Project Gutenberg 2021-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 134 Grier, Sydney C. 1868 1933 Gregg, Hilda Caroline Jacomb Hood, G. P. (George Percy) 1857 1929 Jacomb Hood, George Percy Hood, G. P. Jacomb (George Percy Jacomb) Jacomb-Hood, George Percy The Heir The Balkan Series II, 1. an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "The Heir" by Sydney C. Grier is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Maurice Teffany and his sister Zoe, who navigate the complexities of their lineage as they learn that Maurice may be the rightful heir to an ancient imperial lineage at a time of political unrest. Their journey is not just about familial discovery but also entwines them in the struggles for national identity and the historic conflicts in the Balkans. The opening of the book introduces key characters and sets the stage for the unfolding narrative. Maurice, an unassuming college student, receives unexpected recognition for a poem about the fall of an empire, which leads to a meeting with Professor Panagiotis who reveals the Teffany family's royal heritage. As the siblings delve deeper into their ancestry, they uncover connections to the Emperor John Theophanis and the political turmoil surrounding their heritage. Their journey escalates as they prepare to travel to Emathia, where they are drawn into the plight of their ancestral homeland amidst turbulent political movements, laying the groundwork for the adventures and challenges that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 629908 2025-06-26T09:58:24.961233 text/html 611006 2024-10-18T17:05:51 text/html 2588202 2025-06-26T09:58:31.555206 application/epub+zip 2593413 2025-06-26T09:58:26.058257 application/epub+zip 314270 2025-06-26T09:58:25.454241 application/epub+zip 2757007 2025-06-26T09:58:36.083236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2726891 2025-06-26T09:58:30.903249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454724 2022-09-30T03:55:46.855778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600492 2025-06-26T09:58:23.995270 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 580760 2024-10-18T17:05:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16950 2025-06-26T09:58:36.215179 application/rdf+xml 4082 2025-06-26T09:58:25.609230 image/jpeg 1244 2025-06-26T09:58:25.529243 image/jpeg 2571731 2025-06-26T09:58:25.053244 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 en.wikipedia