Project Gutenberg 2009-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 72 Prichard, K. (Kate) Hesketh Prichard, K. (Kate) Prichard, Kate Prichard, Kate O'Brien Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard, H. (Hesketh) 1876 1922 Prichard, H. Hesketh (Hesketh Vernon Hesketh) Pritchard, Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard, Hesketh Vernon Prichard, Hesketh Vernon Hesketh A Modern Mercenary Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Graeme Mackreth, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Modern Mercenary" by K. Prichard and H. Hesketh-Prichard is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around John Rallywood, a lieutenant in the Frontier Cavalry of the small and politically volatile Duchy of Maäsau. As the narrative unfolds, it explores the themes of honor, duty, and the intricate dynamics of a society on the brink of conflict, potentially embroiling Rallywood in military and political intrigue. The opening portion introduces the reader to the capital city of Révonde and establishes the atmosphere of tension that characterizes Maäsau. Rallywood has spent years on the frontier and is contemplating resigning, feeling unfulfilled and eager for adventure. Through a conversation with Major Counsellor, Rallywood learns about the brewing troubles in Maäsau and the consequences of his potential departure. He soon receives a summons from the Chancellor, Selpdorf, hinting at opportunities that await him—an invitation that leads to his reappointment as a captain in the Guard. As tensions mount and the backdrop of political machinations takes shape, Rallywood's journey into a world filled with danger, social complexities, and potential romance begins. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories British -- Europe -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 437933 437786 2024-10-12T07:52:58.032595 2023-09-12T10:50:16.999205 text/html text/html 443655 2009-02-23T21:33:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 228058 2021-01-04T18:48:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 309634 2024-10-12T07:53:07.313526 application/epub+zip 316070 2024-10-12T07:53:01.260551 application/epub+zip 228784 2024-10-12T07:52:59.954573 application/epub+zip 528617 2024-10-12T07:53:11.921500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500028 2024-10-12T07:53:06.478567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403956 2022-09-13T07:23:07.362766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417250 417154 2024-10-12T07:52:56.735567 2023-09-12T10:50:15.970242 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 416787 2021-01-04T18:48:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 160578 2021-01-04T18:48:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 416795 2021-01-04T18:48:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160532 2021-01-04T18:48:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22349 2024-10-12T07:53:12.258501 application/rdf+xml 14359 2024-10-12T07:53:00.513561 image/jpeg 3447 2024-10-12T07:53:00.233550 image/jpeg 300922 2024-10-12T07:52:58.077576 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