The Lady Evelyn: A Story of To-day
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Sir Max Pemberton was a popular British novelist, working mainly in the adventure and mystery genres. He was educated at St Albans School, Merchant Taylors' School, and Caius College, Cambridge. A clubman, journalist and dandy (Lord Northcliffe admired his 'fancy vests'), he frequented both Fleet Street and The Savage Club. Pemberton was the editor of boys' magazine Chums during its heyday. Between 1896 and 1906 he also edited Cassell's Magazine, in which capacity he published the early works of R. Austin Freeman and William Le Queux. His most famous work The Iron Pirate was a bestseller dur...
Chapters (83)
- "She was aware instantly that the strangers were speaking of her"
- "She was aware instantly that the strangers were speaking of her" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Frontispiece "Oh, please let me go; your hands hurt me" "As you came in folly, so shall you go——" "Evelyn, beloved, I am here as you wish"
- (Facsimile Page of Manuscript from THE LADY EVELYN)
- THE LADY EVELYN
- PROLOGUE
- THE FACE IN THE RIVER
- BOOK I THE ESCAPADE
- CHAPTER I
- A TELEGRAM TO BUKHAREST
- CHAPTER II
- ETTA ROMNEY IS PRESENTED
- CHAPTER III
- SUCCESS AND AFTERWARDS
- CHAPTER IV
- TWO PERSONALITIES
- CHAPTER V
- THE LETTER
- CHAPTER VI
- STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE
- CHAPTER VII
- THE NONAGENARIAN
- CHAPTER VIII
- LADY EVELYN RETURNS
- CHAPTER IX
- THE THIRD EARL OF MELBOURNE
- CHAPTER X
- THE ACCIDENT UPON THE ROAD
- CHAPTER XI
- A RACE FOR LIFE
- CHAPTER XII
- THE UNSPOKEN ACCUSATION
- CHAPTER XIII
- THE INTERVIEW
- CHAPTER XIV
- INHERITANCE
- CHAPTER XV
- THE PRICE OF SALVATION
- "Oh please let me go; your hands hurt me. I can never be your wife, never, never!"
- CHAPTER XVI
- A GAME OF GOLF
- BOOK II THE ENGLISHMAN
- CHAPTER XVII
- GAVIN ORD BEGINS HIS WORK
- CHAPTER XVIII
- A DUEL OVER THE TEA-CUPS
- CHAPTER XIX
- FROM THE BELFRY TOWER
- CHAPTER XX
- LOVERS
- CHAPTER XXI
- ZALLONY'S SON
- CHAPTER XXII
- A SPY FROM BUKHAREST
- BOOK III THE LIGHT
- CHAPTER XXIII
- BUKHAREST
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- THE PRICE OF WISDOM
- CHAPTER XXV
- THE HOUSE ABOVE THE TORRENT
- CHAPTER XXVI
- THROUGH A WOMAN'S HEART
- "As you came in folly, so shall you go——"
- CHAPTER XXVII
- ETTA ROMNEY'S RETURN
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- THE IMPRESARIO'S PRAYER
- CHAPTER XXIX
- THE PRISONERS AT SETCHEVO
- CHAPTER XXX
- THERE IS NO NEWS OF GAVIN ORD
- CHAPTER XXXI
- THE HOUSE AT HAMPSTEAD
- CHAPTER XXXII
- A SHOT IN THE HILLS
- CHAPTER XXXIII
- DJALA
- CHAPTER XXXIV
- THE SHADOW OF THE RIVER
- "Evelyn, beloved, I am here as you wish."
- EPILOGUE
- THE DOCTOR DRINKS A TOAST
- Other Works by Max Pemberton
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