02644cam a22004093u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000330012624000250015924500220018426400510020630000470025733600260030433700260033033800360035650001530039250000310054550801140057652011360069053400710182665300480189765300200194565300350196565300330200070000390203370000480207285600520212085600430217299900190221569281UtSlPG20260610134613.0mcr n260607r20221920utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a20007919  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aBenoît, Pierre,d1886-196210aKœnigsmark. English14aThe secret spring 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aPublished in England under the title Count Philip : a romance. F. A. Holt is credited as translator of Count Philip (verse translated by H. W. Fox).  aRelease date is 2022-11-01  aLaura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.)
Updated: 2022-12-04.  a"The Secret Spring" by Pierre Benoît is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds during the months preceding the Great War and revolves around Lieutenant Raoul Vignerte and the tragic events at the German court of Lautenburg-Detmold. The narrative explores themes of youth, ambition, and the intrigues of court life set against a backdrop of historical tension.  The opening of the novel introduces us to Lieutenant Vignerte as he assumes command of a company stationed in a grim and foreboding sector of the front during World War I. Amidst the atmosphere of uncertainty and dread, Vignerte reflects on his relationship with fellow officer Raoul Vignerte, revealing a camaraderie that hints at deeper personal struggles. As they settle into their new trench, Vignerte shares accounts of his past ambitions and the academic aspirations that led him to this harsh reality. These introspective moments set the stage for his eventual shift from the war-torn landscape to the more complex dynamics of the Lautenburg court, where secrets and political games await him. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Dodd, Mead and company, 1920  aFrench fiction -- Translations into English  aMystery fiction  aNobility -- Germany -- Fiction  aFrench -- Germany -- Fiction1 aFox, H. W.q(Henry Watson),d1872-1 aHolt, F. A.q(Frederic Appleby),d1888-19804 uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/00120412240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69281  c110074d110074