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050 4 _aPQ
100 1 _aBenoît, Pierre,
_d1886-1962
240 1 0 _aKœnigsmark. English
245 1 4 _aThe secret spring
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _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).
500 _aRelease date is 2022-11-01
508 _aLaura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) Updated: 2022-12-04.
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Dodd, Mead and company, 1920
653 _aFrench fiction -- Translations into English
653 _aMystery fiction
653 _aNobility -- Germany -- Fiction
653 _aFrench -- Germany -- Fiction
700 1 _aFox, H. W.
_q(Henry Watson),
_d1872-
700 1 _aHolt, F. A.
_q(Frederic Appleby),
_d1888-1980
856 4 _uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001204122
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69281
999 _c110074
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