The Yellow Typhoon

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The Yellow Typhoon

by Harold MacGrath

EN·~5 hours

Chapters

Description

A naval officer strides the bustling streets of Manila, his uniform crisp and his mind a storm of cold, calculated fury. Six years of bitterness have hardened him like glacial ice, and the memory of a night in Yokohama still haunts his thoughts. He knows that destiny will bring her back to the Far East, and he is determined to confront the ghost of his past once and for all.

When he finally finds her in a modest hotel, the encounter crackles with tension. She is striking—molasses‑colored hair, violet eyes, an effortless beauty that seems painted from a masterpiece—yet something in her bearing unsettles him. Their brief, charged exchange hints at a tangled history of love, betrayal, and a scandal that could ruin careers.

The officer’s resolve sets the stage for a dangerous game of power and revenge, set against the exotic backdrop of post‑war Manila. Listeners will be drawn into a world where honor, desire, and the weight of past sins collide, promising a tense and atmospheric first act.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (297K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2018-04-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Harold MacGrath

Harold MacGrath

1871–1932

A hugely popular American storyteller in the early 20th century, he wrote fast-moving adventure, romance, and mystery tales that also helped shape the silent film era. His books reached a wide audience, and several were adapted for the screen.

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