
Copyright, 1907, by Anthony Hope Hawkins
HELENA'S PATH
Chapter One - AMBROSE, LORD LYNBOROUGH
Chapter Two - LARGELY TOPOGRAPHICAL
Chapter Three - OF LAW AND NATURAL RIGHTS
Chapter Four - THE MESSAGE OF A PADLOCK
Chapter Five - THE BEGINNING OF WAR
Chapter Six - EXERCISE BEFORE BREAKFAST
Chapter Seven - ANOTHER WEDGE!
Chapter Eight - THE MARCHESA MOVES
Lord Lynborough is a paradox of immaculate breeding and reckless impulse. Raised in the hallowed halls of Eton, Christ Church and the Grenadier Guards, he bursts from each institution with a flamboyant energy that defies expectation. His early life is a cascade of odd ventures—a soup‑kitchen, a sunken yacht, a tavern scandal—each episode revealing a restless mind bent on testing society’s limits.
A chance partnership with the scholarly Leonard Stabb, known affectionately as “Cromlech,” anchors Ambrose’s wanderings. Their friendship blends razor‑sharp intellect with unbridled adventure, setting the stage for a journey that will cross continents and ideologies. As rumors swirl—from Morocco to the Balkans—a mysterious disappearance hints at deeper entanglements, promising listeners a tale where aristocratic privilege meets daring curiosity, all narrated with a wry, early‑20th‑century charm.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (174K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Cathy Maxam, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2011-07-27
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1863–1933
Best known for the swashbuckling classic The Prisoner of Zenda, this English novelist helped define the modern adventure romance. His stories mix wit, danger, mistaken identity, and the charm of imaginary kingdoms.
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