Project Gutenberg 2021-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 84 Matull, Kurt 1872 1920 Wangemann, Eduard Carl Otto Blankensee, Theo von 1881 1928 Blank, Matthias Bakensee, Theo Blakensee, Theo von Blakensee, Theo Lord Lister No. 0007: De speelvorst van Monaco The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "Lord Lister No. 0007: De speelvorst van Monaco" by Matull and Blankensee is a fiction work that appears to have been written in the early 20th century. The book revolves around the character of Lord Lister, also referred to as John Raffles, who becomes entangled in the glamorous yet treacherous world of Monte Carlo's gambling scene. Central to the plot is the angst and desperation surrounding gambling addiction, illustrated through the character of Lord Montefiore, who becomes a victim of a deceitful nobleman known as the "Prince of Monaco." The opening of the story introduces us to the idyllic setting of Monte Carlo, emphasizing its beauty and the dark undercurrent of despair associated with gambling. Lord Lister and his friend Charly Brand discuss the allure of the casino and the tragedies it brings before they witness a young nobleman attempting to take his life after losing everything to gambling. Raffles, demonstrating remarkable skill and determination, intervenes to save the young man's life, uncovering his identity as Lord Montefiore. This sets off a chain of events where Raffles pledges to help Montefiore reclaim his lost honor and potentially expose the manipulative “Prince” who has exploited him, hinting at themes of deception, desperation, and redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl Detective and mystery stories -- Periodicals Dime novels -- Periodicals PT Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 169122 2025-06-26T10:12:41.762251 text/html 140308 2024-10-18T17:16:18 text/html 227459 2025-06-26T10:12:49.324187 application/epub+zip 244496 2025-06-26T10:12:44.695200 application/epub+zip 136562 2025-06-26T10:12:43.279218 application/epub+zip 375270 2025-06-26T10:12:52.049195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347888 2025-06-26T10:12:48.075185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179490 2022-09-30T04:17:53.440676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111554 2025-06-26T10:12:40.901226 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91633 2024-10-18T17:16:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17348 2025-06-26T10:12:52.194326 application/rdf+xml 22720 2025-06-26T10:12:43.371225 image/jpeg 3539 2025-06-26T10:12:43.326205 image/jpeg 214566 2025-06-26T10:12:41.783237 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 de.wikipedia