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The Masquerader

The Masquerader

Thurston, Katherine Cecil

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Mystery & ThrillerHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1417922567
ISBN13: 9781417922567
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jul 2 2004
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.14
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Masquerader is a novel written by Katherine Cecil Thurston. The story follows the life of a young man named Barry O'Neil who is forced to flee from Ireland after being accused of a crime he did not commit. He travels to London and assumes the identity of his doppelganger, a wealthy Englishman named Roger Montrose. Barry's plan is to use Montrose's identity to clear his name and return to Ireland. However, he soon finds himself caught up in a web of lies and deceit as he tries to maintain his masquerade. Along the way, he falls in love with Montrose's fianc�����e, Lady Diana. The novel explores themes of identity, love, and the consequences of one's actions. It is a gripping tale of suspense and intrigue that keeps readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.1904. Illustrated. Excerpt from the bestseller, The Masquerader: Two incidents, widely different in character yet bound together by results, marked the night of January the twenty-third. On that night the blackest fog within a four years' memory fell upon certain portions of London, and also on that night came the first announcement of the border risings against the Persian government in the province of Khorasan the announcement that, speculated upon, even smiled at, at the time, assumed such significance in the light of after events...and now in London a familiar man takes the part he took on years ago, and has kept in secret all these years: he is a masquerader. He has played his part, lived for his hour, and proved himself long since. Now he takes steps back into the dim world of unrealized hopes and unachieved ambitions. The Great Game is in motion, and at stake is the fate of nations-and of the Masquerader, tooThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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