A GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN
BEING CERTAIN PAGES FROM
THE LIFE AND STRANGE ADVENTURES
OF
SIR NICOLAS STEELE, Bart.
AS RELATED BY HIS VALET
HILDEBRAND BIGG
EDITED BY
MAX PEMBERTON
AUTHOR OF "THE SEA WOLVES" ETC.
NEW YORK
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
1896
The author has a fertile imagination, and he is evidently familiar with the scenes he describes with unflagging spirit—Saturday Evening Gazette, Boston.
Exceedingly good reading.—Chicago Journal.
Mr. Pemberton has almost invented a new sensation.… A singularly enthralling novel.—Charleston News and Courier.
Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York.
Copyright, 1896, by Harper & Brothers.
All rights reserved
CONTENTS
I. THE FRIENDSHIP OF LILIAN MORE II. A HOUSE OF GLOOM IN CHELSEA III. THE MESSAGE IV. OUT OF THE NIGHT V. THE JUSTIFICATION OF RODERICK CONNOLEY VI. WE MAKE READY THE WEDDING GARMENT VII. OLD BARKER SHOWS HIS BOOKS VIII. THE BEST MAN LOSES IX. WE OPEN THE GOLDEN EGG X. THE EGG IS BROKEN XI. MICHEL GREY IS MISSING XII. AT THE MAISON D'OR XIII. THE GREAT WHITE DIAMOND XIV. LOBMEYR APOLOGIZES XV. QUEEN AND KNAVE XVI. AT THE PAVILION IN THE WOOD XVII. THE REHEARSAL XVIII. I LEAVE MY MASTER XIX. SIR NICOLAS PLAYS A PART XX. THE HONOR OF COUNT FÉDOR XXI. I GO TO AMERICA
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1927.
The author died in 1950, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.