Miranda of the Balcony: A StoryA. E. W. Mason
Miranda of the Balcony: A Story
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Original author: A. E. W. Mason
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"Miranda of the Balcony: A Story" by A. E. W. Mason is a novel published in 1899. When Miranda Warriner's disgraced husband disappears and is presumed dead, she retreats to seclusion in Spain. Years later, a young engineer meets her in London and senses she needs help. Soon Miranda is drawn into a blackmail scheme involving dangerous secrets: her husband may still be alive and engaged in illegal activities. A rescue mission across Morocco will test loyalties and uncover the truth about love, betrayal, and freedom.
Miranda of the Balcony: A Story, by A. E. W. Mason. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #38679.
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24 Chapters
- 1.Chapter I2,800 words
- 2.Chapter II: Presents the Hero in the Unheroic Attitude of a Spectator3,635 words
- 3.Chapter III2,619 words
- 4.Chapter IV: Treats of the First Meeting Between Charnock and Miranda3,154 words
- 5.Chapter V3,035 words
- 6.Chapter VI1,500 words
- 7.Chapter VII7,449 words
- 8.Chapter VIII: Explains the Mystery of the "tarifa's" Cargo4,379 words
- 9.Chapter IX3,090 words
- 10.Chapter X6,504 words
- 11.Chapter XI1,143 words
- 12.Chapter XII: The Hero, Like All Heroes, Finds Himself in a Fog4,995 words
- 13.Chapter XIII: Wherein the Hero's Perplexities Increase2,660 words
- 14.Chapter XIV: Miranda Professes Regret for a Practical Joke2,909 words
- 15.Chapter XV: In Which the Major Loses His Temper and Recovers It3,509 words
- 16.Chapter XVI: Explains Why Charnock Saw Miranda's Face in His Mirror3,257 words
- 17.Chapter XVII: Shows How a Tombstone May Convince When Arguments Fail3,104 words
- 18.Chapter XVIII2,790 words
- 19.Chapter XIX3,066 words
- 20.Chapter XX3,755 words
- 21.Chapter XXI3,253 words
- 22.Chapter XXII1,354 words
- 23.Chapter XXIII953 words
- 24.Chapter XXIV1,689 words