Project Gutenberg 2008-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 91 Gibbs, George 1870 1942 Gibbs, George Fort The Secret Witness Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Secret Witness" by George Gibbs is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of pre-World War I Europe, the story revolves around Hugh Renwick, an English diplomat, and his passionate relationship with the Countess Marishka. As political tensions rise, the two are drawn into a covert intrigue involving the Archduke of Austria, leading to unexpected dangers and moral dilemmas that test their love and loyalties. At the start of the narrative, we find Renwick pursuing Marishka in a rose garden, where they experience a moment of romantic connection. However, their idyllic encounter is abruptly interrupted by the unexpected arrival of the Archduke and his entourage. As Renwick eavesdrops on a secret meeting discussing the fateful political alliances shaping Europe, he becomes aware of the significance of the information he possesses. This illuminates the precariousness of their situation, propelling Renwick to act swiftly to protect Marishka and the fragile peace between their nations. The tension between personal love and national duty sets the stage for a gripping tale of intrigue and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 656853 656867 2024-10-11T06:36:48.382819 2023-09-11T09:36:26.877456 text/html text/html 669706 2008-06-03T15:41:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 396735 2008-06-03T15:41:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 473472 2024-10-11T06:36:58.885746 application/epub+zip 482173 2024-10-11T06:36:50.893793 application/epub+zip 321175 2024-10-11T06:36:49.399821 application/epub+zip 746894 2024-10-11T06:37:05.071889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714631 2024-10-11T06:36:57.883769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530259 2022-09-12T05:32:54.511504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624891 624685 2024-10-11T06:36:46.256839 2023-09-11T09:36:24.806422 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 624692 2008-06-03T15:41:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 231224 2008-06-03T15:41:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 624753 2008-06-03T15:41:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231145 2008-06-03T15:41:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21472 2024-10-11T06:37:05.212717 application/rdf+xml 13243 2024-10-11T06:36:49.974793 image/jpeg 3440 2024-10-11T06:36:49.688801 image/jpeg 464048 2024-10-11T06:36:48.453815 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