Prisoners of Chance (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Romance NovelBy Randall Parrish
Length12h 21m
About this audiobook
Prisoners of Chance is a vigorous historical romance in which peril, disguise, divided loyalties, and sudden reversals bind its characters to the uncertain machinery of fate. Parrish writes in the energetic idiom of early twentieth-century popular adventure fiction: swift scenes, clear moral tensions, and a strong narrative drive shaped by captivity, escape, and romantic suspense. The novel belongs to the tradition of American historical romance that transformed frontier conflict and political unrest into dramatic tests of courage, honor, and identity. Randall Parrish, an Illinois-born journalist and prolific novelist, brought to his fiction the habits of a newspaperman: attention to incident, movement, and readable immediacy. His lifelong interest in American history, borderlands, and moments of social upheaval supplied the imaginative ground for books such as this. Writing for readers who prized both historical atmosphere and narrative excitement, Parrish often used the past not merely as setting but as a proving ground for character. This book is recommended to readers who enjoy classic adventure romances, historically inflected storytelling, and fiction in which destiny is shaped by both circumstance and will. It offers a compelling example of Parrish's popular craft and of its era's appetite for history made vivid through action.
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, Romance
Length12 hrs 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 10, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck (Annotated)
21CHAPTER XIX
2FOREWORD
22CHAPTER XX
3CHAPTER I
23CHAPTER XXI
4CHAPTER II
24CHAPTER XXII
5CHAPTER III
25CHAPTER XXIII
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6CHAPTER IV
26CHAPTER XXIV
7CHAPTER V
27CHAPTER XXV
8CHAPTER VI
28CHAPTER XXVI
9CHAPTER VII
29CHAPTER XXVII
10CHAPTER VIII
30CHAPTER XXVIII
11CHAPTER IX
31CHAPTER XXIX
12CHAPTER X
32CHAPTER XXX
13CHAPTER XI
33CHAPTER XXXI
14CHAPTER XII
34CHAPTER XXXII
15CHAPTER XIII
35CHAPTER XXXIII
16CHAPTER XIV
36CHAPTER XXXIV
17CHAPTER XV
37CHAPTER XXXV
18CHAPTER XVI
38CHAPTER XXXVI
19CHAPTER XVII
39CHAPTER XXXVII
20CHAPTER XVIII
40Memorable Quotes
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