
Transcriber's Note:
A Cabinet SecretBy Guy Boothby
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
The story opens under a blazing Naples sunset, where the calm waters of the harbor reflect a sky of gold and crimson. Amid the beauty, two shadowy figures keep a vigilant watch on every ship that slips past the Mole, their focus fixed on a single, mysterious vessel. Their whispered conversation reveals a desperate gamble: if the private yacht Princess Badroulbadour does not arrive in time, a secret plan to cripple the British Empire could collapse before it even begins.
One man is a polished, soldier‑like gentleman, confident yet restless; his companion is shorter, stout, with sharp eyes that miss nothing. They argue over the yacht’s delay, fearing that the English passenger might hand over his guests to the police, ruining months of covert preparation. Their tension hints at a larger conspiracy poised to strike at the heart of the empire, setting the stage for intrigue, danger, and a race against a ticking clock.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (342K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Suzanne Shell, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Release date
2011-07-29
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1867–1905
A fast-moving storyteller from Australia, he became famous for sensational adventure tales packed with mystery, danger, and one of Victorian fiction’s memorable villains, Dr. Nikola.
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