Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Very Good+. 1903. Hardcover. An edition in very good+ condition. The boards are blue with gilt lettering. Volume is signed by a previous owner on the front endpage. There is some rubbing to the boards and general shelfwear. The pages are clean; DREAMS, LIES, AND BETRAYALSIn A Prince of Sinners, E. Phillips Oppenheim weaves a captivating story of love, loss, and betrayal. Against the backdrop of the French Revolution, the story follows the intertwined fates of two young lovers: Gabriel, the illegitimate son of an aristocrat, and Lucie, a young peasant girl. Torn by their differences in social standing, Gabriel and Lucie are doomed to a love that cannot be. When the Revolution erupts and Gabriel is forced to flee France, Lucie remains behind, alone and vulnerable.Enter Jacques, a charismatic Revolutionary leader. Drawn to Lucie by the power of her faith, Jacques offers her a place in his new society. But Lucie is not content to remain in the shadows, and she challenges Jacques to a duel. Although Gabriel tries to save her, Lucie is fatally wounded. As she dies in Gabriel's arms, she reveals the secret of her and; B&W; 8vo; 386 pages .

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 160480
Title: A Prince of Sinners
Author: Oppenheim, E. Phillips
Illustrator: Illustrated by Oscar Wilson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1903
Keywords: BB202002C, Fiction, Suspense, Mystery
Bookseller catalogs: By Year Of Issue / 1900s;

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