The Celebrity, Volume 03

"The Celebrity, Volume 03" by Winston Churchill is a novel published in 1897. At a summer resort, a famous writer assumes a false identity for privacy, then becomes entangled in romantic complications when he proposes to one woman but pursues another. His friend John Crocker witnesses the Celebrity's behavior, which contradicts the moral principles in his own published stories. When a case of mistaken identity involving an embezzler surfaces, the situation spirals into a comedy of deception, humiliation, and unexpected romance.

The Celebrity, Volume 03, by Winston Churchill. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #5385.