Project Gutenberg 2012-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 191 Marsh, Richard 1857 1915 Heldman, Richard Bernard Heldmann, Bernard The Twickenham Peerage Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books (Oxford University) "The Twickenham Peerage" by Richard Marsh is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around a dramatic mystery surrounding the character Montagu Babbacombe, who undergoes an extraordinary thirty-day sleep, prompting various characters to question his identity and the implications of his awakening. The central character, Douglas Howarth, is deeply entangled in his relationships with the families of Babbacombe and the elusive Twickenham, raising stakes concerning love, wealth, and the perils of the aristocracy. At the start of the novel, Babbacombe is showcased in a sideshow at the Westminster Aquarium, where onlookers are captivated by his uncanny ability to remain in a deep sleep without food or drink for an extended period. Douglas Howarth, who stumbles upon this spectacle, is struck with disbelief when he sees Babbacombe's resemblance to Leonard Sherrington, the missing Marquis of Twickenham. As the plot unfolds, Howarth is faced with the consequences of this uncanny resemblance, alongside the looming question of Twickenham's fate and the financial ruin that could follow upon his potential return. Themes of identity, deception, and fate are interwoven in this intricate opening, introducing readers to a world ripe with intrigue and potential revelations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 644481 2025-08-16T11:41:02.539772 text/html 609370 2024-10-23T10:05:47 text/html 293660 2025-08-16T11:41:13.063504 application/epub+zip 305648 2025-08-16T11:41:05.969552 application/epub+zip 297324 2025-08-16T11:41:04.507523 application/epub+zip 563605 2025-08-16T11:41:18.163480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525072 2025-08-16T11:41:12.012501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480270 2022-09-18T13:48:31.264431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552191 2025-08-16T11:41:00.255562 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 532468 2024-10-23T10:05:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16491 2025-08-16T11:41:18.313449 application/rdf+xml 14121 2025-08-16T11:41:05.039501 image/jpeg 3829 2025-08-16T11:41:04.768512 image/jpeg 283606 2025-08-16T11:41:02.586536 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