02588cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000580011324500280017126400510019930000470025033600260029733700260032333800360034950000310038550801870041652013780060353400450198165300310202665300340205765300300209165300310212165300260215285600430217899900170222146774UtSlPG20260610134056.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aBurton, Frederick R.q(Frederick Russell),d1861-190914aThe Mission of Poubalov 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-09-05  aE-text prepared by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"The Mission of Poubalov" by Frederick R. Burton is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Ivan Strobel, who is poised to marry Clara Hilman, but his wedding day takes a mysterious turn when he goes missing after an unsettling encounter with a man named Alexander Poubalov, who represents a shadow from Ivan's past. As the narrative unfolds, Clara, along with Ivan's friends, grapples with their fears regarding Ivan's fate and the potential involvement of political enemies linked to his history as a Russian exile.  At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Ivan on what should be a joyful wedding morning. The atmosphere quickly shifts as Mrs. White, his landlady, informs him of Poubalov's unexpected visit, prompting Ivan to reflect on his past and the potential implications of this encounter. Following a breakfast interrupted by Poubalov's entrance, Ivan remains cold and detached, but it becomes clear that Poubalov's interest in him is far from benign. The chapter concludes with a series of escalating events as Ivan's carriage breaks down on the way to the wedding, suggesting that something sinister may be afoot. Clara and her companions are left in despair, forced to confront the stark realities of Ivan's mysterious absence and the looming threat represented by Poubalov. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aNew York (N.Y.) -- Fiction  aDetective and mystery stories  aBoston (Mass.) -- Fiction  aMissing persons -- Fiction  aFiancées -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46774  c87613d87613