T10:30:47.693394 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