Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 240 Davis, Richard Harding 1864 1916 Somewhere in France "Somewhere in France" -- Playing dead -- The card-sharp -- Billy and the big stick -- The boy scout -- The frame-up. Produced by Steven desJardins and Distributed Proofreaders "Somewhere in France" by Richard Harding Davis is a novel set during World War I, written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Marie Gessler, a complex character who initially appears to be a German agent but carries with her a detailed and intriguing backstory involving deceit, espionage, and self-preservation. Her journey takes her from being dismissed from her nursing position in Berlin due to scandals to assuming a new identity as a spy amidst the war's chaos, where she navigates love and betrayal while leveraging her charm in the perilous world of military intrigue. The opening of the narrative introduces Marie Gessler, revealing her tumultuous past and her cunning transformation from a dismissed nurse into a spy for Germany. After stealing critical blue-prints that could turn the tide of war, she finds herself embroiled in a web of political gamesmanship, which tragically impacts the lives of those around her, notably Captain Henri Ravignac. As tensions rise and the war unfolds, Marie’s fate intertwines with that of her lover and other key figures as she maneuvers through her dual identity—juggling the demands of espionage while dealing with the emotional consequences of her actions. Ultimately, her decisions lead to profound repercussions, not just for herself but for the victims of her manipulations, setting the stage for a story rich in conflict and moral ambiguity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PS Text World War I Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 283440 2025-06-05T05:48:35.269212 text/html 280678 2004-02-18T08:21:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 175506 2004-02-18T08:24:10 text/html application/zip 255367 2025-06-05T05:48:42.660227 application/epub+zip 258874 2025-06-05T05:48:38.361244 application/epub+zip 168320 2025-06-05T05:48:37.114206 application/epub+zip 421975 2025-06-05T05:48:45.938180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407516 2025-06-05T05:48:41.922200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300347 2022-09-05T11:53:03.475248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266065 2025-06-05T05:48:34.462263 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 267340 2004-02-18T08:21:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 103627 2004-02-18T08:24:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 267331 2004-02-18T08:21:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103580 2004-02-18T08:24:10 text/plain application/zip 20954 2025-06-05T05:48:46.081174 application/rdf+xml 14347 2025-06-05T05:48:37.681259 image/jpeg 3653 2025-06-05T05:48:37.396213 image/jpeg 250399 2025-06-05T05:48:35.300222 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia