Project Gutenberg 2014-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 94 Brady, Cyrus Townsend 1861 1920 Gillette, William 1853 1937 Gillette, William H. (William Hooker) Gillette, William Hooker Gillette, Will Secret Service Being the Happenings of a Night in Richmond in the Spring of 1865 E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Secret Service" by Cyrus Townsend Brady and William Gillette is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set in the tumultuous spring of 1865 during the American Civil War, the narrative revolves around themes of loyalty, bravery, and treachery amidst the chaos of battle. The story primarily follows young Wilfred Varney, who is eager to enlist and fight for the Confederacy, dealing with the emotional turmoil of his family as they face significant challenges related to the war. At the start of the narrative, the scene is vividly set in a house in Richmond, where the sounds of distant cannon fire echo, creating a backdrop of tension and foreboding. Wounded soldiers are being cared for amidst the mourning of families who have lost loved ones in battle. Young Wilfred, frustrated by the war's impact on his family, resolves to join the army regardless of the risks involved. Confrontations between him and his mother reveal the emotional weight of their decisions, while the introduction of several key characters, such as the ailing Howard and Captain Thorne, establish a complex network of relationships that will evolve as the storyline unfolds. As the opening progresses, there are hints of espionage and betrayal, suggesting an intricate plot that intertwines personal and larger military conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44659/44659-h/images/cover.jpg en War stories Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction Richmond (Va.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 408212 408089 2024-09-18T17:24:02.511700 2023-09-19T12:48:17.157374 text/html text/html 408887 2014-01-13T22:02:00 text/html 521016 2014-01-13T22:04:20 text/html application/zip 508560 2024-09-18T17:24:09.508659 application/epub+zip 513389 2024-09-18T17:24:03.527715 application/epub+zip 176568 2024-09-18T17:24:02.959690 application/epub+zip 707438 2024-09-18T17:24:14.046135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 674223 2024-09-18T17:24:08.650703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285053 2022-09-20T11:35:45.514998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369104 2024-09-18T17:24:01.202728 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 381519 2020-06-15T18:03:15 text/plain; charset=utf-8 134825 2020-06-15T18:03:15 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 368896 2014-01-13T21:55:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 133311 2014-01-13T21:55:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 368903 2014-01-13T21:55:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133273 2014-01-13T21:55:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22696 2024-09-18T17:24:14.198125 application/rdf+xml 17216 2024-09-18T17:24:03.072684 image/jpeg 2562 2024-09-18T17:24:03.014693 image/jpeg 544306 2024-09-18T17:24:02.567704 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