Project Gutenberg 2011-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 92 Marchmont, Arthur W. 1852 1923 Marchmont, Arthur Williams Chase, Powell By Right of Sword Produced by Al Haines "By Right of Sword" by Arthur W. Marchmont is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Hamylton Tregethner, an Englishman who finds himself entangled in a dangerous situation in Russia that involves mistaken identity, dueling, and political intrigue. As he adopts the persona of a cowardly Russian officer named Alexis Petrovitch, he navigates the complexities of his new life and the perils that come with it. At the start of the novel, Tregethner receives a letter from his friend Rupert expressing despair over a romantic relationship, which leads him to reflect on his own troubles. While waiting for a train in Moscow, he unexpectedly encounters a young woman who mistakenly identifies him as her brother, Alexis, who is in danger due to a duel he must face. This chance meeting propels Tregethner into a decision to impersonate Alexis to help protect him, diving into a web of espionage and personal courage forcefully intertwined with love and loyalty. The opening successfully establishes themes of identity, conflict, and ambition, setting the stage for a gripping tale of adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38357/38357-h/images/img-cover.jpg en Impostors and imposture -- Fiction Adventure stories British -- Russia -- Fiction Moscow (Russia) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 611822 603279 2024-09-16T07:57:29.195956 2023-09-16T13:59:41.668752 text/html text/html 597033 2021-01-08T08:43:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 748069 2021-01-08T08:43:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 774162 2024-09-16T07:57:36.879925 application/epub+zip 786605 2024-09-16T07:57:30.139950 application/epub+zip 292534 2024-09-16T07:57:29.647994 application/epub+zip 944493 2024-09-16T07:57:41.898373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 922741 2024-09-16T07:57:36.376931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429790 2022-09-17T13:30:09.885754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554885 554881 2024-09-16T07:57:27.336961 2023-09-16T13:59:40.057745 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 554671 2021-01-08T08:43:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 210008 2021-01-08T08:43:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 554662 2021-01-08T08:43:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209976 2021-01-08T08:43:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20973 2024-09-16T07:57:42.047372 application/rdf+xml 15027 2024-09-16T07:57:29.759949 image/jpeg 2182 2024-09-16T07:57:29.707942 image/jpeg 750693 2024-09-16T07:57:29.272940 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