Chance in Chains: A Story of Monte Carlo

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Chance in Chains: A Story of Monte Carlo

by Guy Thorne

EN·~3 hours·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total
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E-text prepared by Mark C. Orton, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org)

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CHANCE IN CHAINSA STORY OF MONTE CARLOBY GUY THORNE

0:20
3

CHAPTER I

18:19
4

CHAPTER II

26:40
5

CHAPTER III

22:44
6

CHAPTER IV

9:42
7

CHAPTER V

40:00
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PART II

0:00
9

CHAPTER VI

7:55
10

CHAPTER VII

25:39

Description

In the humming heart of a Paris power station, the night is lit by a steel‑blue glare that turns machinery into stark silhouettes. Within this electric cathedral, a young, sun‑kissed French technician and a steady‑hand English engineer pore over tracing papers, their conversation a rapid blend of French and technical jargon. The scene crackles with the scent of ozone and the low hum of thirty dynamos, while the city beyond shivers in fog, unaware of the quiet drama unfolding inside the tiled control room.

Their exchange turns from routine adjustments to an electrifying revelation—a theory that could reshape wireless communication forever. As they sketch and argue, the possibility of a breakthrough hangs in the air, promising to ripple through society and alter the very flow of information. Listeners are drawn into the tension of discovery, feeling the pulse of ambition against the backdrop of early‑20th‑century industry.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (176K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2011-10-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Guy Thorne

Guy Thorne

1875–1923

A prolific Edwardian journalist and novelist, he is best remembered for When It Was Dark (1903), a sensational bestseller built around a religious conspiracy. Writing under several names, he produced popular fiction, essays, and journalism with a flair for controversy and drama.

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