Project Gutenberg 2010-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 368 Magnay, William, Sir 1855 1917 Magnay, Sir William A Poached Peerage Produced by Al Haines "A Poached Peerage" by Sir William Magnay is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a rural English setting, focusing on the lives of various characters involved in intrigue and romantic pursuits surrounding the arrival of the new Lord Quorn. The central characters include Mercy Popkiss, a spirited young woman, and her suitor, Thomas Sparrow, who become entangled in a web of mistaken identity and clandestine dealings. The opening of the novel introduces us to Mercy Popkiss, who is preparing to leave the inn where she works to take a position at Staplewick Towers. Her interactions with Tom Sparrow hint at their romantic entanglement, while the arrival of a mysterious stranger sets the stage for further complications. The narrative quickly establishes an air of intrigue as the stranger, Percy Peckover, creates a connection with Mercy's life and ambitions. The scene is set for a dramatic intertwining of identities, with sparks of humor and tension, promising an engaging and whimsical tale of deception, love, and social aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 578585 2025-10-14T04:51:13.335899 text/html 565441 2021-01-07T02:39:42 text/html 465911 2025-10-14T04:51:22.469857 application/epub+zip 477817 2025-10-14T04:51:16.005911 application/epub+zip 288617 2025-10-14T04:51:14.823926 application/epub+zip 686441 2025-10-14T04:51:27.100921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 666317 2025-10-14T04:51:21.586884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459447 2022-09-15T13:32:42.415361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528175 2025-10-14T04:51:11.609913 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 528055 2021-01-07T02:39:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 528056 2021-01-07T02:39:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20063 2025-10-14T04:51:27.230851 application/rdf+xml 12414 2025-10-14T04:51:15.331897 image/jpeg 3170 2025-10-14T04:51:15.077913 image/jpeg 201467 2021-01-07T02:39:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 381668 2021-01-07T02:39:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 201407 2021-01-07T02:39:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 451372 2025-10-14T04:51:13.385914 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