By Right of Sword (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Historical ThrillerBy Arthur W. Marchmont
Length10h 21m
About this audiobook
By Right of Sword is a vigorous late-Victorian romance of adventure, setting private honour against the violent machinery of political intrigue. Its world is one of aristocratic households, military codes, disguises, duels, and perilous loyalties, rendered in the brisk, episodic manner of popular fiction at the century's end. Marchmont's style combines melodramatic acceleration with a lawyerly attention to motive and circumstance, placing the novel within the tradition of imperial romance, sensation fiction, and the swashbuckling tale of moral trial. Arthur W. Marchmont was an English popular novelist whose career flourished during the fin de siècle, when readers eagerly consumed narratives of conspiracy, foreign courts, and endangered identities. His work often reflects the period's fascination with continental politics, personal courage, and the instability of rank and nationality. A practiced craftsman of suspense, Marchmont understood how romance could dramatize questions of legitimacy, duty, and self-command. Readers who enjoy historical adventure, political melodrama, and tales in which character is tested under extreme pressure will find By Right of Sword rewarding. It offers not only excitement, but a revealing example of late-Victorian popular imagination.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Mystery and Thriller
Length10 hrs 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 15, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2CHAPTER I. THE MEETING.
3CHAPTER II. I AM A NIHILIST.
4CHAPTER III. MY SECONDS.
5CHAPTER IV. THE DUEL.
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6CHAPTER V. GETTING DEEPER.
7CHAPTER VI. A LEGACY OF LOVE.
8CHAPTER VII. A LESSON IN NIHILISM.
9CHAPTER VIII THE RIVERSIDE MEETING
10CHAPTER IX. DEVINSKY AGAIN.
11CHAPTER X. "THAT BUTCHER, DURESCQ."
12CHAPTER XI. DANGER FROM A FRESH SOURCE.
13CHAPTER XII. CHRISTIAN TUESKI.
14CHAPTER XIII. OLGA IN A NEW LIGHT.
15CHAPTER XIV. THE DEED WHICH RANG THROUGH RUSSIA.
16CHAPTER XV. A SHE DEVIL.
17CHAPTER XVI. THE NEXT NIHILIST PLOT.
18CHAPTER XVII. AN EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE.
19CHAPTER XVIII. THE REASON OF THE INTRIGUE.
20CHAPTER XIX. OLGA'S ABDUCTION.
21CHAPTER XX. THE RESCUE.
22CHAPTER XXI. THREE TO ONE.
23CHAPTER XXII. THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
24CHAPTER XXIII. CHECKMATE!
25CHAPTER XXIV. CRISIS.
26CHAPTER XXV. COILS THAT NO MAN COULD BREAK.
27CHAPTER XXVI. MY DECISION.
28CHAPTER XXVII. THE FOUR ALDER TREES.
29CHAPTER XXVIII. THE ATTACK ON THE CZAR.
30CHAPTER XXIX. THE TRUTH OUT AT LAST.
31CHAPTER XXX. AFTERWARDS.
32Memorable Quotes
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