"The Mystery of the Green Ray" by William Le Queux, is set in the shadow of World War I, and follows Ronald Ewart, a young lawyer, and his friends as they navigate love, duty, and the uncertainties of the war. The story opens with a holiday that is cut short by the grim news of impending war, forcing the group to consider enlistment and the future of their relationships. Ewart faces a dilemma as he loves Myra, but her father disapproves of their relationship. He fears that their circumstances may compel him to break off their relationship for her benefit. However, before he can reach her, Myra is struck blind by a mysterious green ray. This event throws Ewart’s life into further turmoil as personal tragedy combines with the looming war, testing the characters' loyalties and love.
The Mystery of the Green Ray
By William Le Queux
Amidst the growing threat of war, a young man's love is tested when his beloved is suddenly struck blind by a strange phenomenon.
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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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