This well-written novel is a fictional account of a true historical rescue mission. In 1719, at the age of 17, when she was on her way across Europe to marry James Stuart, the Catholic pretender to the British throne, Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska was kidnapped and held prisoner by Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, with the approval of his ally, the Protestant king of England. The king feared that the marriage would produce heirs who might raise a rebellion against the Crown, though Stuart’s own rebellion had failed four years earlier. But Irish soldier of fortune and Stuart's ablest spy, hatches a...
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Chapter XXV, The Last, and Epilogue
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29 min
Chapter XXIV, Maria Vittoria Reappears
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Chapter XXIII, Wogan Learns That He Has Meddled
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Chapter XXII, Clementina Takes Mr. Wogan to Visit the Caprara Palace
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Chapter XXI, Complications At Bologna
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28 min
Chapter XX, The God Of The Machine Does Not Appear
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Chapter XIX, The Attack At Peri
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36 min
Chapter XVIII, Wogan and Clementina Continue Their Journey Alone
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Chapter XVII, The Flight To Italy: A Growing Cloud
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Chapter XVI, The Flight To Italy: The Potent Effects Of A Water-Jug
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36 min
Chapter XV, The Flight To Italy: Wogan's City Of Dreams
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Chapter XIV, The Escape
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Chapter XIII, The Night Of The 27th. In Clementina's Apartments
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Chapter XII, The Night Of The 27th. In The Streets Of Innspruck
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25 min
Chapter X, A Month Of Waiting, Chapter XI, The Prince Of Baden Visits Clementina
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30 min
Chapter IX, Gaydon Minds His Own Business
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26 min
Chapter VIII, At Schlestadt
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21 min
Chapter VII, Wogan Is Mistaken For A More Notable Man
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37 min
Chapter VI, Wogan Continues His Journey
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28 min
Chapter V, Shows That A Dishonest Landlord Should Avoid White Paint