** "The Price of Power" by William Le Queux is a thrilling historical novel that plunges into the dangerous world of the Russian Imperial Court. Told from the perspective of Colin Trewinnard, a British diplomat, the story explores themes of deception, allegiance, and the corrupting influence of authority during a time of revolution. Trewinnard's career takes a dramatic turn when he is summoned to meet Emperor Alexander and learns of the growing anarchist threats to the throne. He is thrust into a web of political intrigue, shadowed by Captain Stoyanovitch's warnings and rumors surrounding the Grand Duchess Natalia. Everything changes when a shocking assassination attempt on Natalia's father unveils a conspiracy that threatens the very future of Russia, forcing Trewinnard to confront the deadly price of power. **
The Price of Power Being Chapters from the Secret History of the Imperial Court of Russia
By William Le Queux
** Amidst political unrest in Russia, a British diplomat becomes entangled in a web of conspiracy, assassination attempts, and dangerous secrets of the Imperial Court that could change the fate of the Empire forever.
Summary
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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