Project Gutenberg 2009-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 233 Gibbs, George 1870 1942 Gibbs, George Fort 21000976 The Vagrant Duke Produced by Barbara Tozier, Barbara Kosker, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Vagrant Duke" by George Gibbs is a novel that appears to be written in the early 20th century. It follows the story of Peter Nicholaevitch, a Russian Grand Duke navigating life after fleeing his homeland in the wake of revolution. Disguised as Peter Nichols, he embarks on a journey to America, grappling with his new identity while seeking stability and purpose amidst chaos and uncertainty. At the start of the novel, Peter's life is upheaved as he escapes from conflict in Russia, driven by a desire to start anew. The opening scenes introduce us to a significant crisis he confronts, with his home being attacked by angry villagers. After a narrow escape from violence, he disguises himself and boards a refugee ship to America. Upon arrival, he adopts the name Peter Nichols and begins to integrate into his new surroundings while harboring the memories and burdens of his past. His adventures lead him to an intriguing job opportunity in New Jersey, where he will oversee a large estate and its mysterious owner, Jonathan K. McGuire, entangling him further in a web of secrets and dangers that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Exiles -- Fiction Russians -- United States -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 694059 2025-07-12T08:29:03.121489 text/html 706865 2009-08-06T06:42:20 text/html 447852 2025-07-12T08:29:15.710486 application/epub+zip 454603 2025-07-12T08:29:06.854476 application/epub+zip 345282 2025-07-12T08:29:05.167531 application/epub+zip 741613 2025-07-12T08:29:22.228390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673965 2025-07-12T08:29:14.209455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540517 2022-09-13T16:16:26.978669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630291 2025-07-12T08:29:00.853561 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 630177 2009-08-06T06:42:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 630169 2009-08-06T06:42:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21462 2025-07-12T08:29:22.375391 application/rdf+xml 13745 2025-07-12T08:29:05.696526 image/jpeg 3433 2025-07-12T08:29:05.432481 image/jpeg 237952 2009-08-06T06:42:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 362699 2009-08-06T06:42:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 237882 2009-08-06T06:42:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 431416 2025-07-12T08:29:03.177538 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