Project Gutenberg 2013-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 164 Hume, Fergus 1859 1932 Hume, Ferguson Wright Hume, Fergus W. (Ferguson Wright) The Harlequin Opal: A Romance. Vol. 1 (of 3) Produced by Suzanne Shell 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.) "The Harlequin Opal: A Romance. Vol. 1 (of 3)" by Fergus Hume is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds around a group of old school friends, particularly focusing on Sir Philip Cassim, who reflects on a long-ago promise to reunite with his companions. As they come together, their lives reveal a mixture of personal pursuits, romantic entanglements, and an overarching connection to a legendary gemstone—the Harlequin Opal. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to Sir Philip Cassim as he prepares for a reunion with his old friends after fifteen years. He recalls their youthful vows and muses on the changes time has wrought in their lives. The narrative then shifts as one friend, Jack Duval, shares an intriguing tale about the Harlequin Opal, a precious gem with a storied past related to love and power struggles in Cholacaca. As the friends reconnect, a looming adventure begins to take shape—combining elements of romance, intrigue, and possible conflict as they set off to uncover the fortunes tied to the opal and navigate the complexities of their own relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43187/43187-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Central America -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels 351013 2025-06-17T12:21:21.440121 text/html 347991 2013-07-10T10:19:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 146659 2025-06-17T12:21:27.165116 application/epub+zip 151414 2025-06-17T12:21:22.340155 application/epub+zip 151413 2025-06-17T12:21:21.898203 application/epub+zip 257011 2025-06-17T12:21:30.866224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254002 2025-06-17T12:21:26.760117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254087 2022-09-19T17:09:45.231627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320172 2023-09-18T15:24:41.016368 text/plain 15786 2025-06-17T12:21:31.018083 application/rdf+xml 6587 2025-06-17T12:21:21.986140 image/jpeg 1550 2025-06-17T12:21:21.941166 image/jpeg 151947 2025-06-17T12:21:21.473230 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