Project Gutenberg 2021-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 184 Sabatini, Rafael 1875 1950 Sabatini, R. 23011978 Fortune's Fool Tim Lindell, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Fortune's Fool" by Rafael Sabatini is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the tumultuous life of Colonel Randal Holles, a soldier whose past haunts him as he navigates the treacherous political landscape of post-Restoration England. The story delves into themes of fortune, love, and the consequences of one's ancestry, against the backdrop of societal upheaval. The opening of the novel introduces Martha Quinn, the proprietor of a tavern called the Paul’s Head, amidst the backdrop of an unstable England grappling with war and plague. Colonel Holles, a handsome but shabbily dressed man, has taken refuge in her establishment, escaping the burdens of his past, when Martha sets her sights on him as a potential husband. As they engage in playful banter, we learn of Holles’s precarious financial situation and his hopes of reconnecting with influential figures from his past, specifically the Duke of Albemarle, who might offer him the military employment he desires. Thus, the stage is set for a tale that weaves personal ambition with the shifting tides of fortune and societal change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Historical fiction Adventure stories Abduction -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 594765 2025-07-26T07:25:48.548647 text/html 599045 2024-10-18T15:12:29 text/html 550569 2025-07-26T07:25:55.884651 application/epub+zip 557078 2025-07-26T07:25:49.646650 application/epub+zip 292289 2025-07-26T07:25:49.043676 application/epub+zip 734647 2025-07-26T07:26:01.102631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684821 2025-07-26T07:25:55.309598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420064 2022-09-29T16:58:18.401230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553171 2025-07-26T07:25:47.370654 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 533291 2024-10-18T15:12:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17231 2025-07-26T07:26:01.279586 application/rdf+xml 12374 2025-07-26T07:25:49.162633 image/jpeg 2139 2025-07-26T07:25:49.103628 image/jpeg 489819 2025-07-26T07:25:48.606651 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