Dross
- Downloads
- Under 100
- Pages
- 141
About this book
Paris celebrates Napoleon's centenary in 1869 while an English narrator watches the ceremony beside John Turner, a banker with a dry sense of humour. The narrator has reached France after escaping his creditors in a piano case, a story that keeps Turner amused even in church. Henry Seton Merriman sets this historical novel amid the display and ambition of the Second Empire, where public emotion can also be a bid for favour.
That festive atmosphere changes as news of military defeat reaches Paris. At the Bourse, a crowd welcomes a reported French victory before learning that the report is false. Turner's composure contrasts with the surrounding panic, while Alphonse Giraud announces that he has volunteered as a soldier. The book offers readers a view of political upheaval through private conversations, financial anxiety and an observant narrator whose comic memories sit beside the pressures of approaching danger.
Contents
About the author
More from this genre
See all- T That Mother-in-Law of MineThat Mother-in-Law of Mine
- C Count BrühlCount Brühl
- H History of the Jews, Vol. 6History of the Jews, Vol. 6
- The Stone Axe of Burkamukk
- The Sunken Garden, and Other Poems
- A At a Winter's FireAt a Winter's Fire
Books like this one
Reviews and discussion
No ratings yet. Be the first reader to rate this book.
Rate this book
Pick a star, then sign in. Only readers who confirmed their email can rate.
No comments yet. Share a thought, a question or a favourite passage.
Copyright concern? Read our DMCA policy
Read or download
Public domain book This work is in the public domain and free of copyright. Anyone may read, download and share it.
- EPUB 1.4 MB
-
KINDLE Send to Kindle Send
- Download the EPUB file to this device.
- Open Amazon's Send to Kindle page, sign in, and add the file. Open Send to Kindle (opens in a new tab)
On a phone: open the downloaded EPUB and share it to the Kindle app.
You can also email the file to your Kindle address (it ends in @kindle.com) from an email address you approved in your Amazon account.
- PDF 2.1 MB
Downloads start right away. How to open EPUB on your phone
Book facts
- Author
- Henry Seton Merriman
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 141
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online