"The Great Court Scandal" by William Le Queux is an early 20th-century novel about secrets, honor, and the tangled lives within a royal court. It starts with Princess Claire, a respected Crown Princess battling problems at home and dangers hiding among her royal rivals as she deals with feelings and a bad marriage. On another side of the story, we discover Harry Kinder, a thief stuck in debt in Paris along with his partner, Guy Bourne, planning a theft with a mysterious woman named "the Ladybird." The beginning of the story points to a drama about loyalty, desire, and a princess who wants to take control of her own fate while powerful enemies conspire against her.
The Great Court Scandal
By William Le Queux
In a world of royal drama and criminal plots, a princess fights for her rightful place as devious enemies seek to dethrone her, while a daring thief plans a risky heist.
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About the AuthorWilliam Tufnell Le Queux was an Anglo-French journalist and writer. He was also a diplomat, a traveller, a flying buff who officiated at the first British air meeting at Doncaster in 1909, and a wireless pioneer who broadcast music from his own station long before radio was generally available; his claims regarding his own abilities and exploits, however, were usually exaggerated. His best-known works are the anti-French and anti-Russian invasion fantasy The Great War in England in 1897 (1894) and the anti-German invasion fantasy The Invasion of 1910 (1906), the latter becoming a bestseller.
William Tufnell Le Queux was an Anglo-French journalist and writer. He was also a diplomat, a traveller, a flying buff who officiated at the first British air meeting at Doncaster in 1909, and a wireless pioneer who broadcast music from his own station long before radio was generally available; his claims regarding his own abilities and exploits, however, were usually exaggerated. His best-known works are the anti-French and anti-Russian invasion fantasy The Great War in England in 1897 (1894) and the anti-German invasion fantasy The Invasion of 1910 (1906), the latter becoming a bestseller.
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