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The SummonsA. E. W. Mason

The Summons

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Original author: A. E. W. Mason

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"The Summons" by A. E. W. Mason is a novel published in 1920. Set during the Great War, it follows Martin Hillyard, a secret service agent, and his friend Harry Luttrell, an army officer determined to restore his regiment's tarnished honor. Their parallel missions intertwine with romance, espionage, and tragedy when Luttrell falls for Joan Whitworth, who becomes entangled with a suspected German spy. A mysterious death threatens to destroy reputations and futures in this adventure drawn from Mason's own wartime experiences.

The Summons, by A. E. W. Mason. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #16381.

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32 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Olympic Games2,124 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: An Anthem Intervenes3,314 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Mario Escobar2,260 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The Secret of Harry Luttrell3,862 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Hillyard's Messenger2,631 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: The Honorary Member3,172 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: In the Garden of Eden1,507 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Hillyard Hears News of an Old Friend3,284 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Enter the Heroine in Anything but White Satin3,380 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Summons2,690 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Stella Runs to Earth3,436 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: In Barcelona3,450 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Old Acquaintance4,680 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: "touching the Matter of Those Ships"2,992 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: In a Sleeping-Car3,773 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Tricks of the Trade2,567 words
  1. 17.Chapter XVII: On a Cape of Spain3,262 words
  2. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Uses of Science3,028 words
  3. 19.Chapter XIX: Under Grey Skies Again3,120 words
  4. 20.Chapter XX: Lady Splay's Preoccupations4,636 words
  5. 21.Chapter XXI: The Magnolia Flowers3,520 words
  6. 22.Chapter XXII: Jenny Prask2,376 words
  7. 23.Chapter XXIII: Plans for the Evening2,584 words
  8. 24.Chapter XXIV: Jenny Prask Is Interested957 words
  9. 25.Chapter XXV: In a Library3,547 words
  10. 26.Chapter XXVI: A Fatal Kindness3,111 words
  11. 27.Chapter XXVII: The Rank and File1,825 words
  12. 28.Chapter XXVIII: The Long Sleep2,965 words
  13. 29.Chapter XXIX: Jenny Puts Up Her Fight4,647 words
  14. 30.Chapter XXX: A Revolution in Sir Chichester3,623 words
  15. 31.Chapter XXXI: Jenny and Millie Splay2,593 words
  16. 32.Chapter XXXII: "but Still a Ruby Kindles in the Vine"1,059 words