Project Gutenberg 2009-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 65 Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir) 1829 1914 Mitchell, Weir Mitchell, Silas Weir 06010020 A Diplomatic Adventure Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Diplomatic Adventure" by S. Weir Mitchell is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set during the American Civil War, it revolves around the intriguing diplomatic tensions between the United States and European powers. The main character, a secretary at the American legation in France, finds himself embroiled in a web of espionage when he unwittingly gives his friend’s card to a foreign diplomat while trying to assist a mysterious and beautiful woman who has sought refuge in his carriage. The opening of the narrative introduces us to the unnamed secretary during his hectic time at the U.S. legation in Paris, underscoring the atmosphere of suspicion and covert observation that permeates his daily life. As he navigates the complexities of his responsibilities and the political climate of the time, he hires a new valet, Alphonse, who has his own ties to the police force. Subsequently, the protagonist encounters a distressed American woman in a rainstorm, leading to a fast-paced adventure that spirals into a potential diplomatic crisis. The tension escalates as the woman's identity and the implications of her actions come into play, all while the main character grapples with the consequences of their chance meeting amidst the backdrop of war and international intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30585/30585-h/images/icover.jpg en Historical fiction United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction France -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 184949 184930 2024-09-13T06:02:49.858401 2023-09-13T10:53:16.177459 text/html text/html 191827 2009-12-02T14:25:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 341866 2009-12-02T14:25:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 408924 2024-09-13T06:02:53.465403 application/epub+zip 408634 2024-09-13T06:02:50.461453 application/epub+zip 135234 2024-09-13T06:02:50.134377 application/epub+zip 486726 2024-09-13T06:02:56.024352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460432 2024-09-13T06:02:53.141381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187607 2022-09-14T07:07:17.026943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156677 156489 2024-09-13T06:02:49.362429 2023-09-13T10:53:15.795444 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 156489 2009-12-02T14:25:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59423 2009-12-02T14:25:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 156480 2009-12-02T14:25:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59384 2009-12-02T14:25:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21283 2024-09-13T06:02:56.165358 application/rdf+xml 24482 2024-09-13T06:02:50.224448 image/jpeg 3210 2024-09-13T06:02:50.179410 image/jpeg 341974 2024-09-13T06:02:49.882377 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