Project Gutenberg 2012-10-09 Public domain in the USA. 83 Le Queux, William 1864 1927 Queux, William Le Queux, William Tufnell Le Queux, William le Tennant, C. Dudley (Charles Dudley) 1866 1952 Tennant, Charles Dudley Tennant, Dudley Dudley Tennant, Charles The Great Court Scandal Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Great Court Scandal" by William Le Queux is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around themes of intrigue, personal honor, and the complexities of court life. The novel introduces us to Princess Claire, whose position as Crown Princess brings with it both public adoration and private turmoil as she navigates her relationships amidst threats from her enemies within the royal court. The opening portion of the narrative sets the stage by introducing a group of thieves, Harry Kinder and Guy Bourne, stranded in Paris due to a mounting hotel bill and dubious connections. The dialogue hints at their plans to involve a woman known as "the Ladybird" for assistance in a heist, indicating that her romantic involvement becomes a point of complication. Meanwhile, the story transitions to the Crown Princess Claire, attending a court ball in Vienna, filled with admiration yet trapped by strict etiquette and her unsatisfactory marriage. The scene foreshadows intrigue as she grapples with personal desires and an ominous conspiracy against her from jealous rivals, making it clear that her struggle for agency and dignity will be central to the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Married women -- Fiction Conspiracies -- Fiction Europe -- Fiction Princesses -- Fiction Jewel thieves -- Fiction Courts and courtiers -- Fiction Scandals -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 491156 491164 2024-09-17T09:15:13.049728 2023-09-18T04:28:11.804086 text/html text/html 500940 2012-10-09T07:31:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 280962 2012-10-09T07:31:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 340419 2024-09-17T09:15:20.510704 application/epub+zip 349562 2024-09-17T09:15:14.807750 application/epub+zip 231704 2024-09-17T09:15:13.780737 application/epub+zip 538761 2024-09-17T09:15:25.005704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512271 2024-09-17T09:15:19.774704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394830 2022-09-18T17:58:56.136535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439295 439270 2024-09-17T09:15:12.229766 2023-09-18T04:28:11.057044 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 439054 2012-10-09T07:31:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165596 2012-10-09T07:31:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20833 2024-09-17T09:15:25.144687 application/rdf+xml 13207 2024-09-17T09:15:14.141754 image/jpeg 3713 2024-09-17T09:15:13.963723 image/jpeg 332181 2024-09-17T09:15:13.093762 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