Harold MacGrath was a bestselling American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. A Splendid Hazard (first published in 1910 and made into a feature film in 1920) is the story of the discovery of a document which tells of two million francs buried in Corsica and the subsequent expedition to attempt to recover this sum of money -- money buried there by Napoleon loyalists to help with the return of Napoleon from his banishment. In this lively and fast-paced romantic action adventure, the hero of the story is John (Jack) Fitzgerald, an American correspondent in Paris, drawn into the treasure hunt by the mysterious, beautiful, and very wealthy Laura Killigrew.
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A foremost authority on pirates, a megalomaniac descendent of Napoleon, a secret agent, an opera singer, an unspoiled rich American beauty and others gather at a mansion for what was thought to be a pleasure cruise, but is a search for buried treasure. This adventure is told mainly through the eyes of an adventurous journalist, but the deepest motives of many of these people are traversed as events rush towards the conclusion. Who will panic, who will hide, who will step forward, who will protect whom. The mystery of the treasure ends up being secondary to how each person reacts to the pressure and temptations of which they are thrust. So the real climax, as in most MacGrath stories is in how true character and indeed heroism show in people, both high-born and "common". This is an enjoyable and gripping character study/revelation.
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Hildegarde von Mitter, Captain Flanagan, Miss Killigrew, New York, Swan's Hotel, Herman Stiller, Karl Breitmann, Monsieur Ferraud, Legion of Honor, The Pines, Grand Hotel, Miss Laura, Anatole Ferraud, Admiral Killigrew, Place des Palmiers Browse Sample Pages:
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Hildegarde von Mitter, Captain Flanagan, Miss Killigrew, New York, Swan's Hotel, Herman Stiller, Karl Breitmann, Monsieur Ferraud, Legion of Honor, The Pines, Grand Hotel, Miss Laura, Anatole Ferraud, Admiral Killigrew, Place des Palmiers Browse Sample Pages:
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