Project Gutenberg 2011-01-26 Public domain in the USA. 225 Tracy, Louis 1863 1928 Holmes, Gordon His Unknown Wife Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "His Unknown Wife" by Louis Tracy is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Philip Alexander Maseden, a man facing execution in a South American prison, who is suddenly presented with a bizarre opportunity to marry an unknown woman before his imminent death. The narrative promises themes of romance, intrigue, and adventure as Maseden navigates a precarious situation, contemplating the motives of his mysterious bride and the escalating chaos in the political landscape around him. At the start of the story, we meet Maseden, a prisoner slated for execution, who is visited by a financier, Steinbaum. In a twist of fate, Steinbaum reveals that a lady wishes to marry him, leading to a hasty and unconventional wedding ceremony just minutes before his sentence is to be carried out. Maseden, characterized by his defiance and humor, surprisingly agrees to the marriage despite not knowing the woman, intrigued by her motives and the absurdity of the situation. He learns she is American, veiled, and awaiting him in the hall, igniting a mix of curiosity and urgency as he prepares for the strange union with the backdrop of an imminent firing squad. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Shipwreck survival -- Fiction Love stories Adventure stories Treasure troves -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels 477074 2025-07-14T09:19:14.229570 text/html 495545 2021-01-07T10:41:59 text/html 274619 2025-07-14T09:19:23.418534 application/epub+zip 277924 2025-07-14T09:19:17.422536 application/epub+zip 267815 2025-07-14T09:19:16.111540 application/epub+zip 511494 2025-07-14T09:19:27.956551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471983 2025-07-14T09:19:22.478529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438617 2022-09-16T06:48:09.706037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427462 2025-07-14T09:19:13.074560 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 427265 2021-01-07T10:41:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 427258 2021-01-07T10:41:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22032 2025-07-14T09:19:28.086477 application/rdf+xml 15134 2025-07-14T09:19:16.619528 image/jpeg 3702 2025-07-14T09:19:16.364563 image/jpeg 168571 2021-01-07T10:41:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 185971 2021-01-07T10:42:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 168518 2021-01-07T10:42:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 259229 2025-07-14T09:19:14.267591 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