- Clementina
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A. E. W. Mason
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This well-written novel is a fictional account of a true historical rescue mission. In 1719, at the age of 17, when she was on her way across Europe to marry James Stuart, the Catholic pretender to the British throne, Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska was kidnapped and held prisoner by Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, with the approval of his ally, the Protestant king of England. The king feared that the marriage would produce heirs who might raise a rebellion against the Crown, though Stuart’s own rebellion had failed four years earlier. But Irish soldier of fortune and Stuart's ablest spy, hatches a daring plot to rescue the princess. Filled with spies, romance, palace intrigue and uncertain loyalties, this is the story of how Charles Wogan, once indicted for High Treason in Protestant England, set out to play his part on the international stage. Failure would mean certain death at the hands of Wogan's powerful enemies. But would success bring the result he expects?
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- Chapters
- Chapter I, A Chance Meeting, Chapter II, Bad News
- Chapter III, Wogan Makes a Proposal
- Chapter IV, Shows That There Are Better Hiding-Places Than a Window-Curtain
- Chapter V, Shows That A Dishonest Landlord Should Avoid White Paint
- Chapter VI, Wogan Continues His Journey
- Chapter VII, Wogan Is Mistaken For A More Notable Man
- Chapter VIII, At Schlestadt
- Chapter IX, Gaydon Minds His Own Business
- Chapter X, A Month Of Waiting, Chapter XI, The Prince Of Baden Visits Clementina
- Chapter XII, The Night Of The 27th. In The Streets Of Innspruck
- Chapter XIII, The Night Of The 27th. In Clementina's Apartments
- Chapter XIV, The Escape
- Chapter XV, The Flight To Italy: Wogan's City Of Dreams
- Chapter XVI, The Flight To Italy: The Potent Effects Of A Water-Jug
- Chapter XVII, The Flight To Italy: A Growing Cloud
- Chapter XVIII, Wogan and Clementina Continue Their Journey Alone
- Chapter XIX, The Attack At Peri
- Chapter XX, The God Of The Machine Does Not Appear
- Chapter XXI, Complications At Bologna
- Chapter XXII, Clementina Takes Mr. Wogan to Visit the Caprara Palace
- Chapter XXIII, Wogan Learns That He Has Meddled
- Chapter XXIV, Maria Vittoria Reappears
- Chapter XXV, The Last, and Epilogue
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