
SAVROLA
CHAPTER I. - AN EVENT OF POLITICAL IMPORTANCE.
CHAPTER II. - THE HEAD OF THE STATE.
CHAPTER III. - THE MAN OF THE MULTITUDE.
CHAPTER IV. - THE DEPUTATION.
CHAPTER V. - A PRIVATE CONVERSATION.
CHAPTER VI. - ON CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS.
CHAPTER VII. - THE STATE BALL.
CHAPTER VIII. - "IN THE STARLIGHT."
CHAPTER IX. - THE ADMIRAL.
The story opens on a rain‑slick Laurania capital, where sunlight darts across wet cobblestones and the great square before Parliament thrums with a restless crowd. Soldiers of the Republican Guard line the steps, but their presence does little to calm the sea of voices, flags, and desperate faces that press against monuments and balcony windows. The atmosphere crackles with a mixture of hope and anger, as citizens seize the moment to be heard amid a city that has just emerged from a long, oppressive winter.
We learn that five years have passed since a bitter civil war ended with President Antonio Molara’s victory, yet the promises of an ancient constitution have been hollowed out. Former rebels, imprisoned and dispossessed, have regrouped into the National Party, swelling into the largest political force in the land. Now, with a charismatic leader emerging from the remnants of the defeated side, the people gather, ready to test whether the tide of dissent can finally overturn the autocratic regime.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (327K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Al Haines
Release date
2016-01-24
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1874–1965
Remembered for leading Britain through its darkest hours in the Second World War, he was also a prolific writer, historian, and speaker whose words helped shape modern history. His career stretched from soldier and war correspondent to two terms as prime minister, and he later won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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