Project Gutenberg 2008-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 344 Gibbs, George 1870 1942 Gibbs, George Fort The Secret Witness Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Secret Witness" by George Gibbs is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of pre-World War I Europe, the story revolves around Hugh Renwick, an English diplomat, and his passionate relationship with the Countess Marishka. As political tensions rise, the two are drawn into a covert intrigue involving the Archduke of Austria, leading to unexpected dangers and moral dilemmas that test their love and loyalties. At the start of the narrative, we find Renwick pursuing Marishka in a rose garden, where they experience a moment of romantic connection. However, their idyllic encounter is abruptly interrupted by the unexpected arrival of the Archduke and his entourage. As Renwick eavesdrops on a secret meeting discussing the fateful political alliances shaping Europe, he becomes aware of the significance of the information he possesses. This illuminates the precariousness of their situation, propelling Renwick to act swiftly to protect Marishka and the fragile peace between their nations. The tension between personal love and national duty sets the stage for a gripping tale of intrigue and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Novels 656976 2025-06-10T13:56:59.203173 text/html 669706 2008-06-03T15:41:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 396735 2008-06-03T15:41:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 473545 2025-06-10T13:57:10.267119 application/epub+zip 482167 2025-06-10T13:57:01.822155 application/epub+zip 321178 2025-06-10T13:57:00.255172 application/epub+zip 746818 2025-06-10T13:57:16.948099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714627 2025-06-10T13:57:09.212101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530259 2022-09-12T05:32:54.511504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624891 2025-06-10T13:56:57.073177 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 624692 2008-06-03T15:41:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 231224 2008-06-03T15:41:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 624753 2008-06-03T15:41:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231145 2008-06-03T15:41:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20470 2025-06-10T13:57:17.108044 application/rdf+xml 13243 2025-06-10T13:57:00.850127 image/jpeg 3440 2025-06-10T13:57:00.549135 image/jpeg 464081 2025-06-10T13:56:59.275156 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