Project Gutenberg 2012-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 178 Hope, Anthony 1863 1933 Hawkins, Anthony Hope Sport Royal, and Other Stories Sport royal -- A tragedy in outline -- A malapropos parent -- How they stopped the "run" -- A little joke -- A guardian of morality -- Not a bad deal -- Middleton's model -- My astral body -- The Nebraska loadstone -- A successful rehearsal. Produced by Suzanne Shell, eagkw and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Sport Royal and Other Stories" by Anthony Hope is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The opening story centers on Julius Jason, Esquire, who unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a duel while traveling in Heidelberg. With intrigue and a hint of romance, the narrative captures Jason's journey as he navigates through mysterious encounters and the social intrigues of the time. At the start of the tale, the protagonist, Julius Jason, arrives in Heidelberg, expecting a dull stay, but quickly becomes involved with two men at dinner who hint at a secret mission involving a countess and a duel. As the plot unfolds, Jason discovers he has unwittingly become a participant in a duel, driven by the grievances of a baron who had insulted the countess. The dialogue is infused with humor and suspense as Jason contemplates his situation, and by the end of the opening chapter, he is preparing for an encounter that dramatically shifts his plans, setting the stage for further adventures and deeper character revelations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40697/40697-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century Short stories, English PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 231342 2025-06-16T14:14:57.348611 text/html 245779 2012-09-07T16:27:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 305210 2025-06-16T14:15:03.156518 application/epub+zip 306555 2025-06-16T14:14:58.568653 application/epub+zip 151881 2025-06-16T14:14:57.962567 application/epub+zip 402933 2025-06-16T14:15:06.426506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374773 2025-06-16T14:15:02.450518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208649 2022-09-18T15:54:00.873892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183458 2023-09-17T15:50:06.347080 text/plain 15935 2025-06-16T14:15:06.587549 application/rdf+xml 18944 2025-06-16T14:14:58.060578 image/jpeg 2387 2025-06-16T14:14:58.011585 image/jpeg 293264 2025-06-16T14:14:57.391646 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