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Burton Egbert Stevenson. The Kingmakers
The Kingmakers
Table of Contents
PART I.—MONDAY
CHAPTER I. THE COUNTESS RÉMOND
CHAPTER II. A TRAGIC MEMORY
CHAPTER III. A DUO AT THE OPERA
CHAPTER IV. ALLIANCE
CHAPTER V. MADAME GHITA
CHAPTER VI. ON THE SHORTCOMINGS OF REPUBLICS
PART II.—TUESDAY
CHAPTER VII. THE ROAD TO EZE
CHAPTER VIII. THE COUNTESS IN ACTION
CHAPTER IX. A KING’S APOLOGIA
CHAPTER X. THE BOMB BURSTS
CHAPTER XI. SELDEN MAKES HIS CHOICE
PART III.—WEDNESDAY
CHAPTER XII. A DAY’S WORK
CHAPTER XIII. CLEARING THE GROUND
CHAPTER XIV. PLACE AUX DAMES
CHAPTER XV. THE LIONS ROAR
CHAPTER XVI. AT CIRO’S
CHAPTER XVII. A PROMISE
CHAPTER XVIII. REVELATIONS
PART IV.—THURSDAY
CHAPTER XIX. SELDEN TAKES AN INVENTORY
CHAPTER XX. A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES
CHAPTER XXI. THE UNLIT LAMP
CHAPTER XXII. A WOMAN’S DECISION
CHAPTER XXIII. THE PRINCE PLAYS
PART V.—FRIDAY
CHAPTER XXIV. AN AFFAIR OF STATE
CHAPTER XXV. THE COURSE OF HISTORY
EPILOGUE
CHAPTER XXVI. A LAST ENCOUNTER
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Burton Egbert Stevenson
Published by Good Press, 2022
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“Was it as bad as that?” she asked.
“The old king meant well enough, and had his good moments, but he was an absolute despot. Nobody could question his will—there was nothing to hope for. Now they are free.”
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