The Celebrity, Complete

"The Celebrity, Complete" by Winston Churchill is a novel published in 1897. At a summer resort, a famous writer hides under a false identity to escape attention. When he becomes entangled with two women and asks one to marry him, complications arise. His assumed name turns out to belong to a wanted embezzler, leading to mistaken identity, police pursuits, and yacht adventures. As romantic schemes and moral questions unfold, the Celebrity's behavior contradicts the very principles he writes about in his celebrated stories.

The Celebrity, Complete, by Winston Churchill. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #5387.