
TRUSIA - A PRINCESS OF KROVITCH - By - DAVIS BRINTON - With Illustrations by WALTER H. EVERETT
ILLUSTRATIONS
TRUSIA
I. A WAGER IS MADE
II. "STRANGE COUNTREES FOR TO SEE"
III. A DUEL—OF WITS
IV. THE GRAY MAN
V. I AM THE LADY TRUSIA
VI. THE GRAY MAN AGAIN
VII. A COOL RECEPTION
A seasoned veteran, fresh from a bruising campaign in Cuba, finds himself back in the quiet of a gentlemen’s club, nursing the bitter aftertaste of a financial battle. When his loyal valet, Carrick, shares the story of a faded noble medal hidden beneath his uniform, the conversation drifts into a tale of humble origins, lost love, and a secret that even the war‑hardened men struggle to ignore.
The whispered legend becomes the spark of a daring wager—a promise that pulls both men into the glittering yet treacherous courts of Krovitch. There, Princess Trusia, heir to a kingdom on the brink of change, must navigate cunning rivals, duels of wit, and the ever‑present shadow of the “Gray Man.” As alliances shift and a new major of hussars arrives, the first act sets the stage for a story where honor, love, and intrigue clash in equal measure.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (333K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2010-03-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Known today for the novel Trusia: A Princess of Krovitch, this writer is associated with an early-20th-century adventure romance filled with court intrigue, loyalty, and danger.
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