
CHAPTER I. - A FIRST INTERVIEW.
CHAPTER II. - PLEADINGS.
CHAPTER III. - IN A HOUSE IN CURZON STREET.
CHAPTER IV. - A STRANGER.
CHAPTER V. - PIONEERS.
CHAPTER VI. - BON VOYAGE!
CHAPTER VII. - IN SOLITUDE.
CHAPTER VIII. - A DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER IX. - A NIGHT IN VENICE.
CHAPTER X. - VACILLATION.
In the chilly February streets of 1880s London, two unlikely companions—George Brand, a seasoned wanderer with a sun‑tanned face, and Ernest D'Agincourt, a pale, bright‑eyed baron—share a heated conversation about revolutions, injustice, and personal belief. Their dialogue crackles with wit and a hint of cynicism, revealing Brand's seasoned skepticism and Evelyn's idealistic yearning to aid the oppressed. The scene unfolds as they step out of a barouche onto bustling Piccadilly, hinting at a world where politics and personal loyalties intersect.
Their destination is a modest office crowded with maps and foreign plans, its gauntlet‑clad keeper ushering them inside. Here the narrative widens, promising a blend of Victorian travel, secret societies, and the moral dilemmas of those who would change the world. Listeners can expect a richly drawn period piece that balances sharp social observation with the thrill of an emerging conspiratorial adventure.
Language
en
Duration
~16 hours (972K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Michael Punch and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Character set for HTML: ISO-8859-1
Release date
2005-12-14
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1841–1898
Remembered for vivid Scottish settings and a gift for atmosphere, this Glasgow-born novelist was one of the most widely read fiction writers of his day. His stories mixed romance, travel, and strong landscape writing in a way that made him hugely popular with Victorian readers.
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